Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

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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Fallout 3 Holiday Special

Season’s greetings!  In this very special video, my lone wanderer Charity plays Santa Claus and delivers holiday cheer to the children of the Capital Wasteland, while Fawkes plays Krampus.  This turned out unintentionally hilarious due to the children’s cynical dialogue. … Continue reading

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A gift for the lady who gives up everything

So what’s Aragorn supposed to get Arwen for Midwinter? She gave him the Evenstar necklace, a token of not only her love but her choice to leave her people and relinquish her immortality. He’ll never find a gift that lives … Continue reading

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Movie Night: THE 13TH WARRIOR

I rewatched THE 13th WARRIOR last night, free with ads on YouTube. I loved this movie when it came out in 1999, and I still love it now, even though it’s considered a box office bomb. I don’t think it … Continue reading

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Early celebrity crushes

In the ’70s and ’80s, while other girls were crushing on musicians like Shaun Cassidy and NKOTB, or “brat pack” stars like Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez, my tastes were always a little more nerdy. The 1978 TV movie Dr. … Continue reading

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Movies: The Guns of Navarone

I recently watched The Guns of Navarone (1961), a movie that inspired the FALLOUT 3 Operation: Anchorage DLC (2009), specifically the “Guns of Anchorage” quest, and the original CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN (1981) video game by Silas Warner and Muse Software for … Continue reading

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Skyrim Documentary: You’re Finally Awake

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I won the “Narrate Your Own Twilight Zone Competition 2021”

My entry “Memory Lane” tied for 1st place in the NARRATE YOUR OWN TWILIGHT ZONE COMPETITION 2021 sponsored by the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation! Winning entries will be performed by actor and Rod Serling impersonator Stephen Dexter. I only found out … Continue reading

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Christmas creep

Anyone who thinks there’s a “war on Christmas” has clearly not been on hold with Best Buy customer service listening to Jingle Bells for 12 minutes & 44 seconds on November fucking 12th

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