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Todd Purse | Artist, Podcaster

I’m a professional cartoonist and illustrator who likes to work in the realm of the weird.

Creating positive paranormal comics and art to help move the wonder needle of the world.

I do a daily podcast to talk about the drawing I created that morning, and have weekly interviews with other creative weirdos.

Podcast Archive

Create Magic Pod Episode 349: Cultivate Awe

Todd PurseMar 23, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 349: Cultivate Awe

A little Thursday morning ramble about art and awe. Hope the week has treated y’all well so far!  Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves Indigo Milkcap: https://indigomilkcap.bandcamp.com/track/walk-spooky-2

Create Magic Pod Episode 348: Weird Delaware – The Selbyville Swamp Monster (Reposted from The Tracing Owls Podcast)

Todd PurseMar 22, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 348: Weird Delaware – The Selbyville Swamp Monster (Reposted from The Tracing Owls Podcast)

For today’s weird Delaware installment we are covering the most well known creature from the Small Wonder, the Selbyville Swamp Monster! I called on the help of my good friend Vuk of the Tracing Owls Podcast because we had already…

Create Magic Pod Episode 347: More Co-Created

Todd PurseMar 21, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 347: More Co-Created

Little morning rambling about how we are all more co-created than self made. From the bacteria that out number our human cells to the co-creative act of making life it all requires help and interaction with our fellow people… or…

Create Magic Pod Episode 346: SPRING!

Todd PurseMar 20, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 346: SPRING!

Happy First Day of Spring y’all! Hope ya had a wonderful weekend and the Monday treats ya well. Enjoy this little green comic about goblins and springtime! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop…

Create Magic Pod Episode 345: Mind From The Abyss

Todd PurseMar 19, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 345: Mind From The Abyss

Little Sunday morning flower wizard that grew outta of colorful dots. That will make more sense when ya listen to the episode! I hope y’all have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The…

Creative Weirdos: Dustin Williams

Todd PurseMar 18, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Dustin Williams

Creative Weirdos: Dustin Williams So stoked to share this weeks creative weirdos with y’all. I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the amazing artist, designer, pritn maker, and all around thoughtful human being Dustin Williams. You might know…

Create Magic Pod Episode 343: Welcome UFO People #7

Todd PurseMar 17, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 343: Welcome UFO People #7

Hello! We’re kicking off the weekend with this months Welcome UFO People installment and its a super fun one featuring egg shaped objects and chicken like beings. Thanks so much for supporting these werido art projects y’all! Have the best…

Create Magic Pod Episode 342: No Separation

Todd PurseMar 16, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 342: No Separation

Little Thursday morning donut wizard friend to remind us that it’s all one forever. Separation is a weird thing, and probably useful in a way. But this is all about remembering it’s all the same, inner and outer, above and…

Create Magic Pod Episode 341: Weird Delaware – Shadow Dogman

Todd PurseMar 15, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 341: Weird Delaware – Shadow Dogman

Wednesday is for strange stories from the small wonder. Today we have one of the only Dogman encounters I’ve come across from the first state and it’s a great story. It even has some angelic beings spotted in the background…

Create Magic Pod Episode 340: Attention To Attention

Todd PurseMar 14, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 340: Attention To Attention

A little Tuesday talk about Attention and bug friends! Hope the day is an awesome one for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves Indigo Milkcap: https://indigomilkcap.bandcamp.com/track/walk-spooky-2

Create Magic Pod Episode 339: Room For Improvement

Todd PurseMar 13, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 339: Room For Improvement

Happy Monday Goblin friends! Hope the week is off to a great start for ya. This is a little ramble about perfection and the space for improvement.. sort of. Have the best day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios…

Create Magic Pod Episode 338: Time Wave Shift

Todd PurseMar 12, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 338: Time Wave Shift

Happy Time travel day friends! Hope the chrono-shift went smoothly for y’all. This is just a short ramble about weird time. Have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach…

Creative Weirdos: Dr. Jack Hunter

Todd PurseMar 11, 20232 min read
Creative Weirdos: Dr. Jack Hunter

This weeks talk was super special and I’m so excited to share it with y’all. I’m very grateful to have had the chance to sit down and talk with Dr. Jack Hunter about his new book, Deep Weird: The Varieties…

Create Magic Pod Episode 336: Self Reflections

Todd PurseMar 10, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 336: Self Reflections

Little Friday self reflections. This is one I’ve been thinking on for a little bit and had a lot of fun making. I think I need to draw more bugs. Hope y’all have a wonderful Friday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85…

Create Magic Pod Episode 335: Imaginal Donut of Immeasurable Novelty

Todd PurseMar 9, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 335: Imaginal Donut of Immeasurable Novelty

Back with another page from my new comic Goblin Code to share with y’all today! In this one we meat the third member of our adventure crew, Terrance the imaginal donut of immeasurable novelty! I hope you enjoy the day!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 334: Weird Delaware – Rouge Emu

Todd PurseMar 8, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 334: Weird Delaware – Rouge Emu

This weeks tale of Weird Delaware is all about out of place animals, specifically an Emu named Eddie! Delaware has a history of out of place animal sightings that I love. It started in the mid 90s with local cougar…

Create Magic Pod Episode 333: Worries

Todd PurseMar 7, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 333: Worries

Just a little Tuesday recap of my wild Monday and thoughts on anxiety. Hope it a worry free day for y’all! Thanks for all the support and just being awesome! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 332: Interwoven Mystery

Todd PurseMar 6, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 332: Interwoven Mystery

Happy Monday y’all! Today we have a little goblin comic about curiosity and celebration. I hope the week is off to a wonderful start for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin:…

