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The Forgotten Old Man – An Audiobook

Kai: Hello everyone, I’m very excited to present you an Audiobook version of my short story “The Forgotten Old Man and his Forgotten Old Pond” Voice narrated by Avery. I think it turned out really good! I’m glad it exists in this format so it can reach more people. Please Enjoy.

Also check out some of our Free to Read Ebooks for Children. (Including a few other Audiobooks!)

~Blog Post by Kai Nakashima~

Time slips Away Making Art…

Avery: Creating art—whether it’s comics, novels, video games, animation, or any kind of big project—takes more time than many of us realize. Often, we don’t see the true scope of how long these endeavors can take until we’re deep into development. Storytelling, inspiring others, building immersive worlds, this is all good, but it can come with a sacrifice, especially when working on ambitious projects.

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Meditations of Superman Track 05: Destroying Angel

Avery: I present to you the 5th track of Meditations of Superman, titled: Destroying Angel. If you do not know, this project is a cosmic fantasy ambient soundscape narrative told across a number of tracks. (A mouthful, I know.)

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Meditations of Superman Track 04: Fallen

Avery: Finally, after almost a year without another release, I present to you the 4th track to my Meditations of Superman series. If you do not know, this project is a cosmic fantasy ambient soundscape narrative told across a number of tracks. I’m not a musician, just someone whom likes to work with whatever creative medium he can get his hands on!

In total their will likely be 14 or more tracks, so keep an eye out, you will see the remainder of this project release hopefully this year. With another track definitely releasing in the next two weeks.

~Blog by Avery Nakashima~

Making a Comic & Sharing it is Hard

Avery: Making art, whether it’s comics, videos, or any other form, is a challenge regardless of skill. While working on my comic, I realized the sheer volume of work required—writing scripts, creating thumbnails, and illustrating final pages. Even with the time I have, it feels daunting to know that I may be facing years of effort for just one story. The temptation to cut corners is strong, but I know that sacrificing story and quality isn’t what I want. Instead, I must embrace imperfection and keep moving forward.

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Making Art No One Cares About (And Why You Should Make It Anyway)

Avery: I have been working very hard on a project of mine called Meditations of Superman. It’s a sci-fi narrative project that uses ambient music to create a soundscape that coincides with the narration as well as the illustration. It is a very unique project, one that has taken me quite a long time to create—almost 2 years or longer at this point. Of course, most of that time was spent procrastinating and not necessarily knowing what I was doing.

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Revisions to my Novels

Kai: Hi everyone! Recently I took the time to reread my own novels, which led to a bit of clean up and revisioning. Although I’ve definitely improved my writing over time, I also like to honor the origins of the stories and keep them close to what they were when I began them many, many, years ago. Most of them were inspired by dreams I had, including the characters, and much of the plot lines.

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As of now, a lot of these fantasies are yet to be finished off with sequels and continuation stories, one of which I hope to finish soon in the future.

But for now, I am happy with how these books have turned out, and I hope you enjoy the crazy journey the Jade’s Crossing Universe has to offer!

We Made A Hobbit House

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

A couple of months ago, we began work on a brand new mural in Pensacola Florida, a mural commissioned by a good friend and neighbor of ours.

Over the last few years we have painted multiple murals themed around nature and animals, but this time it is a little bit different.