I was about to refute the claim about the game’s age until I looked it up and saw it was made in 2008. Honestly, it’s kind of disheartening. I got a lot of followers who expected me to be a flash game designer and animator and I am not. I worry that I’m letting each and every one of them down by not living up to their expectations like some kind of bait-and-switch car salesman.

What’s worse is when you stack Linda Wright and the Wriggling Jungle on top of that. I started that comic in 2009 and since then, I’ve only produced four comics. That’s one comic every two years! So I’ve got another stack of followers from that who expected me to be a comic artist and I worry I disappoint them as well. It saddens me that I’m known for something I rarely do. I don’t mean to trick them.

But I also appreciate all the people who stayed, the ones that liked the game but also liked the art and the stories. It really warms my heart to hear from all the folks who started with Beach Linda but went on to like my drawings (or in some cases, the entire furry fandom). I can’t resent where I came from. I can’t beat myself up for catching lightning in a bottle that one time. Because I certainly wouldn’t be where I am today without it and I’m glad to be where I am. So I may cringe looking at that old art and janky animations but I still appreciate my break-out role, as it were.