The Author of the Pætheon
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“What she must think of me.” A reasonable question for a Detective to ask, while debriefing a widow whose husband was killed by his own comrades. A teaser about stories and who pays the price.
WCO 2.4 "Hugo & the Smokehouse" (Teaser) What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.4 youtu.be/zzvDMZO4PNM
WCO 2.4 "Hugo & the Smokehouse" (Teaser) What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.4 youtu.be/zzvDMZO4PNM
The Pætheon™
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November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“What she must think of me.” A reasonable question for a Detective to ask, while debriefing a widow whose husband was killed by his own comrades. A teaser about stories and who pays the price.
WCO 2.4 "Hugo & the Smokehouse" (Teaser) What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.4 youtu.be/zzvDMZO4PNM
WCO 2.4 "Hugo & the Smokehouse" (Teaser) What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.4 youtu.be/zzvDMZO4PNM
At Marshall's Rest this Saturday at 3:30PM, I will be previewing the tale "Bastian & the Notion School" from InDecision: Vol. 2 of the Tales of the Fastbrækers™. Come for the Pætheon, stay for the poetry of Wayne Courtois and Catherine Anderson.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
At Marshall's Rest this Saturday at 3:30PM, I will be previewing the tale "Bastian & the Notion School" from InDecision: Vol. 2 of the Tales of the Fastbrækers™. Come for the Pætheon, stay for the poetry of Wayne Courtois and Catherine Anderson.
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“If you leave out the cheese, you can always find mice.” Hugo, Javos, and Qiānfān meet the Alanis clan in the House of Fortunes. A teaser about making a deal with the devil.
“Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.3. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
“Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.3. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
WCO 2.3 "Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup" (Teaser)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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October 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“If you leave out the cheese, you can always find mice.” Hugo, Javos, and Qiānfān meet the Alanis clan in the House of Fortunes. A teaser about making a deal with the devil.
“Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.3. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
“Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.3. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
The playlist for the whole series, WHAT CAME OUT (volumes 1 and now 2 as well):
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What Came Out (Read-with-me) - YouTube
How the Fastbrækers found each other – and ran afoul of the Holy Inquest. What Came Out: The Origins of the Fastbrækers. Volumes 1-5. Listen to these prequel...
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September 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The playlist for the whole series, WHAT CAME OUT (volumes 1 and now 2 as well):
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
And the second teaser: youtu.be/99ryCORkmr0
In October look for the next chapter: "Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup".
In October look for the next chapter: "Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup".
WCO 2.2 "Hugo &. the Big Catch" (Teaser)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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September 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And the second teaser: youtu.be/99ryCORkmr0
In October look for the next chapter: "Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup".
In October look for the next chapter: "Hugo & the Ratsnake Soup".
Curious about the narrator of the Tales of the Fastbrækers™? I am posting the stories of Hugo Rank and Inspector Javos in WHAT CAME OUT: THE SAILMAKER'S DOOR as print zines (ko-fi.com/thePaetheon) and read-with-Me videos on Youtube. Here is are the first teaser: youtu.be/m0sliiZfYA4
WCO 2.1 "Hugo and the Morning Inspection" (Teaser)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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September 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Curious about the narrator of the Tales of the Fastbrækers™? I am posting the stories of Hugo Rank and Inspector Javos in WHAT CAME OUT: THE SAILMAKER'S DOOR as print zines (ko-fi.com/thePaetheon) and read-with-Me videos on Youtube. Here is are the first teaser: youtu.be/m0sliiZfYA4
“You came just for me?” Meet the narrator of the Tales of the Fastbrækers™. A teaser about decoding clues and arrested development.
“Hugo & the Morning Inspection," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.1. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
You can find the full tale ...
“Hugo & the Morning Inspection," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.1. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
You can find the full tale ...
https://youtu.be/m0sliiZfYA4“You
August 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“You came just for me?” Meet the narrator of the Tales of the Fastbrækers™. A teaser about decoding clues and arrested development.