Create Magic Podcast: Donut Wizards Forever

Todd PurseMar 5, 20231 min read
Create Magic Podcast: Donut Wizards Forever

Short and fun Sunday wizardly rambles about birthday parties and donuts. Hope the Sunday treats y’all well! Thanks for being the best! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves…

Creative Weirdos: Artificial Imagining with Vuk, Easton Hawk, and Jonathan Dodd

Todd PurseMar 4, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Artificial Imagining with Vuk, Easton Hawk, and Jonathan Dodd

This a super special installment of the Creative Weirdos! Vuk, of Tracing Owls, set up this round table and allowed me to “co-host” a discussion on Artificial Intelligence and creativity with some of my favorite artists, Easton Hawk and Jonathan…

Create Magic Pod Episode 329: Today Is Today

Todd PurseMar 3, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 329: Today Is Today

A little Mothman doodle / ramble about wasted yesterdays, new todays, and coming tomorrows. Hope y’all have  a wonderful Friday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves Indigo Milkcap:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 328: Feathered Friends

Todd PurseMar 2, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 328: Feathered Friends

Little bird friends brining messages from the stars for this Thursdays drawing / pod. Pay attention to the feathered flying critters ya see today, they may have something to say! Hope its a great one for ya! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 327: Weird Delaware – Delaware Merfolk

Todd PurseMar 1, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 327: Weird Delaware – Delaware Merfolk

For todays installment of weird Delaware we’re talking mer-folk! Thanks to Vuk of The Tracing Owls Podcast for the research help and topic suggestions. I’ve known of the fiji mermaid that resides in Lewes Delaware for a while now, but…

Create Magic Pod Episode 326: Going Nowhere

Todd PurseFeb 28, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 326: Going Nowhere

Short Tuesday rambles about going nowhere while making stuff and how that might be just the place ya gotta be to take the next step. Hope y’all have an awesome Tuesday! Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 325: Dream Donuts

Todd PurseFeb 27, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 325: Dream Donuts

Just a little goblin comic about magical dream donuts! Hope the week is off to  a great start for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 324: Stillness Solution

Todd PurseFeb 26, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 324: Stillness Solution

Little Sunday study in stillness solutions. It’s hard to remember not to do things sometimes. Hope y’all have a a wonderfully relaxing day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Red Pill Junkie

Todd PurseFeb 25, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Red Pill Junkie

Very excited to share this weeks conversation with the amazing artist Red Pill Junkie. RPJ has been one of my favorite people to listen to guest on Podcasts for a while, and his writing for the Daily Grail is wonderful!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 322: Reside In Paradox

Todd PurseFeb 24, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 322: Reside In Paradox

Friday fun rambles about living in paradox and the magic of between… maybe? Hope y’all have the best start to the weekend! “I find myself unable to let go of the sense that human beings are somehow special, and that…

Create Magic Pod Episode 321: On The Verge

Todd PurseFeb 23, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 321: On The Verge

A little rambling about being on the verge of something awesome, as long as thats the story we keep writing… or something like that! Hope y’all have a terrific Thursday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 320: Weird Delaware – Sky Jelly Fish

Todd PurseFeb 22, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 320: Weird Delaware – Sky Jelly Fish

Create Magic Pod Episode 320: Weird Delaware – Sky Jelly Fish It’s Wednesday and that means we have another tale of Weird Delaware to share with y’all! This Ariel amoeba spotted over Dover Delaware was brought to my attention via…

Create Magic Pod Episode 319: Welcome UFO People: Tuscumbia Space Penguins

Todd PurseFeb 21, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 319: Welcome UFO People: Tuscumbia Space Penguins

We’re back with this months Welcome UFO People, a monthly comic written by Rob Kristofferson and drawn by me covering different UFO encounters! This month we are covering the Tuscumbia Space Penguins, just one of the best cases of High…

Create Magic Pod Episode 318: Do Anything

Todd PurseFeb 20, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 318: Do Anything

Little Monday goblin comic strip about doing stuff and doing it in a silly way. There is something to moving our bodies in a playful manor that seems to have the ability to change our world view… or at least…

Create Magic Pod episode 317: Get Weird With Friends

Todd PurseFeb 19, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod episode 317: Get Weird With Friends

Just some Sunday rambling about how band practice and friends can remind ya of how magic everything is. Oh yeah and I almost burned my house down with a Happy Meal box so there’s that! Hope ya have the best…

Creative Weirdos: Mitch Horowitz

Todd PurseFeb 18, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Mitch Horowitz

I’m so excited to share this conversation with Mitch Horowitz. Mitch is a historian of alternative spirituality and is one of my favorite thinkers in the realms of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. We cover a ton of amazing weirdness…

Create Magic Pod Episode 315: The Goblin Code

Todd PurseFeb 17, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 315: The Goblin Code

Stay Weird. Be Kind. Imagine… this is the Goblin Code! I’m excited to share this cover image for thew goblin comic in the works for the next issue of Personal Folklore. Hope you enjoy Friday rambles about comics and weirdness!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 314: Reflection and Difficulties

Todd PurseFeb 16, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 314: Reflection and Difficulties

Todays podcast has been delayed by tons of tech problems (aka my mic chord breaking and not having a back up haha) so we start talking about those and get to the idea that reflecting on outcomes can have an…

Create Magic Pod Episode 313: Weird Delaware: The Curse of Poe

Todd PurseFeb 15, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 313: Weird Delaware: The Curse of Poe

I’ve been wanting to do this one for a long time now, it was always one of my favorite local legends growing up! The curse Edgar Allan Poe placed on Newark Delaware… because he fell in mud!  Hope y’all have…

