Alright, it's Monday and that means it's time for me to briefly plug all the things.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

I run a bookstore and cafe in the north GA mountains. We stock all manner of books from all around the planet.

https://www.hemlockbazaar.com/

We're a little short on stock right now, post holidays and during slow season, but there's some good stuff up on the website and we'll ship.

If you're ever in or around #ellijay come see us. It's a really neat spot and I'm proud of it.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

And then there are the toys!

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/brand/mountain-town-toys/

I make toys! I work with lots of people (like @djsundog and @selfsame and other folks) to design toys and I manufacture them using injection molding in the north GA mountains.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

We're using a new kind of plastic to make the toys. It was designed for us by a group out of Atlanta. It's really easy to recycle, is about 25% post consumer recycled itself, and takes paint pretty well (that last bit doesn't sound like much, but it's pretty significant for DIY injection molding. Most of the plastics that are safe to use can't be painted.)

It's also flexible like traditional PVC, but is 100% PVC free. No vinyl, no chlorine.

There's a little more information about PAL here: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/pal-toy-1lb-white/

[ajroach42@retro.social]

We have lots more toys coming out this year, but for now I want to show off a couple of specific products.

Here is our Spacehawk action figure: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/spacehawk-fun-size-heroes-coming-soon/

and the accompanying Space Hawk and Space Patrol comic books

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/mountain-town-comics-issue-1-basil-wolvertons-space-patrol/

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/mountain-town-comics-issue-3-spacehawk-and-microface/

[ajroach42@retro.social]

And, of course, there are our Sky Pirates.

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product-tag/sky-pirates/

I was inspired by films like The Aerial Submarine ( https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/5PsAueEF9vQugFygGEgSc8) ) and The Pirates of 1920 and The Pirates of 1920 ( https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/1j5f2ff4QMkGuoig3StXdQ ) and the 1915 queer science fiction film Filibus ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Filibus_1915.webm ) to release a series of short stories and action figures.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

The first issue of my story inspired by the films, The Mysterious Air Pirates is also available now: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/the-mysterious-air-pirates-volume-1-issue-1/

The second issue is finished, and is in the hands of some readers, and should be available online shortly.

I'll start doing ebooks soon too, I think.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

So yeah! I'm doing a lot of stuff! And you can support that stuff directly!

Or, if you'd prefer, you can just send me money: https://www.patreon.com/ajroach42 or https://newellijay.tv/sponsor-us