Hello! My name is Spirits, or Reid. Iām a 24-year-old artist and writer from Appalachia. Iām Potowatomi Native and transmasc genderqueer, and I use he/they pronouns.
This will be my blogāa cozy corner where I share project updates, stream news, and bits of my life that feel a little too personal (or unhinged) for regular social media. Think of this as your surprise cool guys club, where I ramble about things I love, things Iām working on, and whatever else decides to crawl out of my brain at 2 a.m.
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A little bit about me: I live in a small cabin in the woods with my partner, Celene, and our cat, Maevisāan unholy creature of mischief who I love more than life itself. Sheās a menace who enjoys attention, eating dead leaves, and giving me minor heart attacks by tapping on the downstairs window at five in the morning while Iām trying to write this post.
I love cooking. Iām obsessed with something called food philosophyāthe study of how culture shapes our cooking, what someoneās food preferences say about them, and how culinary creation can become a personal practice. I donāt have a culinary degree; Iām just incredibly passionate about the ways food and storytelling overlap. One day, I want to start a TikTok series where I play a little dwarven tavern owner serving cozy cottagecore mealsā¦ someday. Maybe after I start testosterone.
Iām a huge fan of Baldurās Gate 3, Dragon Age, Donāt Starve, Magic: The Gathering, Stardew Valley, Fairy Tail, Dungeons & Dragons, The Magnus Archives, Breath of the Wild, Critical Role, Dungeon Meshi, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Minecraft. My friends refer to me as ātoxic minecraft yaoi,ā a nickname I earned (and proudly maintain) since Parkour Civilization Part II dropped and I made that my steam handle.
Musically, I exist entirely on a diet of folk and strange internet-core music. My favorites include The Crane Wives, Fish in a Birdcage, Spark Bird, The Oh Hellos, RABBITOLOGY, The Arcadian Wild, Mitski, Laufey, and many more. Iām currently counting down the days until Emmerson Woolfās new EP dropsāThia Kane is such a hauntingly good song, and honestly, it fits the current political climate a little too well.
I do way too many things at once. I read, draw, write, make games, play instruments, paint, sew, sing, and dive into survival gamesāand thatās just scratching the surface. I have too many hobbies, and all of them are tired.
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CURRENT PROJECTS
Right now, my main project is an unnamed farming simulator Iāve been secretly developing for the past few months. If you like Stardew Valleyās mining and its quiet commentary on the horrors of war and how it fractures communities, this game might be right up your alley. Eventually, Iāll get to make my dream projectāTuna Quest, a candy-colored, cartoon-animal JRPG inspired by Paper Mario TTYD. One day. A guy can dream.
Iām also writing a few audio dramasāone inspired by my cozy yet thoroughly haunted hometown (fun fact: the next town over actually has a documentary about being the most haunted city in america), and another thatās a death game inspired by Danganronpa and Saw. Theyāre messy, absolutely terrible series, but I love them dearly and will defend them with my life because they got me into horror.
And then thereās my book project, Acts of the Martyrsāa coming-of-age fantasy with a dark twist. If you liked Galeās āGod of Ambitionā ending in Baldurās Gate 3ā¦ first of all, what is wrong with you? Second of all, youāll probably love this story. The main character, Niamh, has a father whoās just like that. Youāll see what I mean.
On top of that, Iām developing two different TTRPGs. The first is a ghost-hunting game that uses tarot cards as the resolution system, and the second is an exploration fantasy about uncovering hidden ruins and crafting materials from monsters you defeat. The ghost-hunting TTRPG should be ready for beta testing in early 2026āthe base rulebookās done, I just need people brave enough to break it for me.
And because I canāt stop there, Iām also building a D&D supplement book. Iāve been designing new races and subclasses since 2021, and Iām drafting a sourcebook called The Harrowick Chroniclesāa dark magical school setting that is, frankly, deeply disturbing.
Iāve got a lot going on, donāt I?
Thank you for reading my introduction. Iām excited (and slightly terrified) to start sharing all this with you. Hereās to new beginnings & weird ideas.