S'more Stories (Colby McHugh)

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 how good the story is so she'll wanna come back!

And buy Mish Mash HERE!!

stay toasty everyone 🔥

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/@EnterThePocketDimension

Amanda Semler - https://amandasemler.bigcartel.com/

Pat Rooks - https://patrooks.bigcartel.com/

Ro Lamb - https://www.rolamb.com/

Eraklis Petmezas - https://twitter.com/epetmezas

Bridget Connell - https://www.bridgitconnell.com/

Comics are great. Thanks for listening to another episode!

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 blast. Enjoy!

Follow Seth on Twitter @sethkindig

Subscribe to his newsletter - bebetterleaders.com

Order your copy of the Mish Mash zine HERE

We deliver!!

Stay toasty out there!

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 for us. Spoiler alert: it's SO good.

To check out Ricky's many other works, order from his website here!

And follow him on Instagram @king.k.rule

If you're interested in our zine, Mish Mash, you can order one for yourself here! We deliver!

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 community of Atlanta people.

https://www.wildstarpress.com/

https://www.blubat.biz/

IG: @blubat_

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 hanging for some GHOST STORIES!

Buy our zines here!!

https://ko-fi.com/unevencartoonpress

Our web of awesomely talented people in Atlanta continues to grow as our new friend and local writer C.L. Browning joins us around the campfire! A lover of community, storytelling and comics, we had lots of great topics to chat about, plus he wrote a killer story for this episode! What a great dude.

Check out C.L.'s website HERE

And follow him on Instagram @chasm_dazzler

Seth McKay once more joins the campfire as we record on the road in Charlotte for HeroesCon! The best convention always inspires creativity, so we decided to give ourselves a single hour to write a story, and that's IT. So we did exactly that, then discussed our stories after reading them out loud! It was a blast, as always.

Let us know what you think!

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, ya'll.

Check out the THUNDER ROAD short film here!

And order YOUR copy of Mish Mash here so you can read some of Matt's writing! We'll ship to you!

BIG NEWS!!

I wrote a book! And for this Story Spotlight episode, I figured it might be helpful to go into the three year long process it took to complete Kill Collins, which is a supernatural slacker comedy about a death metal Phil Collins cover band! Putting all of it together on top of actually writing it was such a learning experience for me, and I want to help anyone else interested in publishing or creating to know that it's possible!

Because truly, if I can do it, ANYONE can!!

If you're interested in Kill Collins, check that link below!

https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Collins-Colby-McHugh/dp/B0C125C3QT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PXJ5DB2GUL88&keywords=kill+collins+colby+mchugh&qid=1682620353&sprefix=%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1

Hope you're ready for some comics talk around the campfire this episode because I am DELIGHTED to be joined by an expert in the field, Chris Piers of the fantastic YouTube channel ComicTropes! This was such a blast to get to chat about one of my favorite mediums of storytelling! This conversation is wide ranging and we touch on lots of different subjects. We're kindred spirits!

Chris runs a thoroughly informative and entertaining channel in ComicTropes, and his enthusiasm and passion for the subject is contagious! If you listen to this episode and somehow are able to NOT get the comic book bug, I'll be impressed!

Be sure to check out ComicTropes here on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ComicTropes

And if you appreciate the work that Chris does, you can also support his Patreon!

Stay toasty out there!

Welcome to a new kind of S'more Stories episode! Story Spotlights are bite size episodes focusing on one specific story! Colby'll analyze that story, highlight what makes it great, and if it all goes according to plan, you'll have yourself a brand new story to check out, in whatever medium that may be. Thanks for listening, everyone!

And YOU can have your OWN Story Spotlight episode! All you have to do is send $10 to Colby's Venmo account HERE, include your chosen story in the message, and BOOM - your personalized Story Spotlight episode is on the way! In the meantime, Colby will happily continue to highlight great stories that deserve some recognition!