“Hugo & the Morning Inspection," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.1. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
You can find the full tale ...
“Hugo & the Morning Inspection," What Came Out: The Sailmaker's Door 2.1. Read by the Author of the Pætheon™.
You can find the full tale ...
“You want center stage? Prove you’ve got what it takes.” That’s what Captain Hawkrider says when Bastian plans an attack against the Holy Inquest. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 4° Faitseve of the Eagle, and I am your Author. ...
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June 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“You want center stage? Prove you’ve got what it takes.” That’s what Captain Hawkrider says when Bastian plans an attack against the Holy Inquest. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 4° Faitseve of the Eagle, and I am your Author. ...
“I don’t want to hear another endless Bastian yarn.”
That’s what Captain Hawkrider says when Bastian begins giving him excuses. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Sonday of the Snake, and I am your Author...
That’s what Captain Hawkrider says when Bastian begins giving him excuses. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Sonday of the Snake, and I am your Author...
WCO 1.3 "Bastian & the Great Hawthorne" (Full Tale)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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May 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“I don’t want to hear another endless Bastian yarn.”
That’s what Captain Hawkrider says when Bastian begins giving him excuses. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Sonday of the Snake, and I am your Author...
That’s what Captain Hawkrider says when Bastian begins giving him excuses. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Sonday of the Snake, and I am your Author...
The Paetheon got its first shout out! Thanks to Alex Banks on YouTube.com/BookswithBanks
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May 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Paetheon got its first shout out! Thanks to Alex Banks on YouTube.com/BookswithBanks
“I have no choice.” How many times do we convince ourselves of this lie? Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Shtarsday of the Gopher, and I am your Author....
Watch the teaser for "Sanchx & the Perfect Hideout" What Came Out 1.2 (03.2025).
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Watch the teaser for "Sanchx & the Perfect Hideout" What Came Out 1.2 (03.2025).
youtu.be/WRT2jG89xoM
WCO 1.2 "Sanchx & the Perfect Hideout" (Teaser)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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April 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“I have no choice.” How many times do we convince ourselves of this lie? Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Shtarsday of the Gopher, and I am your Author....
Watch the teaser for "Sanchx & the Perfect Hideout" What Came Out 1.2 (03.2025).
youtu.be/WRT2jG89xoM
Watch the teaser for "Sanchx & the Perfect Hideout" What Came Out 1.2 (03.2025).
youtu.be/WRT2jG89xoM
Listen to the full tales on this channel: youtu.be/k4efeYCx9G0.
Visit ThePaetheon.com for free maps, glossaries, and more.
Or support this project @ko-fi.com/thePaetheon for access to discord, hard copies, role-playing adventures, and more.
Visit ThePaetheon.com for free maps, glossaries, and more.
Or support this project @ko-fi.com/thePaetheon for access to discord, hard copies, role-playing adventures, and more.
WCO 1.1. "Bastian & the Crack of Death" (Full Tale)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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March 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Listen to the full tales on this channel: youtu.be/k4efeYCx9G0.
Visit ThePaetheon.com for free maps, glossaries, and more.
Or support this project @ko-fi.com/thePaetheon for access to discord, hard copies, role-playing adventures, and more.
Visit ThePaetheon.com for free maps, glossaries, and more.
Or support this project @ko-fi.com/thePaetheon for access to discord, hard copies, role-playing adventures, and more.
as he discovers that there’s more to his character that his father realizes.
And that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Life in these mortal fields is challenging. We all face adversity. That’s why fathers play games with their sons. We care about them and want to learn what happens to their character.
And that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Life in these mortal fields is challenging. We all face adversity. That’s why fathers play games with their sons. We care about them and want to learn what happens to their character.
March 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
as he discovers that there’s more to his character that his father realizes.
And that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Life in these mortal fields is challenging. We all face adversity. That’s why fathers play games with their sons. We care about them and want to learn what happens to their character.
