Monthly Recaps 2026-
What's this?
After I decided to stop using Spotify that I was using to make monthly playlists from 2022 to 2026, I opted to create a new form of general recap I could track on my site with a broader scope of what I found most memorable or signature for a given month of my life including not just music but also things I've made, media, experiences, events, & more.
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April 2026
Unexpected zine challenge month of some strangeness & health scares, but ultimately a fulfilling tribute to my self this time last year that was going through it.
Hits
- Did a daily zine challenge (April Zines take 2) where I put out zines on 28 days for a total of 29 zines & if you include a podcast zine I made 30 whole zines for the month!
- Tabled at both an amazing zine & poetry market at Deviant Libation in Tampa as well as teh April Goblin Market.
- Released side whenever podcast 'Jamphage Jailers' with my regular co-host.
- Celebrated another 4/13 (which was also my podcast anniversary proper) at a local event drawing for other fans.
- Honored the anniversary of the day I got the proper idea to make my comic Mythoslain when I got my Homestuck tattoo last 4/20.
- Made a 9' worm for my dear friend AM's bug birthday party, a Komaeda cosplay in 2 hours for their birthday dinner the next day, & some silly DIY photocards.
- Revisited old projects & made zines about them, including my dark fantasy experimental novel series, Deaths' Defiance, & a visual novel concept, Gnarled Holiday.
- Started revamping official lineup art for the Mythoslains & making the site more mobile friendly.
Media
Non-comprehensive, just some things worth noting from the month:
Readings: '17776' by Jon Bois, 'Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?' by Mark Fisher, & 'Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives,and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form' by Anna Anthropy.
Podcasts: 'Our Wars Have Ended' first episode by the amazing people behind I Am in Eskew & The Silt Verses (Jon & Muna).
Music: 'Drown Me!' - Junie & TheHutFriends & 'Gallery Piece' - of Montreal
Other: Listened to longform & tier ranking Danganronpa videos, playthroughs if the game 'Dead Signal,' & analyses of the game 'Immortality.'
What Else?
Despite the issues with my body crashing randomly, I had a great time making a bunch of zines I feel proud of & working on assorted projects. I put out the longest (page count) update for Mythoslain so far which shook up some styles for good effect, continued my work on the style shift for the comic, made 4 zines about other characters from the comic (+ other zines connected to Mythoslain), got to hang out with some new art/zine world friends, experienced the highs & lows of waifu gambling, didn't have a health crash immediately after Goblin Market, read more theory, met people who identified themselves as fans of my work, & generally made it out okay! I still need to keep working on a way to pracice self-care more efficiently & figure out what's going on in that body of mine, but I'm feeling optimistic.