VampireAntihero

12/13/2025

Surprise! Here's A Priest's Lament, a dark fantasy short story about Acanthus' origins, for free, as a thank you for making Lemon Balm's first few months in the world a successful launch. ♥ Let me know what you think! There's more where this came from.

Pick your poison on where to read below.

On my website - https://www.vampireantihero.com/short-stories/apriestslament
On Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/priests-lament-145780097?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
On Substack - https://open.substack.com/pub/vampireantihero/p/a-priests-lament?r=4ojf7d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
On Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/post/A-Priests-Lament-TFTNG-Y8Y31Q863E

Hello, everyone, and welcome to my latest short story! A Priest’s Lament is one of the lore-expanding stories I’ve been promising as a free read for a little while now, as a celebration for Lemon Balm’s release going well. The final word count is 10,600 words, so you’ll sit with this one for...

12/07/2025

5 years baby! Save the date. Artist applications open Jan. 1, 2026.

We can wait to return for our 5th year- showcasing the fantastic creative talent we have right here in the Fox Valley. The annual Oshkosh Art Collective show will be held Saturday, March 21st, from 6-10pm at the

12/01/2025

Happy December, everyone!

Refining my newsletter approach; I’m switching from a weekly, to a monthly newsletter. Before I was doing a weekly AND monthly, but I find myself repeating a lot, so I’m scaling it back.

What are we all working on? Let’s talk about it! Hello everyone! Where the veil was thin last month, this month we're walking into the chaos of the winter holidays. We're beginning with bright snow blanketing the earth here in Wisconsin. Welcome to December, when the longest nights of the year are

11/26/2025

Happy Wednesday, and happy thanksgiving week! Here's the WIP Wednesday for y'all. ♥

Salutations, friends! It's another Wednesday, which means it's update time! I want to start out with a little announcement, which I will get into in a moment. I hope you're all doing well! I know this time of year can be a little hard to navigate. If you're in the USA, I hope you spend your Thanks

11/24/2025

Lemon Balm has been out for almost a month! It's the first of a series, and we've got it mostly written. First few feedback points have been positive!

You can grab it in so many places where books are sold. Check my website for links! https://www.vampireantihero.com/the-night-garden/lemon-balm

11/19/2025

It's a Wednesday, which means it's time for a WIP Wednesday newsletter!

I've actually finished one before noon, for once, look at that! Talking about the November challenge I'm participating in, the upcoming Q1 challenge I'm planning to run, and the Night Garden tarot decks. Check it out!

Good morning, friends! It's another Wednesday, which means it's time for the weekly update on all of my art and writing projects. I'm slowly and steadily making my way through my list of tasks. This week has been a bit rough mentally, but I'm still pushing through!

11/12/2025

It's a Wednesday, which means it's time for a newsletter post! If you want some updates on my current art and writing projects, take a gander!

Also, I talk about a writing challenge I'm looking to run in my discord for the first quarter of 2026.

Good morning, friends! It's another Wednesday, which means it's time for the weekly update on all of my art and writing projects. I'm still steadily hacking my way through the backlog of tasks, and making decent progress! I think it's been a pretty good week, and I'm personally really excited for

11/12/2025

For those of you that have been following along, you know I've been developing a companion set of tarot decks for my series, Tales From The Night Garden. Here's the process and talking about the first cards, the Ace of Thorns.

The Tales From The Night Garden series has magic and witch leanings laced throughout it, making tarot a perfect illustration project for the series. Tarot is...

11/11/2025

Did you know that Patreon/Ko-Fi subscribers are currently getting updated on the audiobook for Lemon Balm as we create it? I just released chapter 2 for members to enjoy yesterday afternoon! The audiobook probably won't be ready to publish for at least another year, and we do plan on releasing it when it's done, but if you want early access then consider becoming a paid member!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/reward-that-time-143274456?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

https://ko-fi.com/post/Reward-That-Time-I-Was-Bitten-By-A-Dog-Lemon-Bal-P5P21O8CTR

VampireAntihero // CTF Studio added a post for monthly subscribers!

11/07/2025

The Ace of Thorns from The Healed and Cursed thorns tarot, and my favorite details from each piece.

Still so proud of those hands.