S'more Stories

For this episode of S'more Stories, I was joined by another delightful guest from across the northern border! Canadians are just the nicest, aren't they. Josh Tierney is an accomplished writer with works published by Viz Media, WebToons, and soon to be Wildstar Press! This was such a fun conversation and I feel like I learned SO much. Make sure you check out his new book Black Plastic when it comes out in April, and find hi...

We're trying to get the year started off strong (even if we don't feel all that great about what's going on in the world), so we decided to head up to the mountains and WRITE.

That was my goal, at least. Our guests, Seth McKay and Collin McHugh (my brother) have their own things to work on, but the goal was simple: be creative for a weekend.

And of course, we had to do a third edition of the S'more Stories patented ONE HOUR CHALLENGE...

First episode of 2025 is done! I had a delightful and wide ranging conversation with the Chicago-based cartoonist Leo Mancini! We met last year at a zine fest we both tabled at and I was so excited to chat with and get to know Leo a little better!

Check out Leo's website here!

https://www.leomancini.com/

Purchase Leo's comic WACK MIRROR here!

And be sure to follow him on socials @leomakecomic

To purchas...

Do you love cool giant mechs? Dumb question, of course you do! You're in luck, because we're joined around the campfire by none other than Ricky Lima, writer of the upcoming graphic novel UNDERGROWTH, which I can assure you is FANTASTIC. It's out on September 3rd, so hit up your local comic shop to pre-order!! We have a great conversation that touches on all sorts of topics, plus Ricky was kind enough to write a story f...

Matt returns to the campfire! We love it when a former guest just can't stay away, don't we? Spreading the love of writing and storytelling is exactly what this podcast is all about so I always welcome anyone who catches the bug! It's also so exciting to see someone show that they're a GREAT WRITER in real time, just like Matt. So we already can't wait to have him back to complete the trilogy! Writing is great, ...

An episode two years in the making! Brittnee Weiland, wonderfully talented designer of the podcast and fiance to me (Colby), joins the campfire FINALLY! And she did us the generous favor of writing a story too! I think everyone will enjoy this conversation from a couple of cuties. I already can't wait to have her back, now that she's a pro podcaster, reader, AND writer. Everyone who listens should DM/text her and tell her h...

Check out all the cool people/comics that we mentioned throughout our conversation about the best damn convention around, HeroesCon! And a big thanks to Seth McKay for coming back to chat! Check out his Daggerheart actual play video right here!

Jim Rugg - https://www.jimrugg.com/

Anderson Carman - https://www.andersoncarman.com/

Marc Hodges - https://x.com/hodgemarcsart?lang=en

The Pocket Dimension - https://www.youtube.com/@E...

We have a return guest!! Akira Brown, our wonderfully talented friend and founder of Wildstar Press just couldn't stay away from the campfire! We had a delightful conversation and some delightfully weird stories that we wrote too. Plus, we got to discuss Akira's brand new anthology, Coiled To Strike, which is filled with killer western stories. I've got my copy! Check the link below to pre-order yours! I love this commu...

Have you ever been ghosted? Probably! It happens to the best of us, and even happens to me in this podcast! Ghost Stories is about sharing those lost stories from potential guests that ghosted me after choosing a topic, so of course I had to find a way to share them with you wonderful people. Thus, Ghost Stories! It just made sense.

We'll get back to your regularly scheduled guest episodes soon, so I appreciate you all ha...

It feels SO good to be back around the campfire, hanging out and talking stories! It's been an eventful few months of this year, and this episode is a doozy! Seth Kindig, one of my best friends and probably the smartest person I know, joins me around the campfire to chat about writing his first ever fictional story over the course of over a year! This sprawling conversation has been a long time coming, but it was an absolute bl...

In this episode, we welcome close friend of the pod, writer, and teacher Sarah Packer to the S'more Stories campfire! This was such an enlightening conversation and I genuinely feel like I became a smarter person just from listening to Sarah's wisdom. Plus, she wrote a killer story from a VERY intriguing topic! Listen to hear writing advice from an expert and a couple of great stories. And follow her for updates on her classes!

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Brittnee Weiland, designer/artist extraordinaire, finally joins the S'more Stories campfire for a VERY special Fireside Chat! In this episode, we learn more about Brittnee's passion for a variety of skills like photography, design, and so much more, as well as going deep into our process of creating a zine together! MISH MASH Vol. 1 is the first official product of Uneven Cartoon Press, our creative umbrella that we're using to put...

Welcome back to the campfire! This episode of S'more Stories is HIGHLY anticipated for me, so I'm so excited to share this conversation with Evan Bivins! Evan is an artist in so many different ways, and this sprawling conversation touches on it all. As a musician, designer, ttrpg player, and now PODCASTER, he has tons of experience to share with all of us. His new podcast, The Adventures of Bud and Herb will be out sometime soon, s...

Are you interested in publishing your own work? DUHHHH. This episode is gonna be a great listen for you! My guest is Akira Brown, owner of Wildstar Press, one of the coolest indie publishers around! After learning of their affinity for editing in art school, Akira decided to strike out on their own and just make shit happen. It's really inspiring! Be sure to check out all the great books that Wildstar Press puts out, as well as Aki...

Even though I am the biggest introvert I know, sometimes I venture out into the real world and SOMETIMES, great interactions happen. Like my first meeting with this episode's guest, Bishop Harry! Bishop randomly started talking to me outside of a coffee shop and we had a good time getting to know each other! Since I love some spontaneity, of course I had to ask and see if Bishop would be interested in chatting on S'more Stories! Th...

Aaron Chewning, close friend of the podcast and one of the funniest people I know, joins the S'more Stories campfire for a fantastic Fireside Chat! Aaron is a writer, director, podcaster, and a little bit of everything else, but his current venture is St. Andre a golf-centered sketch comedy group that is blowing up on social media! He gives some great insight into his mind and process, but also we get to talk about swords and cats ...

In this episode, Seth Mckay returns to join me for a recap of our fantastic experience at HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC! I hope you enjoy this very specific conversation, because we sure did. Below are ALL the links to the artists/writers we mentioned, so be sure to check 'em out!

Jonathan Hickman - https://imagecomics.com/creators/jonathan-hickman Matt Wilson - https://www.instagram.com/colornmatt/ Jordie Bellaire - https://www.jordi...