Create Magic Pod Episode 312: Goblin Love

Todd PurseFeb 14, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 312: Goblin Love

Happy Valentines day y’all! Here is a little drawing of some loving goblins and rambles about love for ya. Have the most lovely day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 311: Outer and Inner Aesthetics

Todd PurseFeb 13, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 311: Outer and Inner Aesthetics

Monday morning goblin comic about the outside effecting the in and whole lot of talk about my own journey in Aesthetics. Hope the week starts off wonderfully for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 310: Books Are Weird

Todd PurseFeb 12, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 310: Books Are Weird

Sunday ramblings about all kinds of stuff including books being collections of ideas manifested into physicality and portals to the weird! Enjoy the day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Super Inframan

Todd PurseFeb 11, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Super Inframan

I’m super excited to share this cosmic comic conversation with Super Inframan! We touch on all my favorite weirdness that exists in the liminality of sequential art. From Kirby to Morrison it’s all multiverse mythology shaping for this one! Enjoy…

Create Magic Pod Episode 308: Forever Letting Go

Todd PurseFeb 10, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 308: Forever Letting Go

A little drawing about letting go. This one was inspired by two separate  conversations I had with amazing artist and writers, Mitch Horowitz and Red Pill Junkie yesterday for the pod cast. Can’t wait to share these talks with ya!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 307: Donut Dagger

Todd PurseFeb 9, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 307: Donut Dagger

This is a little podcast about where I’m at with the new Personal Folklore and an adventure tale called, The Donut Dagger: A Hunt For Ideas. I’m super excited to share this new version of my weirdo zine with y’all!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 306: Weird Delaware – Bright Lights and Kitchen Portals

Todd PurseFeb 8, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 306: Weird Delaware – Bright Lights and Kitchen Portals

A quick installment of weird Delaware for the week covering more Bright Lights that lead me to a story about opening portals in a kitchen.  I hope y’all have a wonderfully weird Wednesday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Paranormal Power chords

Todd PurseFeb 7, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Paranormal Power chords

A little Tuesday weird music talk about power chords and the mythology of bands. Hope ya have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Spiral

Todd PurseFeb 6, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Spiral

Little Monday rambling about sick kids and living in the spiral. Hope the week is off to a great start for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 303: Morning Lunar Love

Todd PurseFeb 5, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 303: Morning Lunar Love

Little Sunday morning ramblings about early morning making stuff and the super pretty full moon. Hope y’all had a lovely weekend! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Servo

Todd PurseFeb 4, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Servo

This weeks creative weirdos conversation is with my longtime friend Servo! It’s a super fun one talking about growing up in a small town pop punk scene, current state of DIY, AI (including servo having AI write a song about…

Create Magic Pod Episode 301: Catch and Release

Todd PurseFeb 3, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 301: Catch and Release

A little Friday morning rambling about catching and releasing dreams and staying flexible in our thoughts and imagination. Hope y’all have the best weekend! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 300: Together In The Weird

Todd PurseFeb 2, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 300: Together In The Weird

Happy Ground hogs day friends! Today we talk weather predicting animals and weirdness that catches the cultures attention with practices from the past. Hoping for some early sprig and that y’all have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 299: Weird Delaware – Fountain of Youth

Todd PurseFeb 1, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 299: Weird Delaware – Fountain of Youth

Does the Fountain of Youth Reside in Lewes Delaware? Apparently one of them does and we get to dive into some more Delaware weirdness via this story of the search for ever lasting life…. or something like that! Have a…

Create Magic Pod Episode 298: Imagination Is Destiny

Todd PurseJan 31, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 298: Imagination Is Destiny

Another podcast about the importance  of imagination. It’s not only important to exercise our imagination but also be careful  of what we feed it. I hope y’all have the best Tuesday! https://www.mitchhorowitz.com/ Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 297: Believe In the Outcome

Todd PurseJan 30, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 297: Believe In the Outcome

A little Monday morning goblin comic about shaping the past and future. Believing in the outcome seems to be a necessary ingredient in making it happen, not the only ingredient but an important one.  Hope y’all have the best Monday!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 296: Positive Paranormal Attitude

Todd PurseJan 29, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 296: Positive Paranormal Attitude

Just some Sunday ramblings about injecting positivity into the paranormal and everywhere else! It was inspired by the new Tracing Owls episode linked below,  highly recommend giving it a listen! Thanks as always for being here. Hope ya have the…

Creative Weirdos: Mike Clelland

Todd PurseJan 28, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Mike Clelland

I’m very excited to share this weeks conversation with y’all. I had a blast speaking with Mike Clelland about synchronicities , ufos, mythology, art, and owls. Mike is an amazing writer, illustrator and researcher who is also just an incredibly…

Create Magic Pod Episode 294: Remember the Future

Todd PurseJan 27, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 294: Remember the Future

Little Friday time ramblings about pre cognitive creativity and some other random thoughts inspired by the podcast episode linked below. Have the best weekend y’all! https://connerhabib.com/2023/01/03/mitch-horowitz-on-going-beyond-the-new-age-the-first-ep-of-my-aewch-series-on-how-to-live-in-2023-how-to-live-beyond/ Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 293: Ghost Pants Dance Party

Todd PurseJan 26, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 293: Ghost Pants Dance Party

Today we have a silly little drawing of a ghost pants dance party. Was trying to lean into relaxing and having a little fun since I was under the weather yesterday and this is what popped out. Hope y’all enjoy…

Create Magic Pod Episode 292: Weird Delaware: Crybaby Bridge

Todd PurseJan 25, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 292: Weird Delaware: Crybaby Bridge

