Todd Downing (author)

YouTube video by HayleyWilliamsVEVO Hayley Williams - True Believer (Official Visualizer)

So I've been a fan and admirer of Hayley Williams since Paramore, but her new stuff is lyrically on a different level. She ain't playin' in her indictment of American "Christianity", and I'm here for all of it. (Be sure to read the lyrics in the description.)

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just normal old shit happening in the USA. Nothing to see here.

Still from the 1941 film "Love on the Dole", with the unfortunate subtitle "She's a strange lassie's arsehole".

Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".

(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)

Condolences, my friend. 💔 It's a rough path, and one I've walked too. Wishing you peace and healing.

Dale is clearly taking in the view. "Flash" Gordon indeed!
(artwork by Alex Raymond)

Raising a glass for our late mate Ryan Potter as we kick off a session of Grimmworld. #ttrpg

Deadly Heat - Deep7 | DriveThruRPG.com There she was, standing in front of my apartment like she owned the joint. Lips painted blood red, and legs that went al

I made a thing (with the help of some talented gents). If you're into #filmnoir and #TTRPGs, this might be for you...

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Three #TTRPG titles so far in 2025, with another one - and a new novel - on the way. (To be fair, these have been in the works for some time and are finally seeing release.)

A few of the #TTRPG titles I've worked on over the past 25 years. Not complete by any stretch (and doesn't include work for other publishers).

I think it's hilarious that my spellcheck wants to replace "Waffen-SS" with "Waffle-SS".

#indieauthor #pulpadventure #scifi #1930s #raypunk

Civic duty = complete (until next time)

Thanks! ❤️
It's an expansion of a "beer & pretzels" scifi RPG we first published back in 1999. But this is 200+ full color pages of a codified setting.

Something else I've been working on is coming this fall...
#ttrpg #spaceopera #milSF #indiepress

Photo of Emmett Till smiling when he was alive.

Emmett Till would have turned 84 today. 💔

Flash Gordon art by Alex Raymond is a vibe.
#raypunk #1930s

Thanks, buddy! That makes three RPGs using the playing card system we developed for Grimmworld.

Love getting print proofs in the mail. Especially such pretty ones.

#ttrpg #filmnoir #indieauthor

‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since Pop culture about the ‘trial of the century’ reflected broader cultural rifts.

Today is the 100th anniversary of the end of the John Scopes "Monkey Trial", and we're still fighting the same fight today.

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The Apollo 11 mission made humanity's first Moon landing on this day 56 years ago. Back when science mattered, education mattered, and there was one generally agreed-upon reality.

Pretty nutty, what happens when we work together.

Happy 73rd birthday to Stewart Copeland, one of the finest drummers to ever walk on our little planet. ❤️🥁

First new words on the WIP in a month. Feels good to be back in the saddle again.

#indieauthor #retro #1930s #pulp #adventure #scifi #raypunk #spaceopera

Here's a pic of Myrna Loy with Amelia Earhart, for no reason except the inherent awesome.

Album cover for Big Country - The Seer (1986) featuring an eagle poised in flight over a yellow geometric sphere in front of a red atomic orbit graphic.

Released on this day in 1986. (Scotland's own) Big Country - The Seer. An amazing album featuring "Look Away", "Remembrance Day", "One Great Thing", and a title track featuring Kate Bush. Still in my rotation. RIP Stuart Adamson.

The deer that live on our property (and the adjacent ones) often come right up to the front porch to check out the bird feeders. #pacnw

Happy Friday, y'all.

On this day in 1982 Scottish darkwave/dreampop pioneer Cocteau Twins released their debut LP. I would discover them two years later and devour everything they did. Incredibly influential band.

Glad I got to see them live during their initial run. 🖤

IYKYK... 😆

The explosives are quiet for the moment. Morning-after coffee in the woods.

☕️ #pnw

Thankye! 😍

I hope that's a good "whoa!" 😆