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Apr 24

Bright Oak is a heavily character-driven #visualnovel with elements of science fiction. Discover the tragic secrets behind Bright Oak’s preternatural dilemma; find friendship, or possibly love; save the town and make your way home-- one way, or another!

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Happy Halloween from Bright Oak! (art by

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Oct 30

For the last spooky season short, I returned to Victoriana for the classic best befitting Dr. Jasper Lee: Frankenstein. Gratitude past measure to both

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for their edits & talent! at.tumblr.com/brightoakgame/ #brightoak #shortstory #frankenstein #vn #oelvn

Oct 22

Spooky Season Short #4 now posted! I used an urban legend scenario for Patti's ghost story, framed as the episode transcript of a misfit ghost-hunting podcast featuring the rest of the cast. It gets... silly. at.tumblr.com/brightoakgame/ #brightoak #shortstory #ghoststory #oelvn #vn

Oct 21

Meet Dr. Marybeth Forster, Bright Oak’s resident physician, and our sheriff’s long-suffering sister! It is my absolute pleasure to show off

’s beautiful coloring work-- oh, and yes, that’s a sabre she’s holding. ⚔️ #brightoak #characterart #oelvn #vn #indiedev #vndev

🔔School is back in session with High School Daze: Junior Year!!!🔔 Play now! ➡ hummingbird-games.itch.io/high-school-da

Six teens, the main cast of characters, sit on bleachers against the daylight in various poses and smiles.

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Spooky Season Short #3 is up-- Sparrow, modeled on Dracula and the Bronte sisters. Thank you again to @remnatation for the gorgeous art! As a caution: this one involves blood. at.tumblr.com/brightoakgame/ #brightoak #shortstory #fiction #dracula #draculadaily #visualnovel #vn #olevn

Oct 8

Here's Spooky Season Short #2, featuring Marybeth and loosely modelled on Richard Matheson's "I am Legend". Art by the marvelous

at.tumblr.com/brightoakgame/ #brightoak #shortstory #fiction #oelvn #visualnovel #vn #iamlegend #PostApocalyptic

Oct 1

Throughout the month, I’m going to post Halloween-themed short stories featuring the five main characters in Bright Oak, along with delightful art by

. Here's the first-- please enjoy! at.tumblr.com/brightoakgame/ #shortstory #brightoak #ghoststories #oelvn #fiction #vn

Sep 18

Re-introducing Sheriff John Forster, now in brilliant color! The ever-talented

has finished with coloring the resting posture of our gregarious would-be cowboy, and I’m delighted to be able to share this glimpse of her excellent work! #brightoak #characterart #oelvn

Sep 4

Updated with a new Marginalia-- this one focused (though I use the word loosely) on music in storytelling. Extra special shout-out to

If writing is my passion, music is my refuge. When I begin my day, one of the first acts in my morning ritual is to determine what shape and color to give the air around me, what sound design will m…

for his extraordinary work on Bright Oak! tumblr.com/blog/view/brig #brightoak #visualnovel #oelvn #vn #if #music #gamedev #soundtrack

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Irregular Monday Update, Edition 5 Took a little break, but now that we’re past the dog days of...

Aug 23

Irregular Monday Update, Edition 5 - Took a little break, but now that we’re past the dog days of summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m getting back into the swing of things. First: shoutout to the extraordinarily talented Wudgeous (...

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Author’s Marginalia - 1Hello; I hope July is treating all of you well, keeping you in good health...

Jul 24

Author’s Marginalia - 1 - Hello; I hope July is treating all of you well. I wanted to create a little space beyond the Monday updates to share some of the thoughts and processes from which I formed the story...

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wishgnee said: I wanna get some character reactions going -- how would the Bright Oak crew support MC in a hot sauce/pepper eating contest?

Jul 6

wishgnee said: I wanna get some character reactions going -- how would the Bright Oak crew support MC in a hot sauce/pepper eating contest? 👀 I'm envisioning something akin to the Hot Ones interviews from First We Feast, or taking on a spicy...

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Jul 5

Irregular Monday Update, Edition 4: an extra special edition! A little peek at the absolutely brilliant

working on one of the location themes for Bright Oak, and seen here wielding a Spanish laud to terrific effect. #visualnovel #soundtrack #vnmusic #laud #indiedev

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Jun 28

22/?? Backgrounds Complete (including morning/evening and night variations on some existing ones); Witnessed women’s reproductive health being sent back to the 1960s in a round of abysmal time travel; Marched. Listened. Donated. #BrightOak #visualnovel #healthcareisahumanright

Jun 14

Irregular Monday Update: 13 backgrounds complete; 5 in process, painted but not yet lined; 3 ready for painting; two new *phenomenal* music themes received from

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still hard at work on Jasper; progress programming initial chapters #visualnovel #brightoak

Gilded Shadows: A cyberpunk and solarpunk adventure-romance that explores a world where one side is forever day and the other, night. steamberry.itch.io/gildedshadows?

May 31

Irregular Monday Update! 10/?? backgrounds complete; brightened UI;

put together some *fantastic* initial music sketches;

solved the riddle of Jasper's Big Hair (but not the riddles IN his Big Hair) #brightoak #vndev #visualnovel #itsfullofsecrets