https://www.thepie.studio/episodes daily 0.75 2024-03-14 https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/time-love-and-teays-river-from-above monthly 0.5 2022-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/7af31269-cd38-4569-bbad-253873fec40a/third+grade.jpg Episodes - Time, Love, and Teays River from Above - Make it stand out Lori, Ron, Janet, Mike, Terry, Tim—from 1969. The year I realized I liked science, bugs, and old buildings. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/the-stories-of-stu-star-city-me-and-you monthly 0.5 2022-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/96dd0cab-49d9-4cc2-81b8-e439f5e791b0/bird+in+tree+cropped.jpg Episodes - The Stories of Stu: Star City, Me and You - Make it stand out (The best time to plant a tree, wonder more about Why, and know what you know now…is twenty years ago. So it goes.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/5403bc71-9717-438b-a07a-329e1eba92fd/Stu+and+Book+Cropped.jpg Episodes - The Stories of Stu: Star City, Me and You - Make it stand out This is my sister’s stuffed and felted rendering of Bug Stu as a youngster—before glasses, before his green spots enlarged to continents, and before he even knew Allie Space-Owl. We don’t really use Stu’s childhood in these stories, except to say that in the mid-1700’s he lived in the Sussex area of England, in a marsh. Someday we’ll get to that and how it ties into some of his favorite British music among other things. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/allie-and-stus-ode-to-junos-march monthly 0.5 2024-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/2acc251b-fae6-41c6-aed9-391de5a680ba/flowers+cropped.jpg Episodes - Allie and Stu’s Ode to Juno’s March - Make it stand out Crocuses see if the coast is clear, then daffodils and tulips appear https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/both-sides-now-of-me-amp-now monthly 0.5 2022-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/fa240cc2-7110-4366-b380-01eff6ecd59b/Starry+sky+yurt.jpg Episodes - Both Sides Now of “Me & Now” - Make it stand out 2012 was the Year of the Yurt--and the 2nd Phase of This Project. (Photo by Patrick Schneider on Unsplash) https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/its-only-cryptic-if-you-dont-know-crap monthly 0.5 2022-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/0b671ec3-ced4-4f06-9d3b-4062183e79be/stuard-v6-color-rev2+%281%29.png Episodes - It’s Only Cryptic If You Don’t Know Crap - Make it stand out Bug Stu, feeling a little sassy, as the kids were saying, or a little cheeky as the Brits do still I think. Anyway… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/dd2c40de-6625-4b30-8132-e79a0ab5c75b/Is+Train+Plain.jpg Episodes - It’s Only Cryptic If You Don’t Know Crap - Make it stand out I believe this is officially titled Hobo Ghost Train, by Anna Rae Gilbert, now in Chicago. She’s okay with our calling it the Is Train for this story, which is a long story. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/but-why-the-nerdy-triangles monthly 0.5 2022-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/27b40e88-3b6c-48b6-b6a8-dd35d4e21026/rhettie+with+Wally+by+trees.png Episodes - But Why the Nerdy Triangles? - Make it stand out Not enough people would ever hear Bug Stu’s call, so he knew he needed to get inside the heads that he could, starting with Rhettie, shown on the left—first as a useful abstraction. Ambiguity lurks here, yes. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/2021-not-another-1920per-stu monthly 0.5 2022-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/48c20723-57e1-4a17-8146-e91ace8f118f/potato+stralfs.jpg Episodes - 2021: Not Another 1920—Per Stu - Make it stand out Stralfs do not look like this, they’re bigger, darker, not this cute—but like these, they don’t have mouths. It will do for today. (Thank you Franco Antonio Giovanella on Unsplash.) https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/before-you-remake-the-pies monthly 0.5 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/866559c0-5a7c-4b3e-8c23-24f958a29a6c/Epsd+2+Rhettie+gives+to+Wally+cropped.png Episodes - Before You Remake the Pies - Make it stand out Rhettie thinks she found a friend she can trust with her emerging idea. You can’t always know when you know though, which she knows. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/everything-is-pie monthly 0.5 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/11df2fa4-69ca-4e8a-a7a5-033fb79de1f9/Rhettie+alone.png Episodes - Everything is Pie - Make it stand out “A steadier, steadying, studious place. A headier, readying, studious pace. A rallying respite. A respecting, reflective, place to embrace.” —Bug Stu 2018 https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/in-the-beginning-there-were-six-pies-according-to-stu monthly 0.5 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/a708eb3e-e8ee-473e-8cf5-d062a42a8346/pies.png Episodes - In the Beginning, There Were Six Pies, According to Stu - Make it stand out An early rendering of Stu and Allie working out 7th Pie Theory. The only major change is that the 7-Piece Pie display tray has been rotated 180 degrees from what’s shown. The image is from around 1920. