Ryan Dalton is author of THIS LAST ADVENTURE, the TIME SHIFT TRILOGY, and THE BLACK CAPE SAGA (written by his alter ego). He splits his time between writing books, fighting crime, and hanging out in his awesome underground lair. He’s a singer, a painter, a voiceover artist, a pretty decent amateur chef, and a lover of all things geek. Please don’t tell anyone he’s Batman. It’s a secret. Ryan is co-host of Craft and Chaos on TruStory FM.
Kyle says if you’ve ever been in an argument, said something stupid, and then thought of the perfect comeback the next morning in the shower — congratulations, you’re a writer. This whole episode is about that: the gap between what’s real and what’s true, and how creative work lives in the space between.
What happens when the thing you made becomes a place people gather—quoting your lines back to you, building wikis, making dioramas, and expecting you to be both artist and camp counselor? This week on Craft and Chaos, the crew talks fandom, creative boundaries, writing soundtracks, and the dangerous magic of asking, “Tell me you’re a fan without telling me you’re a fan.”
The writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation would literally write ‘tech the tech’ in the script when they didn’t have the technobabble figured out yet. These are professionals. Who got paid. And then they just… moved on. This is permission. Take it.
It’s the end of season one, and the gang is tackling beginnings, endings, and everything that makes artists cry in between. Come for the stories, stay for the emotional reconstruction.
What happens when Google Docs, social media, and AI paranoia collide with sketch comedy, sperm redistribution, and a giant squid? This episode of Craft and Chaos proves that the only defense against the algorithm is pure, unfiltered weird.
What happens when you go viral and nothing changes? We talk about measuring success, forgetting your own lore, and villains with a carb addiction—plus, we end with a game that should never be played in public.
Do intros matter, or are they just verbal confetti we toss before the real party? Ryan leads the gang through a funny, strangely moving meditation on creative momentum, regret, and the tiny rituals that keep the art engine humming when life is very much… life.
If you’ve ever thought “My life would be so much easier if I just changed my name to Wanda Milkshake,” then you already understand the energy of this episode. Also, we’d like to introduce you to our brand ambassador, Brooksie Skittles.
This week, we’re cracking open our creative toolkits and showing you the hardware, software, and unhinged rituals that fuel our art. From haunted potatoes to the gospel of Obsidian, we explore what helps us make things—and what helps us stay weird.
Is it possible to make meaningful art when everything feels like it’s falling apart? This week, the crew gets personal about creation, connection, and the weird little victories that keep us going—even if it’s just writing a poem about chunky milk.