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9 thoughts on “558 – Cotton Clad Calamity”

  1. Raznaak

    Yup, he’s a bastard XD

  2. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Are those pajamas available in XXXL in the gift shop?

  3. Otaku

    It’s been a while, so let me ask: Did we get a reason for him to WANT Susie dead? Not to backseat, but if we didn’t, I’m worried were about to move into “Stupid Evil” territory. Now, stupid happens, don’t get me wrong. It’s not bad storytelling for that to be the case here.

    You’ve just done a good job NOT having that be a driving factor, so the “Kill off the stars of my successful reality TV show.” seems shortsighted, otherwise. Oh, I guess I could be mistaken about the in-story reality TV show’s success. Like, if the company behind them is losing money, or they think a change in management at the ranch would make the whole thing more popular/profitable, then I can see the above scenario happening as well.

    I REALLY think I’m just forgetting something important, but that I don’t have time to deep dive to remind me of, hence the comment. >_<

    1. Deoxy

      It certainly has been stretched out over quite a while, but there have definitely been hints from quite near the beginning that whoever is running the reality TV show definitely wants her dead.

      But I certainly don’t recall any reason why.

      1. Clint

        Yeah it’s fair to not remember since it’s been a hot minute (many, many minutes) but if you feel like a refresher the most relevant bits would be the beginning of Episode 8 and the end of Episode 15. We haven’t explicitly spelled out exactly what The Exec means by his “side hustle” or who was on the other end of that phone call, though.

        I’m hoping that when the whole thing is eventually available it will make sense, or at least enough sense to have hung this narrative on.

        1. Otaku

          Thanks for the replies, Deoxy and Clint. Yeah, I’d totally forgotten about those things. Good to know!

  4. Evervigilant

    Seems about time for the two people who aren’t there to make a surprise entrance as the ace Susie didn’t even know she had.

  5. Scarsdale

    There’s still 3-5 people on her side that might be planning something. This guy is a megalomaniac with a god complex, so letting him think he’s the sharpest tool in the shed sets him up for a fall. Everything depends on those cameras, and I suspect their little stop over by the charging coffins had something to do with her actual plan, not the one the a-hole thinks it is.

  6. lyra

    Really enjoyed the opening of Zombie Ranch. I like the combination of the western setting with the zombie concept, it gives the story a really distinctive atmosphere. I’m a freelance illustrator and animator, and I’d be interested in seeing how some of these scenes could translate into motion, especially as a short animated teaser or character scene.

    If you’re ever interested in something like that, you can reach me here:

    IG: eve_verse_
    Email: [contact.lilaclines@gmail.com](mailto:contact.lilaclines@gmail.com)
    Discord: Lyralilac_

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558 – Cotton Clad Calamity
Posted on August 26, 2026 by Dawn

What would you call this? Armchair assassination? Merk-from-home?

Well, Suzie ain't dead (or undead) quite yet, so we'll just have to see if his gloating is justifiable.

More on the mail

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Clint

If you have no interest in my continuing recap of our experiences shipping Kickstarter rewards, I suppose it’s best you mosey on along, cuz it’s not over yet.

The United States Postal Service has a legendarily bad reputation, to the point it’s one of those symbols of government bureaucracy gone wrong, where surly and uncooperative clerks barely tolerate your presence before handing your fragile and irreplaceable packages off to a black void of delay, damage, and loss.

In truth–at least from my perspective–they ain’t so bad. Maybe it was the competition of courier services like FedEx and UPS, or the rise of email and other Internet services for communications, or a combination of both, but my experiences have generally been positive, both sending and receiving. So when it came time to choose shipping options for fulfillment of the Zombie Ranch kickstarter, the USPS remained on my list. In fact, in the end I ended up doing all my fulfillment shipments with them. Why? Well, like I said, I had no real horror stories, and the price was definitely right.

The pricing was odd because I remember hearing from people that the courier services were cheaper, but when I went to compare rates there was no contest, even on the economy options like UPS Ground. The courier international rates were even more shuddersome. Recently there was a change in rates because of the couriers starting to use “dimensional weight“, but our packages even for our high-end tiers shouldn’t have been big enough to trigger that; regardless, the numbers just weren’t good for our particular situation where we had nothing weighing over four pounds that needed delivery. The courier options seemed most suited towards heavy packages needing to go a long distance. And supposedly it was more reliable, but I’d had incidents refuting that with UPS at least.

Anyhow, I mentioned Media Mail in the last blog, which is how we ended up sending out all the books to our domestic backers (it’s not available internationally). About 30 books were shipped in cushioned envelopes, and out of those I so far know of only one SNAFU that has to be corrected, with all the rest arriving safely. Ditto for the separate high-tier swag shipments sent later by Priority Mail, all of which seem to have arrived without incident. That leaves the only question marks being the international packages and the tiny “secret stash” boxes we sent First Class Parcel, so we’ll see how they go, or don’t go as the case may be.

Now I’m not advocating this method for everyone, even though so far it’s worked out for us. In particular it’s probably insanity to use low-cost USPS services if you’re sending something unique and irreplaceable — in our case we have the luxury of having made sure we have backups, as well as dealing with a relatively small and patient group of contributors. If and when we do another Kickstarter we’ve definitely got some new lessons in mind and will be revisiting our options for fulfillment. Rates can change all the time, and if any of our international packages end up seriously delayed or lost, well, that’ll be a factor, too.

But considering shipping seems to be the number one place where Kickstarters end up “failing” in spite of success, fate so far is dealing us a kind, if not perfect hand, and we’re on track for our promised October fulfillment. People are getting the goodies they pledged for and enjoying them. So thank you, USPS — and may I not have jinxed anything by saying that.