Venmo - colby-mchugh

Support Jump Little Children below!

https://www.jumplittlechildren.com https://www.patreon.com/jumplittlechildren

This episode, we introduce a brand new type of episode called FIRESIDE CHATS (🔥), which are less structured interview episodes for those guests that are just too busy to write a story but still wanna chat! For this inaugural episode, Ethan Edenburg of the band WOLVES OF GLENDALE joins around the campfire for some great insight into tons of topics like comedy, music, screenwriting, film, and most importantly, CAT BARF. We're both cat dads.

This is a conversation I'm maybe MOST proud of so far for the S'more Stories podcast, simply because I LOVE THE WOLVES OF GLENDALE. My goal is to convince you of the same. Check those links below for more of Ethan and the band and go watch the LOUD ASS CAR music video, which is OUT NOW!

Ethan Edenburg @ethanedenburg

Wolves of Glendale @wolvesofglendale

Loud Ass Car Music Video! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFhf23SUoQ

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 Akira's own works! Those links are BELOW!

Wildstar Press Website - https://www.wildstarpress.com/ IG - @wildstarpress

Akira! Website - https://www.blubat.biz/ IG - blubat_

For this episode of S'more Stories, we're joined around the campfire by actor, theater director, Game Master extraordinaire, and my new friend - Alejandro Tey! Tey brings so much energy and charisma to this incredibly engaging conversation, and gives us a ton of insight into experiential theater and how it all relates back to storytelling, especially in tabletop RPG's!

Plus, he wrote a killer story!

Be sure to check out and support Mixed Blood Theater! They're doing some really cool stuff in the theater world.

Stay toasty, everyone!

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!

Instagram: sarahpacker13

For the second installment of our Story Spotlight episode series, I dive into one of my absolute favorite stories of all time, SAGA! One of the biggest success stories in the comic book world, this series comes from writer Brian K Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples and has been thriving for a decade now. In this episode, I'll tell you all about these creators and what they bring to the table that makes SAGA such a hit.

And to get your own Story Spotlight episode on a story of YOUR choice, Venmo me ten dollars and let me know what story you want me to consume. Your episode will be on its way! VENMO - Colby-McHugh

Hudson Phillips joins Colby around the ol' S'more Stories campfire! He's an immensely talented screenwriter, graphic designer, film producer, and plenty more! The topic he chose is DOOZY, and the conversation and stories that come from it are a great time, so please enjoy and don't be mad when you find out what it is 😈

Check out Hudson's other podcasts here:

Four Friends Fight About Film: https://open.spotify.com/show/6MZvkTWTGdoyDyMM4XzvPN?si=teoyrC3nT8Co4GWHUn9rhA

Scriptblast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0pyVugELX70VIX5suTmjXN?si=nlqFinV6QmW1Gz6vejBGEw

Buy our anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/After-Fall-Post-Apocalyptic-Anthology-Inspired-ebook/dp/B088ZXVGDZ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=37AYX57VZUD1N&keywords=after+the+fall+anthology&qid=1655609675&sprefix=after+the+fall+anthology%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-4

And as always, a huge thanks to Evan McHugh for providing the kickass intro music!

Welcome back to the campfire!! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday break and New Years, and I'm so excited to be bringing you beautiful people some great stories and great conversation. In this episode, I'm joined by one of the smartest people I know, Adam Cantrell, who is both a biology teacher AND baseball coach, which gives him an incredibly unique perspective on all things...including stories!

Thanks for listening!

S'more Stories goes professional! This episode, I'm joined by my new friend Robert Carnes, who has honed his craft in the marketing world for years! The topic he chose is a WILD one, which led to some wild stories from both of us. Be sure to check out the link below for all of Robert's published works!

Stay toasty everyone!

Robert Carnes http://www.jamrobcar.com/

Joining the campfire for this episode is one of my oldest friends in the entire world, Matt Cleveland! Somehow, being friends for literally 26 years or so, we've never really done anything creative together, and that just had to change. So of course I had to get him on the podcast!

This is such a fun conversation that touches on literally everything, but we focus a lot of on the medium of video games!

Thanks for listening, everyone!