For this weeks installment of weird Delaware I’m sharing an episode of a podcast I make with my friend Erin for Brandywine Coffee Roasters (the coffee company I do illustration work for). I’m a bit under the weather and couldn’t…

Create Magic Pod Episode 291: Morning Treats

Todd PurseJan 24, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 291: Morning Treats

Little blue goblin friend here as a reminder to take care of yourself in the morning time, whatever that may mean to you! Enjoy the day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 290: Goblin Dreams

Todd PurseJan 23, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 290: Goblin Dreams

Little Monday morning dream comic. I don’t remember many of my dreams but what I do I bring back always seems special and fun. Whats y’alls dream life like? Hope y’all have a great start to the week! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com…

Create Magic Pod Episode 289: Silly Weirdness

Todd PurseJan 22, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 289: Silly Weirdness

Just some strange Sunday silliness talking. Hope y’all get to enjoy the day and a few donuts! Take care! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Joey Howell

Todd PurseJan 21, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Joey Howell

Very excited to share this weeks conversation with my new friend Joey Howell. Joey is an amazing artist creating work for the likes of Cheech and Chong, Rip n’ Dip, and tons of others. Joey is a talented Illustrator as…

Create Magic Pod Episode 288: Whistling Past The Graveyard

Todd PurseJan 20, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 288: Whistling Past The Graveyard

A little Friday ramble about creative life cycles and whistling past the graveyard. I hope y’all have the best weekend! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 287: Tell Me What You’re Thinking

Todd PurseJan 19, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 287: Tell Me What You’re Thinking

A little Thursday meditative rambling about the recent urge to write and record new short silly songs. This Drawing was based on one of those silly songs I wrote and recorded in the garage. I hope you enjoy the day!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 286: Weird Delaware – The Mysterious Lotus Lily Beds

Todd PurseJan 18, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 286: Weird Delaware – The Mysterious Lotus Lily Beds

Back for more Delaware weirdness for the Wednesday! Today we cover the Mysterious Lotus Lillies. A beautiful example of natures enigmatic elegance that inspires wonder in our lives. This is a strange story that doesn’t have to much to it…

Create Magic Pod Episode 285: Welcome UFO People January 2023

Todd PurseJan 17, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 285: Welcome UFO People January 2023

This months installment of Welcome UFO People had me reflecting a little on sitting with the strange via creative endeavors. Hope y’all have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 284: Stories

Todd PurseJan 16, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 284: Stories

A little Monday goblin comic all about the stories that shape our lives. Hope ya have a wonderful start to the week y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 283: Comfort In The Question

Todd PurseJan 15, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 283: Comfort In The Question

Just a little detective goblin here to remind us to find the joy in the mysteries cause the answers aren’t always the point. Hope y’all have a wonderful Sunday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Cole Herrold

Todd PurseJan 14, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Cole Herrold

This weeks Creative Weirdos episode I sit down with my new friend Cole Herrold. Cole does amazing research into all things anomalous  and we get this conversation rolling by talking about paranormal happenings in children’s books and it goes all…

Create Magic Pod Episode 281: Personal Paranormal Paranormal Pareidolia

Todd PurseJan 13, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 281: Personal Paranormal Paranormal Pareidolia

Little Friday personal pareidolia ramblings and synchronicities. Thanks for checking this out and I hope y’all have a wonderful weekend! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 280: Home In The Imaginal

Todd PurseJan 12, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 280: Home In The Imaginal

This is a page from the new issue of Personal Folklore that I finally dropped on the site (and will be shipping out today for subscribers). This marks a year of self publishing a monthly weirdo art zine and I…

Create Magic Pod Episode 279: Weird Delaware – Aerial Aesthetics

Todd PurseJan 11, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 279: Weird Delaware – Aerial Aesthetics

Back this week with another Weird Delaware installment. This week we’re talking Aerial weirdness in the diamond state. I start with a little talking about some local friends who have had ufo sightings that I’ve met recently as well as…

Create Magic Pod Episode 278: Have Weird Will Travel

Todd PurseJan 10, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 278: Have Weird Will Travel

Some Tuesday garage rock and Mothman talk… Well mainly Garage rock! Hope ya dig this silly Mothman drawing. Have the best day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 277: Goblin Breath

Todd PurseJan 9, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 277: Goblin Breath

An update to an older goblin comic about a little breathing exercises I like to do through out the day. Breathing seams to reflect what we do as weirdo humans in the way we consume (breath in) reflect (hold breath)…

Create Magic Pod Episode 276: Leaving My Mind

Todd PurseJan 8, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 276: Leaving My Mind

Little Sunday morning goblin friend reminding us all to leave our minds behind for a little bit today and see what other ideas may float in. Hope ya have the best day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email:…

Creative Weirdos: Easton Hawk

Todd PurseJan 7, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Easton Hawk

This weeks creative weirdos is with the amazing artist and musician Easton Hawk! This is a super fun conversation about everything from comic books and creativity to time and death. It’s all in here and then some! Go check out…

Create Magic Pod Episode 274: Mysterious Making

Todd PurseJan 6, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 274: Mysterious Making

A little rambling about creativity inspired by talks David Lynch has given on the subject. These are the kinda ramblings that just feel good to me. I don’t know if I say anything useful but after hitting stop on the…

Create Magic Pod Episode 273: Foxy Friend Forever

Todd PurseJan 5, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 273: Foxy Friend Forever

This is a little tribute to our friendly neighborhood 3 legged fox, aka Foxy. Foxy has been running in and around our yard for 3 or 4 years now, and according to our neighbors way before that. He was a…

