Generation Gap | Everly Heights Tales
This week’s episode of Everly Heights Tales is about parenting, snowstorms, and Adobe Photoshop 4.0. Trivia: 4.0 was the first version of Photoshop I used. I totally bought it with my 13-year-old allowance. My low-effort cover story paid off though, since I’ve spent most of my adult life pulling a paycheck by splicing layers and converting assets to CMYK.
In the shivering shadow of the 1994 “Storm of the Century,” thirteen-year-old Marcus finds himself trapped in a drafty Ohio house that feels worlds away from his old life in Texas. From the rhythmic, soulless clicking of a Macintosh mouse… to the stubborn smudge of a colored pencil on a composition notebook… and the static-filled weather bulletins from substitute WART-TV meteorologist Mr. Matheson, a generational battle of artistic integrity unfolds. Marcus, a purist clinging to the messy “human touch” of his superhero character Detective Fang, faces off against his father, David, a graphic artist who has traded ink and charcoal for the efficiency of Photoshop and “Bezier curves.” A tale about the friction between analog soul and digital convenience. Do the tools matter more than the human using them?
In the aftershow, creator Bill Meeks recalls the very real “Storm of the Century” that greeted his own family upon moving to the Ohio Valley from Texas. Plus: Bill reflects on the personal “generation gap” that emerged in his own home when his children began to view his career decisions as a “supervillain” turn and shares how their criticism is partially responsible for this audio drama existing.
NEXT TIME: Jim Colvin’s W.E.I.R.D.E. world returns in our first trilogy. Come back in a few weeks to meet Infinite Tina!
LINKS
WEB: https://everlyheights.tv/everly-heights-tales/generation-gap-everly-heights-tales/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebmOZTEwU6k
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/generation-gap/id1838843394?i=1000753066063
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mL6jpKCSFfGjiyj1AEQGp
I always love our actors, and this week’s trio did a killer job! Kaleb Deatherage returns as a teenager with attitude. Pete Lutz plays an older, wiser version of Kaleb’s character. Daniel Penz rounds out the cast as the well-meaning dad. Great talents, all!
Spring Break 2026 WOO!
With this episode, we’re going to take a little breather for most of the rest of March, then we’re coming back with 2 3-PART ADVENTURES.
Yep! Six new episodes telling two epic stories set in the one and only Everly Heights. First up, Infinite Tina, a multiversal adventure featuring W.E.I.R.D.E., the secret multiversal police force working below Everly Heights you might remember from The W.E.I.R.D.E. World of Jim Colvin. If you want a preview of other upcoming episodes, go listen to the aftershow in our Season 1 finale.
If you want something to hold you over until April, I did a 9-hour marathon stream on YouTube last week where I typed up a live chat commentary for most of the episodes so far.
See you in a few weeks for more adventures, and remember: Even if you’ve never driven in snow before and it’s the worst storm of the decade, Everly Heights is going to find a way to pull you back into your car, driving through the slush on your way back.
Bill Meeks
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