Joining us around the S'more Stories campfire today is none other than Atlanta Braves pitcher (and yeah, whatever, Colby's brother) Collin McHugh! This episode features some very fun stories as well as an insight into what it's like to be a professional athlete AND a storyteller. Be sure to check out Collin's own podcast, The Twelve Six Podcast, linked below!

https://open.spotify.com/show/1IEv2LWkBTb3RJQF1CYCK7?si=7c1ea567a18542be

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 and 69. We apologize in advance.

Go follow St. Andre!! https://standre.golf/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2NlggqDV3o_rIPOc5dwvQ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@standregolf?lang=en Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/standregolf/?hl=en

Welcome to the first ever S'more Stories MOBILE episode! Me and former guest, Seth McKay, hit the road to Charlotte, NC for our favorite convention, HeroesCon! Along the way, we decided to do a special type of episode and give ourselves and give ourselves a bit of a unique challenge along the way.

Enter: Flash Flash Fiction! Where we decide in the moment what topic to write about during our drive, then give ourselves a SINGLE, SOLITARY HOUR to write something based on that topic, then IMMEDIATELY hop on the mic to record an episode. Simple, right?

How did it turn out? Listen and find out!

And stay toasty out there!

Welcome back! In this episode, I'm joined by Noah Ray, an artist and writer and creator of the comic book, COSMIC CAVEMAN! It's currently being Kickstarted, and I've backed it myself, so check the link below and make sure you back it too so we can get this project over the finish line! We had a great conversation and wrote some great stories too 🔥

See the COSMIC CAVEMAN kickstarter here!

With the Oscars coming up on March 12th, this felt like the best time to do a deep dive into my favorite movie of last year EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE by Daniels! This film has been steamrolling through the other awards shows, taking down nearly everything in its path. If you haven't caught it yet, hopefully I can help convince you! I saw it twice in theaters, and then rewatched it a third time for this episode.

Spoiler alert: I loved it every time.

Enjoy everyone!

UPDATE: I made a mistake, a flub, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT. I'm embarrassed. During this episode, while mentioning the "Flash of Two Worlds" comic book storyline from the 60's, I mentioned two Flashes. Unfortunately, I mixed up Barry Allen with Wally West (who, to be fair, is my favorite Flash). I DEEPLY regret this mistake, if only because I pride myself on my comic book history. Anyway, nobody's gonna read this or care, but I'm correcting myself anyway.

Thoughts and prayers.

Hey there, been a while! So glad you decided to join us around the campfire for yet another episode of the ESTEEMED S'more Stories! Joining me is Alison Kendrick, co-host of the fantastic ADHd20 podcast and self-admitted dice gremlin! She is just a delight to chat with, and I was so glad to learn more about her origin story and passion for role playing games, as well as living with an adult ADHD diagnosis.

Plus, the story she wrote for this episode is SO great! I for one am hoping she keeps the storytelling going!

Go listen to ADHd20 here!

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.jordiebellaire.com/ Rico Renzi - https://www.instagram.com/whoisrico/?hl=en Francesco Francavilla - http://www.francescofrancavilla.com/ Ro Lamb - https://www.rolamb.com/ Felix Comic Art - https://www.felixcomicart.com/ Tradd Moore - https://www.traddmoorecomics.com/ Daniel Warren Johnson - https://www.danielwarrenart.com/ Andrew Maclean - https://artofandrewmaclean.com/ Sanford Greene - https://www.instagram.com/sanfordgreene/?hl=en Akira (of Criminal Records!) - https://www.instagram.com/blubat_/?hl=en Dustin Harbin - https://dharbin.com/ No Nothing Mag - https://nonothingzine.com/ Fend Hamilton - https://fend.myportfolio.com/ Liana Kangas - https://www.lianakangas.com/ Jarrett Melendez - https://www.jarrettwrites.com/ Mirka Andolfo - https://www.mirkaandolfo.com/ Nick Dragotta - https://www.instagram.com/dragottaart/?hl=en

Our first guest has arrived! Evan McHugh, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, graphic designer, and lover of genre stories joins Colby around the fire as the first of many to take the S'more Stories plunge! This is a really insightful conversation with a couple of unique stories written by Evan and Colby for you to enjoy!