Create Magic Pod Episode 272: Weird Delaware – Phantom Dragon

Todd PurseJan 4, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 272: Weird Delaware – Phantom Dragon

Happy Wednesday y’all! It’s time for more tales of Weird Delaware and today we’ll be talking about a phantom dragon that’s not a dragon at all! This is a tale from the Revolutionary war times and can show how the…

Create Magic Pod Episode 271: Cloak of the Weird

Todd PurseJan 3, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 271: Cloak of the Weird

The next page in this months Strange Comics for Personal Folklore Issue 11! This one’s about the idea that paranormal events may arise to remind us that we are a being of duality, made of matter and spirit equally… maybe?…

Create Magic Pod Episode 270: Between Hope and Hopelessness

Todd PurseJan 2, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 270: Between Hope and Hopelessness

Good Morning y’all! Hope ya had the best New Years celebration and 2023 is off to a great start for ya. I have a fun 4 panel goblin comic to get the new week rolling. I think I’m gonna try…

Create Magic Pod Episode 269: Happy 2023!

Todd PurseJan 1, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 269: Happy 2023!

Happy New Year y’all! Hope ya had a wonderful New Years Eve and are getting to relax and enjoy the first day of 2023! Heres to a weird and wonderfully creative new year! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email:…

Creative Weirdos: Ryan Sprague

Todd PurseDec 31, 20221 min read
Creative Weirdos: Ryan Sprague

Happy New Years eve y’all! I’m excited to share this one with y’all! I had a blast talking to Ryan Sprague of the Somewhere In The Skies Podcast about his creative life and all kinds of other fun weirdness. Enjoy…

Create Magic Pod Episode 267: Dream Explorers

Todd PurseDec 30, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 267: Dream Explorers

Good Morning Friends! Here is another page from the next months personal folklore. This is a little story about how we are all creative beings connecting to imagination via dreams, the paranormal, and more! Have the best day y’all! Links:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 266: Time Machine Mind

Todd PurseDec 29, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 266: Time Machine Mind

A little Thursday ramblings about time and time travel. The end of the year always gets me thinking about how weird time and our experience in it really is. Hope y’all have a wonderful day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 265: Weird Delaware – The Fence Rail Dog

Todd PurseDec 28, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 265: Weird Delaware – The Fence Rail Dog

Back with another tale of strange Delaware folklore. Today we’ll be talking The Black Fence Rail dog. A ghost dog / hyena cryptid seen on a stretch of Delaware highway around and before deaths / tragedies.  Hope this little bit…

Create Magic Pod Episode 264: Goblin Hugs

Todd PurseDec 27, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 264: Goblin Hugs

A little Tuesday ramble about visiting emotions and feelings. Give your inner goblins a little love if ya have the chance today! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 263: Anomalous Aesthetics

Todd PurseDec 26, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 263: Anomalous Aesthetics

Happy Monday friends! Just a little tentacled ufo friend and some talk of Anomalous Aesthetics to start the week. Hope ya had a wonderful Holiday and get to enjoy some relaxation today!  Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Podcast Episode 262: Magically Wild

Todd PurseDec 25, 20221 min read
Create Magic Podcast Episode 262: Magically Wild

A brief rambling of gratitude and Christmas Wishes! Hope y’all enjoy the day. Take care and thank you so much for all the support!  Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Barbara Fisher

Todd PurseDec 24, 20221 min read
Creative Weirdos: Barbara Fisher

I’m super excite to share this episode of creative weirdos with y’all! I got to sit down with Barbara Fisher, amazing artist, writer, one of the hosts of the 6 Degrees of John Keel podcast, and so much more! We…

Create Magic Pod Episode 260: Winter Ghost Stories

Todd PurseDec 23, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 260: Winter Ghost Stories

A little Friday holiday ghost story fun. I read an excerpt from one of my favorite new winter time scary stories I think y’all are gonna dig! Check the full story linked below: https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/classic-gothic-ghost-stories/between-the-lights-by-e-f-benson/ Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios…

Create Magic Pod Episode 259: Early Coffee

Todd PurseDec 22, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 259: Early Coffee

Happy Yule everyone! Hope the longest night of the year found ya well. Here is a little winter solstice rant to the get the yuletide season off to a fun start! Have a great day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85…

Create Magic Pod Episode 258: Weird Delaware – The Claymont Christmas Weed

Todd PurseDec 21, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 258: Weird Delaware – The Claymont Christmas Weed

For this magical Holiday week I bring some yuletide weird Delaware Folklore from right around the Corner to y’all! The Story of the Claymont Christmas Weed is my new favorite Holiday tradition I just Discovered! This is  little different than…

Create Magic Pod Episode 257: Tomorrows Goblin

Todd PurseDec 20, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 257: Tomorrows Goblin

A little more winter / holiday / art process ramblings. Stumbling to thoughts and images that hopefully makes sense. Have the best day y’all!