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/8i3p96awsca2m4kilv07t6zjtgw9im monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/e18a737d-b73d-4b55-851c-8b9b591191fd/comic-final-maybe.png Episodes - Why D is for Delta, Daisies, and Dude - Make it stand out Yeah, what if we’re wrong, right? We’re not great at cost/risk/benefit in the realm of unknowns and complexity. And yet… https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/when-the-7th-pie-theory-became-practical monthly 0.5 2022-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/3fddfa72-984d-4e13-912d-efa74fe7dfdd/escher4.jpg Episodes - When the “7th Pie Theory” Became Practical - Make it stand out I did not draw this (M.C. Escher did). I did have it as a poster in my college dorm room. Wanna know something funny? https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/cages-and-shells-points-and-ideas monthly 0.5 2022-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/fd7f4012-23ed-4249-8d2d-cad3b1d53e61/Black+Sparrow+Cropped.jpg Episodes - Cages, Shells, Contexts, and Want-Wells - Make it stand out There might not be a more fitting gathering place in the galaxy for Stu and Allie and The Pie. On the humie side, related gatherings here go back to 2018 in terms of the emerging Fellowship of The Dimly Lit (somewhat more formally established in February 2020). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/bd469688-d5b9-4ffd-b472-9eda675b12e9/Stu+and+Book+Cropped.jpg Episodes - Cages, Shells, Contexts, and Want-Wells - Make it stand out You might not have seen young Bug Stu before. My sister made young Bug Stu for me a few years ago : ). He appears to be either thinking or telling me something. I discovered this book at the 2017 National Arts and Crafts Conference as one of the first Covergences, before we even had a name for them. It became the first book in Stu’s library. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/fondess-affection-flourishing-reflection monthly 0.5 2022-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/ac77a671-0b9c-4be3-965c-b770935d9a4c/Brias+pic+large.jpg Episodes - Fondness, Affection, Flourishing, Reflection - Make it stand out Same theme so same picture. Thanks for this again Bria of Antartica (one of the first of the Fellowship of The Dimly Lit.) Are you seeing this?! https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/aw9rartlhsohtvldwkaqtgr289n4no monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/43dcd1b6-0367-46c5-8425-817f9cfc0a9b/Brias+pic+large.jpg Episodes - A Closer Look in The 7th Pie - Make it stand out By Bria of Antartica (among many things) https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/we-need-an-indsteadavist-episode-minus-6 monthly 0.5 2022-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/e8beae62-d7d1-47ad-8770-51109ac693d6/allie+on+asteroid.jpg Episodes - (REVISED A LOT) We Need Some IndSteadavists - Make it stand out Allie on an asteroid looking at Earth* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/de565137-8ce7-4f1f-b088-3369b44cc8fb/stuard-v6-color-rev2+%281%29+small.png Episodes - (REVISED A LOT) We Need Some IndSteadavists - Make it stand out I suppose not everyone has met Bug Stu. Yet Another IndSteadavist. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/v0xig4im3kkwdj47l1qvokkxok2dmo monthly 0.5 2022-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/e3b47c36-5c24-4da1-8f4f-d8221bbf5a55/pies.png Episodes - The Foes of Flourishing are Among Us, But… - Make it stand out An early sketch of Bug Stu and Allie Space-Owl working out countermeasures to Stralfs, the Foes of Flourishing (ca 1920) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/4dec554d-cc41-491d-b3ca-0230cbd3cf8a/Blimp+cropped.jpg Episodes - The Foes of Flourishing are Among Us, But… - Make it stand out 2019 photo from MatchBOX when I first started talking about Bug Stu’s IndSteadavision. Behind-the-scenes exclusive! https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/hello-fun-and-functional-fringes-goodbye-yellow-brick-road monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/e65d9f21-a024-4465-b4da-46aa69232b61/Brias+pic+large.jpg Episodes - Hello Fun and Functional Fringes (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - Make it stand out By Bria of Anartica. Again, a metaphor, not just a quaint scene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/57dd55f6-7a04-401a-9ba8-c89356eb79fa/pies.png Episodes - Hello Fun and Functional Fringes (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - Make it stand out Stu and Allie pondering 7th Pie Theory — inspired by Functional