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[[Indoors. A kitchen. CRAYLIA has earbuds in her ears, and her eyes closed. BARBATHA shouts from out of frame to get her attention.]]

BARBATHA: Hey Craylia, did you… CRAYLIA. CRAYLIA.

[[Craylia removes one earbud and turns toward Barbatha with her eyes open.]]

CRAYLIA: OH, sorry! I was just–
BARBATHA: Drums deep in a PODCAST, I know!
CRAYLIA: Yes, I like to fill my idle moments with enlightenment and entertainment! Right now I’m listening to one called EYE BEFORE ME.

CRAYLIA: The hosts track down and interview ALL THE PREVIOUS OWNERS of a subject’s GLASS EYE. It’s actually quite fascinating…full of pathos AND interesting tidbits about the glass eye secondary market. Did you know ALL KNOWN GLASS EYES were manufactured between 1740 and 1915? NONE since then! The WAR killed the last guy who knew the secret! Like STRADIVARIUS!

BARBATHA: Sorry, I started singing to myself when I sensed you growing excited.
CRAYLIA: Seeing a FULL PLAYLIST is like pulling a warm blanket out of the dryer. I never have to be alone. Podcasts are the promise of the internet made real. No matter what I’m into, or what mood I’m in, SOMEONE out there is making something that speaks to me.
BARBATHA: I’d feel like I was in front of a firehose. Are you LISTENING to them all? Or are they just building up in your phone like digital cholesterol?

[[Craylia has returned her earpod to her ear and closed her eyes again.]]

CRAYLIA: Right now I’ve got unlistened-to episodes totaling… 875,122 HOURS.
BARBATHA: That’s TWICE as long as you’re likely to LIVE!
CRAYLIA: Well…there’s actually a lot of promising research being done into increasing the human lifespan… I heard about it on a podcast

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#1336; In which Much remains Unheard Of transcribed by in

[[Indoors. A kitchen. CRAYLIA has earbuds in her ears, and her eyes closed. BARBATHA shouts from out of frame to get her attention.]]

BARBATHA: Hey Craylia, did you... CRAYLIA. CRAYLIA.

[[Craylia removes one earbud and turns toward Barbatha with her eyes open.]]

CRAYLIA: OH, sorry! I was just--
BARBATHA: Drums deep in a PODCAST, I know!
CRAYLIA: Yes, I like to fill my idle moments with enlightenment and entertainment! Right now I'm listening to one called EYE BEFORE ME.

CRAYLIA: The hosts track down and interview ALL THE PREVIOUS OWNERS of a subject's GLASS EYE. It's actually quite fascinating...full of pathos AND interesting tidbits about the glass eye secondary market. Did you know ALL KNOWN GLASS EYES were manufactured between 1740 and 1915? NONE since then! The WAR killed the last guy who knew the secret! Like STRADIVARIUS!

BARBATHA: Sorry, I started singing to myself when I sensed you growing excited.
CRAYLIA: Seeing a FULL PLAYLIST is like pulling a warm blanket out of the dryer. I never have to be alone. Podcasts are the promise of the internet made real. No matter what I'm into, or what mood I'm in, SOMEONE out there is making something that speaks to me.
BARBATHA: I'd feel like I was in front of a firehose. Are you LISTENING to them all? Or are they just building up in your phone like digital cholesterol?

[[Craylia has returned her earpod to her ear and closed her eyes again.]]

CRAYLIA: Right now I’ve got unlistened-to episodes totaling… 875,122 HOURS.
BARBATHA: That’s TWICE as long as you’re likely to LIVE!
CRAYLIA: Well…there’s actually a lot of promising research being done into increasing the human lifespan… I heard about it on a podcast

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The bigger question is, what am I gonna do with all these Casper mattresses???

#1336; In which Much remains Unheard Of

  — August 25th, 2017

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New ways to get Bolted!

July 24, 2026 by David Malki !

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one,  except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.​

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.


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