And that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Life in these mortal fields is challenging. We all face adversity. That’s why fathers play games with their sons. We care about them and want to learn what happens to their character.
... Disguise our feelings with a joke? Pretend to be someone we’re not? When, in everyday life, are we not role playing?
Still, you’ll probably find Bastian’s antics both entertaining and annoying, as we all did. He gets to be a little much. But you’ll fall in love with him ...
Still, you’ll probably find Bastian’s antics both entertaining and annoying, as we all did. He gets to be a little much. But you’ll fall in love with him ...
March 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
... Disguise our feelings with a joke? Pretend to be someone we’re not? When, in everyday life, are we not role playing?
Still, you’ll probably find Bastian’s antics both entertaining and annoying, as we all did. He gets to be a little much. But you’ll fall in love with him ...
Still, you’ll probably find Bastian’s antics both entertaining and annoying, as we all did. He gets to be a little much. But you’ll fall in love with him ...
...the Lord Marshall of the Ring Empire. Who he once was. He became a jester, a rogue, a circus performer – a role player. A classic trickster character.
But before you judge him like a parent, consider whether we’re any different. Don’t we prefer to deflect conflict?...
But before you judge him like a parent, consider whether we’re any different. Don’t we prefer to deflect conflict?...
March 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
...the Lord Marshall of the Ring Empire. Who he once was. He became a jester, a rogue, a circus performer – a role player. A classic trickster character.
But before you judge him like a parent, consider whether we’re any different. Don’t we prefer to deflect conflict?...
But before you judge him like a parent, consider whether we’re any different. Don’t we prefer to deflect conflict?...
... late in the season of Flowers, with Bastian flipping his knives. Not because Bastian is the main character, or because I love him more than the other Fastbrækers. Let me explain.
Bastian is not really Bastian. He’s running away from who he really is. And from his father, Mykas, ...
Bastian is not really Bastian. He’s running away from who he really is. And from his father, Mykas, ...
March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
... late in the season of Flowers, with Bastian flipping his knives. Not because Bastian is the main character, or because I love him more than the other Fastbrækers. Let me explain.
Bastian is not really Bastian. He’s running away from who he really is. And from his father, Mykas, ...
Bastian is not really Bastian. He’s running away from who he really is. And from his father, Mykas, ...
“Someday, your joking will get someone hurt.”
That’s what fathers often say to their sons. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Shtarsday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
My memoirs of the Pætheon begin, where they must, on a meadow on a hill, deep in the Vast Wood ...
That’s what fathers often say to their sons. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Shtarsday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
My memoirs of the Pætheon begin, where they must, on a meadow on a hill, deep in the Vast Wood ...
WCO 1.1 "Bastian & the Crack of Death" (Teaser)
YouTube video by TheAuthor
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March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“Someday, your joking will get someone hurt.”
That’s what fathers often say to their sons. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Shtarsday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
My memoirs of the Pætheon begin, where they must, on a meadow on a hill, deep in the Vast Wood ...
That’s what fathers often say to their sons. Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Shtarsday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
My memoirs of the Pætheon begin, where they must, on a meadow on a hill, deep in the Vast Wood ...
Zine making at astringent press in Kansas City MO. Print copies of the “Prologue” and “Bastian & the Crack of Death” now available!
February 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Zine making at astringent press in Kansas City MO. Print copies of the “Prologue” and “Bastian & the Crack of Death” now available!
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February 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“You can pretend all you want, but it won’t make it real.”
Did you ever wonder why people say that, when it is patently untrue? Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Moonday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
Did you ever wonder why people say that, when it is patently untrue? Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Moonday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
February 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“You can pretend all you want, but it won’t make it real.”
Did you ever wonder why people say that, when it is patently untrue? Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Moonday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.
Did you ever wonder why people say that, when it is patently untrue? Good morning from the Pætheon. It’s the 3° Moonday of the Vulture, and I am your Author.