Written, animated, and narrated by me. Words below.

My dear father died in a faraway war
Left Mother and I quite without hope
We used our last pennies to leave our fine city
And away to a house on a farm
And on this farm, on the thorniest edge
Stood an ash tree as old as the earth
With branches so gnarled and twisted and black
That my every bone cried out to climb
"But no! Oh no!" said our funny old neighbor
Wringing her hands like two rags
"Don't you go near it, young Miss Eliza
For her roots are bad all the way down"
I thought it silly but did as she told
Until Mother went missing one eve
So sad had she been that I feared the worst
And went down to the old ash tree
And now here I stand but here there is nothing
Naught but a flowering weed
But the breeze, I could swear, carries upon it
The scent of my mother's perfume
Yes, the wind, I declare, does carry upon it
The scent of my mother's perfume

1. Boy
2. My second novel
3. Finishing up "Don't Go Near the Old Ash Tree" (a minute-long short I attempted to finish all in one night about a week ago and obviously didn't succeed)
4. Eating a taco (75% complete)
5. *drumroll* plans for next month's 31 Days of Halloween.

Maybe I'll stick a live video chat in there somewhere if you're good and eat all your vegetables. Sound good?

Narrated by Tim Jones.

More about the book + pre-ordering here!

Shawnee Jenkins is a good kid. She gets good grades, does her chores and cleans up the blood her parents leave behind every night.  [This one's not for the young'uns, okay?]

[Also, it's set in the 50s, so some of the stereotypes are a little over the top. I don't really believe that bikers are inherently evil.]

[Also also, I just realized the dorkier of the biker dudes looks like Conan O'Brien. This wasn't intentional. Conan O'Brien is neither dorky nor a biker dude. Well, not a biker dude.]

Story, art, narration: Katy Towell
Music: Gayle Ellett and Todd Montgomery

The conclusion of Ida's tragic tale. (Part 1)

Story & Art: Katy Towell

Narration: Tim Jones

Music: Kevin MacLeod with the opening theme performed by the RFCM Symphony Orchestra - Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals - Aquarium"

Wait, what did they say? View a subtitled version here.

A strange, silent little girl turns up out of nowhere on a stormy day with only a name tag to identify her. Luckily, a kindly older couple takes her in, but for Ida and the people of Catterwall, this is where the luck ends. It seems everywhere Ida goes, misfortune is soon to follow. And it's about to get much worse. (Part 2)

Story & Art: Katy Towell

Narration: Tim Jones

Music: Kevin MacLeod with the opening theme performed by the RFCM Symphony Orchestra - Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals - Aquarium"

Wait, what did they say? View a subtitled version here.

Also "Why You Oughtn't Answer the Door Without Your Protective Suit." -

Story, Art, Voices: Katy Towell

Other voices:  Tim Jones

Music: Dan Graham and Jeremy Sherman