#ogoa

[podcast-official]

that one old gods of appalachia episode where they talk about how sometimes people had siblings that were actually just friends who had abusive parents who came over for dinner one day and just. didn't leave. and nobody ever mentioned it or cared. fuckin chill as hell

[hawkfurze]

For the last few years for Asexual Awareness week, I'd try to do a drawing of Jonathan Sims from The Magnus Archives, but at this point theres so many podcast asexuals, I had to draw more, so of the aces going through it squad, we have Daughter Dooley from Old Gods of Appalachia, Sister Carpenter from The Silt Verses, and Jared Hel from Jar of Rebuke.

[idylliumfield]

“He was old. But not the oldest… although he might have been the cruelest and the most petty.”

[a-christmas-fruitcake]

I love one (1) trickster moron

[meteorblazes]

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

[dcartcorner]

amen

[collgeruledzebra]

*steve shell voice* there are things in these hills, family, things in these hills darker than you could imagine... but we're going to put them in your mind anyway. but always remember the real monsters are systemic injustice and corporate greed. but the real real monsters are actual creatures of the inner dark that will tear you apart and scatter your soul with your innards. but the real real real monsters are the people in power who are in fact summoning the actual creatures from deep within the choking earth in order to perpetuate systemic injustice and corporate greed. but the REAL real r

[359midnightburgers]

Old Gods of Appalachia referring to KKK members as "those bloated old bags of coleslaw" is a nice moment

[candlecoo-sideb-art]

Been real excited cause a friend asked me to join their Old Gods of Appalachia campaign so I've just been hyperfixated on it!!! Might do some fan art at somepoint

[hellofromthehallowoods]

Why did we make a Magnus Archives RPG and a Welcome to Night Vale RPG and an Old Gods of Appalachia RPG and a Silt Verses RPG and a (planned) Hallowoods RPG when we could have just done Welcome to the ForestTown Archives RPG: Eyes In The Dark Edition

[cookinguptales]

So… last week I made a vent post about an accessibility issue I’d had with some podcasters. I really only meant for the post to be read by my followers (who to my knowledge aren’t familiar with the podcast in question) which is why I put minimal tags on it and didn’t name the show.

But… the post got legs that I wasn’t expecting, and eventually a lot of people asked for the name of the show. I hadn’t intended on creating a whole big thing, so I was kind of reluctant, but I did see the logic in what they were saying — as a disabled woman myself, I would also want to know if I were supporting podcasters whose values did not align with mine. So I told people quietly in the notes that the show had been Old Gods of Appalachia.

Things… did not stay quiet.

Frankly speaking, one of the reasons why I don’t write as many posts about disability and ableism these days is because I got tired of people writing to me and telling me that people like me should be dead. So you can imagine what kind of fucking week I’ve been having since all that blew up. It’s been a very high symptom week, too, so I’m just. Very tired and stressed rn.

Personally, I’d be happy to never talk about it again and try to get back to my everyday life, but I did think it was important to note that the creators of OGOA must have gotten wind of the post, and they did contact me.

I won’t post the whole email here, but it was a good response. Since seeing my post, they’d tried getting in contact with the venue and realized very quickly why I’d been so frustrated. They ended up needing to go through their booking agent to get any kind of answers — so like, to the people who sent me a thousand messages telling me I was an entitled idiot who just needed to contact the venue, please know that none of you were remotely helpful.

Again, I’m not going to post the entire email, but I did think it was important to be fair and use the same platform that I used to vent to tell people that they seem committed to doing better in the future. They told me that they would be making sure that they have all this information going forward and that they would no longer allow it to be such a barrier to entry for disabled fans.

They invited me back to the show and… god, I’ll admit it. I really had to think about my answer. Not to sound ungrateful, but after the week I’ve had, even thinking about the podcast, the podcasters, and that damn live show has me stressed af. I had to really consider whether I even wanted to go.

But in the months since I first contacted them, they added a show that’s a lot closer to where I live, so rather than a weekend trip, I could just take a single bus. And it’s near one of my favorite Japanese restaurants in the city, so if all else fails, I can at least have some good katsudon. So I will be going to the Philadelphia show.

(Though for fellow disabled fans, Terakawa Ramen is not wheelchair accessible. 🙃 Most days I can do the two steps into the restaurant, but not always. Philly, I love and loathe you.)

Anyway, I wanted to reply to them before I made a post here, but… yeah. We’ve worked things out, I think. Only the future can tell what they'll do going forward but they do seem committed to doing better.

To me, there are always two goals when I write about disability and ableism. The first is that disabled people will feel seen. That is always, always my primary goal. It’s so easy for us to feel invisible and unimportant, and I always want to make you all feel seen, just like I want to feel seen. The second is that able-bodied folks will listen and learn and do their best to support their disabled peers in the future.

So… I think that my post managed to fulfill both of those goals. A lot of disabled people have reblogged that post and have talked about their own experiences, and a lot of them have explicitly said how much that post makes them feel seen. And the podcasters in question seem to have really reflected on their actions and seem to want to do better going forward.

So as incredibly fucking stressed out as I’ve been, I guess I can’t regret making the post. It’s always good to know that your words can have impact. The post has long since moved out of my friends circle so I assume it’ll just keep circulating and I’ll keep getting shitty anons and chat messages, but I’m just gonna focus on what good has come from it. I’m hopeful that my post will make life tangibly better for at least a few disabled people, and I’m encouraged by the fact that podcasters who I’d formerly liked do actually seem to want to do the work needed to improve.

And uh I’m not answering any more messages from people who just wanna swear at me. I’m tired. Leave me alone.

[lottiesoka]

“She is not to be stopped, and we call her The Witch Queen.”

[dasistblod]

It's so funny being part of a fandom that just occasionally is like "oh fuck!!! A railroad employee!! Oh shit!!"

[a-christmas-fruitcake]

Every interaction they've ever had

[canonaspecswag]

Canon Aspec Swag: Daughter Dooley vs Sister Carpenter

Daughter Dooley aka The Witch Queen from Old Gods of Appalachia who is asexual and aromantic, confirmed in text and by word of god. "@oldsteveofappalachia (He/Him): Daughter Dooley has no descendents. We've been very public and very forthright about this. She's asexual and aromantic. Her line ends with her. I can promise you all right now, no one is ever going to be revealed as a secret daughter of or son of or anything tied to DD. Solitude suited her and that's how it stays."

vs

Sister Carpenter from The Silt Verses who is aro/ace, confirmed in text and by word of god.

[katesherron]

The Boy

[Old Gods of Appalachia]

OGoA accompanied me for 3+ months on the road, from the Midwest to the south of France and back again to Georgia. I get to the end of what’s released & start it all over, because nothing’s scratching the same itch as this haunting, compelling, lovely show.

And none my friends or students listen, so I’ve no one to discuss it with.

Sigh.