Create Magic Pod Episode 256: The Wild Hunt Reflection

Todd PurseDec 19, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 256: The Wild Hunt Reflection

Happy Monday y’all! Here’s another little weirdo Holiday ramble about the Wild Hunt and more to start the Monday! Hope the day finds y’all well! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 255: Winter Folklore Rambles

Todd PurseDec 18, 20221 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 255: Winter Folklore Rambles

Little bit more weirdo Holiday ramblings about some of my favorite imagery associated  with this magical time of year. Enjoy the day friends! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Kris Galeano

Todd PurseDec 17, 20221 min read
Creative Weirdos: Kris Galeano

I’m very excited to share this weeks Creative Weirdos conversation with y’all. Kris Galeano is an amazing artist, Father, and all around thoughtful person that has become a good friend. We continue the pods trend of talking paranormal parenting as…

Create Magic Pod Episode 349: Cultivate Awe

Todd PurseMar 23, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 349: Cultivate Awe

A little Thursday morning ramble about art and awe. Hope the week has treated y’all well so far!  Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves Indigo Milkcap: https://indigomilkcap.bandcamp.com/track/walk-spooky-2

Create Magic Pod Episode 348: Weird Delaware – The Selbyville Swamp Monster (Reposted from The Tracing Owls Podcast)

Todd PurseMar 22, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 348: Weird Delaware – The Selbyville Swamp Monster (Reposted from The Tracing Owls Podcast)

For today’s weird Delaware installment we are covering the most well known creature from the Small Wonder, the Selbyville Swamp Monster! I called on the help of my good friend Vuk of the Tracing Owls Podcast because we had already…

Create Magic Pod Episode 347: More Co-Created

Todd PurseMar 21, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 347: More Co-Created

Little morning rambling about how we are all more co-created than self made. From the bacteria that out number our human cells to the co-creative act of making life it all requires help and interaction with our fellow people… or…

Create Magic Pod Episode 346: SPRING!

Todd PurseMar 20, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 346: SPRING!

Happy First Day of Spring y’all! Hope ya had a wonderful weekend and the Monday treats ya well. Enjoy this little green comic about goblins and springtime! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop…

Create Magic Pod Episode 345: Mind From The Abyss

Todd PurseMar 19, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 345: Mind From The Abyss

Little Sunday morning flower wizard that grew outta of colorful dots. That will make more sense when ya listen to the episode! I hope y’all have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The…

Creative Weirdos: Dustin Williams

Todd PurseMar 18, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Dustin Williams

Creative Weirdos: Dustin Williams So stoked to share this weeks creative weirdos with y’all. I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the amazing artist, designer, pritn maker, and all around thoughtful human being Dustin Williams. You might know…

Create Magic Pod Episode 343: Welcome UFO People #7

Todd PurseMar 17, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 343: Welcome UFO People #7

Hello! We’re kicking off the weekend with this months Welcome UFO People installment and its a super fun one featuring egg shaped objects and chicken like beings. Thanks so much for supporting these werido art projects y’all! Have the best…

Create Magic Pod Episode 342: No Separation

Todd PurseMar 16, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 342: No Separation

Little Thursday morning donut wizard friend to remind us that it’s all one forever. Separation is a weird thing, and probably useful in a way. But this is all about remembering it’s all the same, inner and outer, above and…

Create Magic Pod Episode 341: Weird Delaware – Shadow Dogman

Todd PurseMar 15, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 341: Weird Delaware – Shadow Dogman

Wednesday is for strange stories from the small wonder. Today we have one of the only Dogman encounters I’ve come across from the first state and it’s a great story. It even has some angelic beings spotted in the background…

Create Magic Pod Episode 340: Attention To Attention

Todd PurseMar 14, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 340: Attention To Attention

A little Tuesday talk about Attention and bug friends! Hope the day is an awesome one for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves Indigo Milkcap: https://indigomilkcap.bandcamp.com/track/walk-spooky-2

Create Magic Pod Episode 339: Room For Improvement

Todd PurseMar 13, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 339: Room For Improvement

Happy Monday Goblin friends! Hope the week is off to a great start for ya. This is a little ramble about perfection and the space for improvement.. sort of. Have the best day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios…

Create Magic Pod Episode 338: Time Wave Shift

Todd PurseMar 12, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 338: Time Wave Shift

Happy Time travel day friends! Hope the chrono-shift went smoothly for y’all. This is just a short ramble about weird time. Have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach…

Creative Weirdos: Dr. Jack Hunter

Todd PurseMar 11, 20232 min read
Creative Weirdos: Dr. Jack Hunter

This weeks talk was super special and I’m so excited to share it with y’all. I’m very grateful to have had the chance to sit down and talk with Dr. Jack Hunter about his new book, Deep Weird: The Varieties…

Create Magic Pod Episode 336: Self Reflections

Todd PurseMar 10, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 336: Self Reflections

Little Friday self reflections. This is one I’ve been thinking on for a little bit and had a lot of fun making. I think I need to draw more bugs. Hope y’all have a wonderful Friday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85…

Create Magic Pod Episode 335: Imaginal Donut of Immeasurable Novelty

Todd PurseMar 9, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 335: Imaginal Donut of Immeasurable Novelty

Back with another page from my new comic Goblin Code to share with y’all today! In this one we meat the third member of our adventure crew, Terrance the imaginal donut of immeasurable novelty! I hope you enjoy the day!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 334: Weird Delaware – Rouge Emu

Todd PurseMar 8, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 334: Weird Delaware – Rouge Emu

This weeks tale of Weird Delaware is all about out of place animals, specifically an Emu named Eddie! Delaware has a history of out of place animal sightings that I love. It started in the mid 90s with local cougar…

Create Magic Pod Episode 333: Worries

Todd PurseMar 7, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 333: Worries

Just a little Tuesday recap of my wild Monday and thoughts on anxiety. Hope it a worry free day for y’all! Thanks for all the support and just being awesome! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 332: Interwoven Mystery

Todd PurseMar 6, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 332: Interwoven Mystery

Happy Monday y’all! Today we have a little goblin comic about curiosity and celebration. I hope the week is off to a wonderful start for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin:…

Create Magic Podcast: Donut Wizards Forever

Todd PurseMar 5, 20231 min read
Create Magic Podcast: Donut Wizards Forever

Short and fun Sunday wizardly rambles about birthday parties and donuts. Hope the Sunday treats y’all well! Thanks for being the best! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves…