Fringes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/d3753e31-7ce2-42f8-88cb-483b22c6c49f/Paw+paw+and+Persimmon.jpg Episodes - Hello Fun and Functional Fringes (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - Make it stand out Pawpaw, Persimmon, wildflowers, and important soil and roots you can’t see https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/66bc829c-1649-4606-b5d5-52dfc2507f41/Fun+page+from+TPOF.jpg Episodes - Hello Fun and Functional Fringes (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) - Make it stand out From “The Power of Fun” by Catherine Price (12/2021) https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/episode-minus-9 monthly 0.5 2022-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/2f2fc8f3-bdce-4e99-bcd7-40ef8e82c594/rhettie+with+Wally+by+trees.png Episodes - Episode Minus 9: WTH is All This “IndSteada…” Stuff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/episode-minus-10-calamities monthly 0.5 2022-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/618ca569-e0a8-4168-a201-746d5de70bc1/Calamity+short+wide.png Episodes - Episode Minus 10: Calamity is Not Your Friend - Make it stand out In some circles this image won Christmas. I also spend some time in those circles. https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/category/Relationships monthly 0.5 https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/category/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/category/Culture monthly 0.5 https://www.thepie.studio/episodes/category/Sports monthly 0.5 https://www.thepie.studio/blog daily 0.75 2022-04-17 https://www.thepie.studio/blog/musings-on-the-womens-march monthly 0.5 2022-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/d56b569f-ac02-44f4-9b8c-611e595ccf8f/flowers+cropped+more.jpg Caring Is Not Creepy - Musings on The Women’s March - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/d6c6f26c-1b6a-4a37-8d1e-c9f6dba2df90/Gma+and+Gpa+Storey+Wedding+Pic.jpg Caring Is Not Creepy - Musings on The Women’s March - Make it stand out Milt and Florence (Mashino) Storey, married in 1936 in The Middle of Nowhere. No martyrdom, no marching, no Machiavellian manipulation, and yet… https://www.thepie.studio/blog/8a6wtbpff0auru6q1su3957ovch847 monthly 0.5 2022-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/ecfe3bdf-db40-40a8-99a7-223f07a96a9f/gpi+inside.jpg Caring Is Not Creepy - Third-Way-ism Progressivism - Make it stand out We’re talking about how Small Is Beautiful here, and the beautiful and huge setting of the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the (Omni) Grove Park Inn perfectly illustrates the many meanings of many things, including Third Ways : ). https://www.thepie.studio/blog/a-peaceful-place-beside-the-ratti-race monthly 0.5 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/404ca548-3534-4092-aacb-47319f47546f/Grove+Park+Inn+cropped.jpg Caring Is Not Creepy - A Peaceful Place Beside the Ratti Race - Make it stand out The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Built in 1913. A surprisingly large part of our story is rooted here. https://www.thepie.studio/blog/whats-so-funny-bout-peace-love-and-not-understanding monthly 0.5 2022-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/ff1df266-a50e-4ce8-b5e4-12b72ea7c677/Brias+pic.jfif Caring Is Not Creepy - What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Not Understanding? - Make it stand out Even these terms divide us, so we have to go deeper, if we dare—for the kids’ kids. Sketch by Bria of Antarctica https://www.thepie.studio/blog-1-1 daily 0.75 2023-02-07 https://www.thepie.studio/blog-1-1/Blog Post Title One-pymdw monthly 0.5 2023-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/c3d066f4-3de0-494f-8b51-19c5e748c55a/Issue+One+Cover.jpg The Pie and Crew Monthly - 50 Years Later: Small is More Beautiful Than Ever - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/3e91daa9-3ad6-44cc-9513-0a2ca7618782/allie%27s+eye+and+asteroid.jpg The Pie and Crew Monthly - 50 Years Later: Small is More Beautiful Than Ever - Make it stand out Playing with scale here for the poem. Concepts sketches and constructions…Allie is on a little meteoroid not the moon, just fyi. Scaled to abstraction and nothing else. Drawn and crafted by Em, early on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/a004a399-43c8-4f8d-ba3e-80e50eab1757/comic-final-maybe+%281%29.png The Pie and Crew Monthly - 50 Years Later: Small is More Beautiful Than Ever - Make it stand out (By Jordan Johnson in the Land of Kent) https://www.thepie.studio/home daily 1.0 2023-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb150934051033f1bd3bd3f/1c1f68e3-9e04-42c6-837c-11ddc754a5ab/Paw+paw+and+Persimmon.jpg Home - Make it stand out The Pawpaw and The Persimmon trees that hope to start something nice https://www.thepie.studio/about daily 0.75 2022-03-24 https://www.thepie.studio/donate daily 0.75 2025-05-12