Be sure to check out Evan's music wherever you happen to listen to music! His newest song, Into Your Sun, is available now! And spoiler alert: it rips.

Listen here!

https://open.spotify.com/track/7BKp6CYrwgPN26WygxJCWr?si=ktcVBlYQRCWetZM1GfWgVA

And thanks to Seth McKay for submitting this episode's topic! Be sure to follow the S'more Stories Instagram @smorestoriespod to submit whenever Colby reaches out for more topics.

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! This is a wide ranging conversation that I really enjoyed, so be sure to support Bishop and check his links below!

Bishop's Music https://soundcloud.com/0everything0is0connected0

Bishop's Story Spotlight https://www.amazon.com/Quotidian-Drag-William-Cameron-Edge/dp/1804394742

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, so be sure to follow The Pocket Dimension, ADHD20, and Bivins Brothers to find out when it goes live!

And to support Mr. Bivins and the Pocket Dimension, check out their Patreon and other links below!

Bivins Brothers Creative

The Pocket Dimension Patreon

The Pocket Dimension YouTube

ADHD20 Podcast

This episode, Colby welcomes a brand new kind of storyteller to the S'more Stories campfire! Seth McKay is a DUNGEON MASTER (Gasp! Don't tell your pastor!) who leads his friends and paying customers through the collaborative tabletop game, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (dun dun DUN!)

Colby and Seth discuss how being a DM shapes a writing process and then read their stories for a great discussion!

Find Seth HERE: https://www.sethmckay.com/

PAY HIM MONEY TO DM FOR YOU

(You'll thank Colby later)

As always, music provided by EVAN MCHUGH

Logo/Design by BRITTNEE WEILAND

Hosted/Created by COLBY MCHUGH

Atlanta-based writer Ro Lamb joins the S'more Stories campfire! Ro is a fantastic storyteller who has successfully Kickstarted two issues of his creator-owned comic series, The Scarlet Ranger, as well as other published works of poetry and short stories! Go find Ro's works at his website below and follow him on Instagram @rolamb!

https://www.rolamb.com/

Feels so good to be back around the S'more Stories campfire, especially now that the cool Fall weather has arrived! This episode, I was joined by my friend James Louise, who works in the film industry and is a great writer herself. We had a long conversation full of spooky stories, ghosts, and lots of laughs. Enjoy!

BUY OUR ANTHOLOGY HERE

Listen to the RETURN OF THE CELLAR DWELLERS

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 stuff out into world! We wanted to talk about it and hopefully de-mystify the process of publishing for anyone who might be interested in telling their own story! And if you'd like to order a copy of MISH MASH or support us directly, check the Ko-fi link below! And if you're local around Atlanta and looking for a drop off/pick up situation, you can use the code BESTIE to get rid of the shipping cost! Otherwise, just shoot us a DM and we'll get you a copy! Thanks everyone!

Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/unevencartoonpress Instagram - @unevencartoonpress @bbrittnee @colbymchugh

Welcome to S'more Stories! Go ahead and grab a seat around the fire as host Colby McHugh explains what S'more Stories is all about. Spoiler alert: it's about STORIES, and what makes one great!

A big thank you to Aaron Chewning for submitting this episode's topic!

Music by Evan McHugh (future guest??)

Go listen to his music!

This episode, I decided to use my Thanksgiving vacation wisely, and bring some family on the podcast! Addy McHugh, my insanely talented and precocious niece (and daughter of S'more Stories alum Evan McHugh), joined me to talk about some of her favorite stories, on top of writing her own! She's a veteran storyteller at just TWELVE YEARS OLD with her own writing, illustration, and animation. It was so fun to hear all about her process! I'm really hoping this episode makes me the Cool Uncle. Wish me luck, and enjoy!

Check out Addy's favorite book series, Wings of Fire, HERE!