Creative Weirdos: Artificial Imagining with Vuk, Easton Hawk, and Jonathan Dodd

Todd PurseMar 4, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Artificial Imagining with Vuk, Easton Hawk, and Jonathan Dodd

This a super special installment of the Creative Weirdos! Vuk, of Tracing Owls, set up this round table and allowed me to “co-host” a discussion on Artificial Intelligence and creativity with some of my favorite artists, Easton Hawk and Jonathan…

Create Magic Pod Episode 329: Today Is Today

Todd PurseMar 3, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 329: Today Is Today

A little Mothman doodle / ramble about wasted yesterdays, new todays, and coming tomorrows. Hope y’all have  a wonderful Friday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones: https://thehalftones.bandcamp.com/album/get-off-my-nerves Indigo Milkcap:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 328: Feathered Friends

Todd PurseMar 2, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 328: Feathered Friends

Little bird friends brining messages from the stars for this Thursdays drawing / pod. Pay attention to the feathered flying critters ya see today, they may have something to say! Hope its a great one for ya! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 327: Weird Delaware – Delaware Merfolk

Todd PurseMar 1, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 327: Weird Delaware – Delaware Merfolk

For todays installment of weird Delaware we’re talking mer-folk! Thanks to Vuk of The Tracing Owls Podcast for the research help and topic suggestions. I’ve known of the fiji mermaid that resides in Lewes Delaware for a while now, but…

Create Magic Pod Episode 326: Going Nowhere

Todd PurseFeb 28, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 326: Going Nowhere

Short Tuesday rambles about going nowhere while making stuff and how that might be just the place ya gotta be to take the next step. Hope y’all have an awesome Tuesday! Band Links: The Headies: https://theheadies.bandcamp.com/album/meta-pop Martin: https://squareofoppositionrecords.bandcamp.com/album/martin-slaughter-beach The Halftones:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 325: Dream Donuts

Todd PurseFeb 27, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 325: Dream Donuts

Just a little goblin comic about magical dream donuts! Hope the week is off to  a great start for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 324: Stillness Solution

Todd PurseFeb 26, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 324: Stillness Solution

Little Sunday study in stillness solutions. It’s hard to remember not to do things sometimes. Hope y’all have a a wonderfully relaxing day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Red Pill Junkie

Todd PurseFeb 25, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Red Pill Junkie

Very excited to share this weeks conversation with the amazing artist Red Pill Junkie. RPJ has been one of my favorite people to listen to guest on Podcasts for a while, and his writing for the Daily Grail is wonderful!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 322: Reside In Paradox

Todd PurseFeb 24, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 322: Reside In Paradox

Friday fun rambles about living in paradox and the magic of between… maybe? Hope y’all have the best start to the weekend! “I find myself unable to let go of the sense that human beings are somehow special, and that…

Create Magic Pod Episode 321: On The Verge

Todd PurseFeb 23, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 321: On The Verge

A little rambling about being on the verge of something awesome, as long as thats the story we keep writing… or something like that! Hope y’all have a terrific Thursday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 320: Weird Delaware – Sky Jelly Fish

Todd PurseFeb 22, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 320: Weird Delaware – Sky Jelly Fish

Create Magic Pod Episode 320: Weird Delaware – Sky Jelly Fish It’s Wednesday and that means we have another tale of Weird Delaware to share with y’all! This Ariel amoeba spotted over Dover Delaware was brought to my attention via…

Create Magic Pod Episode 319: Welcome UFO People: Tuscumbia Space Penguins

Todd PurseFeb 21, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 319: Welcome UFO People: Tuscumbia Space Penguins

We’re back with this months Welcome UFO People, a monthly comic written by Rob Kristofferson and drawn by me covering different UFO encounters! This month we are covering the Tuscumbia Space Penguins, just one of the best cases of High…

Create Magic Pod Episode 318: Do Anything

Todd PurseFeb 20, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 318: Do Anything

Little Monday goblin comic strip about doing stuff and doing it in a silly way. There is something to moving our bodies in a playful manor that seems to have the ability to change our world view… or at least…

Create Magic Pod episode 317: Get Weird With Friends

Todd PurseFeb 19, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod episode 317: Get Weird With Friends

Just some Sunday rambling about how band practice and friends can remind ya of how magic everything is. Oh yeah and I almost burned my house down with a Happy Meal box so there’s that! Hope ya have the best…

Creative Weirdos: Mitch Horowitz

Todd PurseFeb 18, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Mitch Horowitz

I’m so excited to share this conversation with Mitch Horowitz. Mitch is a historian of alternative spirituality and is one of my favorite thinkers in the realms of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. We cover a ton of amazing weirdness…

Create Magic Pod Episode 315: The Goblin Code

Todd PurseFeb 17, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 315: The Goblin Code

Stay Weird. Be Kind. Imagine… this is the Goblin Code! I’m excited to share this cover image for thew goblin comic in the works for the next issue of Personal Folklore. Hope you enjoy Friday rambles about comics and weirdness!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 314: Reflection and Difficulties

Todd PurseFeb 16, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 314: Reflection and Difficulties

Todays podcast has been delayed by tons of tech problems (aka my mic chord breaking and not having a back up haha) so we start talking about those and get to the idea that reflecting on outcomes can have an…

Create Magic Pod Episode 313: Weird Delaware: The Curse of Poe

Todd PurseFeb 15, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 313: Weird Delaware: The Curse of Poe

