Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

I named my horse Shadowfax in Stardew Valley

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Movie Night: TOMBSTONE

Recently rewatched Tombstone (1993) because I found out my husband had never seen it. Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday is absolutely brilliant and heartbreaking. He should’ve had an Oscar. “I’m your huckleberry” is a classic line. It appeared, along with … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: DEATH AND TAXES

Today I played DEATH AND TAXES, a 2020 indie game similar to Papers Please, where players take on the role of the Grim Reaper in a bureaucratic afterlife. DEATH AND TAXES has a branching narrative with loads of dialog options … Continue reading

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Skyrim Valentine’s Day

Helping my husband use console commands in Skyrim so he can bring a bevy of babes to Windstad Manor. I’m a good wife.

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Happy Valentines Day

Sometimes I see something and I just have to photoshop it (or in my case, GIMP it). Happy Valentine’s! ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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Firefly/Serenity Planetary Postmarks

After the heartbreaking cancellation of FIREFLY (2002) and the release of its companion movie SERENITY (2005), I spent many years making jewelry for cosplayers and fans known as Browncoats. I founded the annual Raleigh Can’t Stop the Serenity charity event … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: APICO free Steam demo

APICO is a casual-sim game about collecting, breeding and maintaining bees. It features farm building, crafting and resource gathering, similar to Terraria or Stardew Valley, but there are no enemies to fight and even the bees won’t sting you! Beekeeping … Continue reading

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Netflix WITCHER

I love the WITCHER show but Netflix Geralt don’t use Igni or Aard even 1/5 as often as I did playing Witcher 3. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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The value of happiness

At times it is difficult to see the value of my work as an author, artist and content creator. With the world so full of cruelty, ignorance, injustice and pain, the thought of writing a story, making jewelry or livestreaming a video game … Continue reading

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Uh… that’ll be a “no” for me, thanks

I’ve played so many video games, I know that when you start seeing mannequins, it’s never good news. Photograph taken at a local warehouse that sells store fixtures. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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