The State of FWACATA: Why the Podcast Went Quiet (and Why It’s Coming Back Louder)

So… what happened to the podcast?

A couple of you slid into my DMs asking if everything was good. First off — thank you. That actually means a lot. The simple answer? I’ve been busy. The real answer? I’ve been building.

Comics. Paintings. Finishing FWACATA #3. Wrapping up FWACATA #4 for Kickstarter in March. Launching FUGGLY. Writing short stories for Dragonbreath. Experimenting with new painting techniques (acrylic + ballpoint pen has been doing wild things lately). Delivering books. Planning shows. Living life. Celebrating my wife’s birthday. Raising a hyper-intelligent, zero-stand-still puppy named Luna who has the energy of a lab-greyhound rocket strapped to caffeine.

It’s been good chaos.

But here’s the thing — I missed the podcast.

Especially the Monday Motivations.

One of you told me you plays them every Monday morning. Ten minutes. Just to hear someone say: You can do this. That’s what they were for. Not some polished guru routine. Just a reminder that even when the world feels like it’s duct-taped together and held over a volcano, you can still move forward.

So here’s the plan.

Monday Motivations are coming back.Wednesdays will be more topical — midweek resets, hump-day recalibrations, whatever we need in that moment.Comic reviews? Yes.Short fiction updates? Absolutely.Behind-the-scenes chaos reports? Always.

I’ve been testing new gear, recording in a soundproof room at school (which, by the way, feels like a dream if you grew up loving art buildings and music halls). I’m experimenting with OBS, livestream setups, cross-platform broadcasting — trying to build something that actually works instead of duct-taping it together at midnight.

And that brings me to the bigger shift.

Substack is becoming a home base.

Not just for the podcast RSS feed. Not just for blog posts. But potentially for everything — comics, webcomics, archives, video integration, community. I’m seriously considering consolidating it all there. One ecosystem. One HQ. A place where, if you want FWACATA, you know exactly where to go.

If you sign up for free, you’re in. You’ll get updates, stories, and podcast drops.

If you upgrade, that support directly buys time. And time is the only currency that lets me create more of the stuff you actually want. A handful of supporters can literally free up a workday that becomes a new comic, a new short story, a new episode.

That’s the math.

This episode is a state-of-the-union for the creative chaos. No drama. No complaints. Just reality. Life is full. The work is stacking. The ambition is still there. Maybe stronger than ever.

March is going to be a big month.

More consistency. More structure. More fire.

As always — I’m listening. Tell me what’s working. Tell me what sucks. Tell me what you want more of. I may still do the thing I want to do… but I’m listening.

We’re building this in real time.

Palante. Always forward.

And yeah —

Be good.

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