I’ve been wanting to do this one for a long time now, it was always one of my favorite local legends growing up! The curse Edgar Allan Poe placed on Newark Delaware… because he fell in mud!  Hope y’all have…

Create Magic Pod Episode 312: Goblin Love

Todd PurseFeb 14, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 312: Goblin Love

Happy Valentines day y’all! Here is a little drawing of some loving goblins and rambles about love for ya. Have the most lovely day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 311: Outer and Inner Aesthetics

Todd PurseFeb 13, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 311: Outer and Inner Aesthetics

Monday morning goblin comic about the outside effecting the in and whole lot of talk about my own journey in Aesthetics. Hope the week starts off wonderfully for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 310: Books Are Weird

Todd PurseFeb 12, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 310: Books Are Weird

Sunday ramblings about all kinds of stuff including books being collections of ideas manifested into physicality and portals to the weird! Enjoy the day y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Super Inframan

Todd PurseFeb 11, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Super Inframan

I’m super excited to share this cosmic comic conversation with Super Inframan! We touch on all my favorite weirdness that exists in the liminality of sequential art. From Kirby to Morrison it’s all multiverse mythology shaping for this one! Enjoy…

Create Magic Pod Episode 308: Forever Letting Go

Todd PurseFeb 10, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 308: Forever Letting Go

A little drawing about letting go. This one was inspired by two separate  conversations I had with amazing artist and writers, Mitch Horowitz and Red Pill Junkie yesterday for the pod cast. Can’t wait to share these talks with ya!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 307: Donut Dagger

Todd PurseFeb 9, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 307: Donut Dagger

This is a little podcast about where I’m at with the new Personal Folklore and an adventure tale called, The Donut Dagger: A Hunt For Ideas. I’m super excited to share this new version of my weirdo zine with y’all!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 306: Weird Delaware – Bright Lights and Kitchen Portals

Todd PurseFeb 8, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 306: Weird Delaware – Bright Lights and Kitchen Portals

A quick installment of weird Delaware for the week covering more Bright Lights that lead me to a story about opening portals in a kitchen.  I hope y’all have a wonderfully weird Wednesday! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Paranormal Power chords

Todd PurseFeb 7, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Paranormal Power chords

A little Tuesday weird music talk about power chords and the mythology of bands. Hope ya have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Spiral

Todd PurseFeb 6, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 304: Spiral

Little Monday rambling about sick kids and living in the spiral. Hope the week is off to a great start for y’all! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 303: Morning Lunar Love

Todd PurseFeb 5, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 303: Morning Lunar Love

Little Sunday morning ramblings about early morning making stuff and the super pretty full moon. Hope y’all had a lovely weekend! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Creative Weirdos: Servo

Todd PurseFeb 4, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Servo

This weeks creative weirdos conversation is with my longtime friend Servo! It’s a super fun one talking about growing up in a small town pop punk scene, current state of DIY, AI (including servo having AI write a song about…

Create Magic Pod Episode 301: Catch and Release

Todd PurseFeb 3, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 301: Catch and Release

A little Friday morning rambling about catching and releasing dreams and staying flexible in our thoughts and imagination. Hope y’all have the best weekend! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 300: Together In The Weird

Todd PurseFeb 2, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 300: Together In The Weird

Happy Ground hogs day friends! Today we talk weather predicting animals and weirdness that catches the cultures attention with practices from the past. Hoping for some early sprig and that y’all have the best day! Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon:…

Create Magic Pod Episode 299: Weird Delaware – Fountain of Youth

Todd PurseFeb 1, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 299: Weird Delaware – Fountain of Youth

Does the Fountain of Youth Reside in Lewes Delaware? Apparently one of them does and we get to dive into some more Delaware weirdness via this story of the search for ever lasting life…. or something like that! Have a…

Create Magic Pod Episode 298: Imagination Is Destiny

Todd PurseJan 31, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 298: Imagination Is Destiny

Another podcast about the importance  of imagination. It’s not only important to exercise our imagination but also be careful  of what we feed it. I hope y’all have the best Tuesday! https://www.mitchhorowitz.com/ Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com

Create Magic Pod Episode 297: Believe In the Outcome

Todd PurseJan 30, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 297: Believe In the Outcome

A little Monday morning goblin comic about shaping the past and future. Believing in the outcome seems to be a necessary ingredient in making it happen, not the only ingredient but an important one.  Hope y’all have the best Monday!…

Create Magic Pod Episode 296: Positive Paranormal Attitude

Todd PurseJan 29, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 296: Positive Paranormal Attitude

Just some Sunday ramblings about injecting positivity into the paranormal and everywhere else! It was inspired by the new Tracing Owls episode linked below,  highly recommend giving it a listen! Thanks as always for being here. Hope ya have the…

Creative Weirdos: Mike Clelland

Todd PurseJan 28, 20231 min read
Creative Weirdos: Mike Clelland

I’m very excited to share this weeks conversation with y’all. I had a blast speaking with Mike Clelland about synchronicities , ufos, mythology, art, and owls. Mike is an amazing writer, illustrator and researcher who is also just an incredibly…

Create Magic Pod Episode 294: Remember the Future

Todd PurseJan 27, 20231 min read
Create Magic Pod Episode 294: Remember the Future

Little Friday time ramblings about pre cognitive creativity and some other random thoughts inspired by the podcast episode linked below. Have the best weekend y’all! https://connerhabib.com/2023/01/03/mitch-horowitz-on-going-beyond-the-new-age-the-first-ep-of-my-aewch-series-on-how-to-live-in-2023-how-to-live-beyond/ Links: https://www.createmagicstudios.com Instagram: @toddde85 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Createmagicstudios Email: todd@createmagicstudios.com