AKA Grunk

Founder/Lead Alchemist/Aspirational Himbo/Chaos Goblin

About My Work

TLDR: Orcs R Hot + Grunk think too much and too hard about stuff so want to be more like orc.

The deeper story is that my work is a critique of the commodification of queer and neurodivergent identities by capitalist systems.

I grew up in the 80's, loving action figures, comic books and sci-fi. Being a very queer and (at the time) unknowingly AuADHD kid I clung to these stories of noble heroes fighting for what is right no matter the cost. Orc.Style was created during the deepest depths of my depression in 2019. It was my lifeline to agency and authenticity when I was losing the battle against mental illness, morally bankrupt corporate systems, generational trauma and disability. It was a promise to myself to start doing something for me. It was a safe space that no one could take from me.

The Sparkle Orc Universe its characters, lore, and underlying systems are all about how I discovered queer radical self love in a world that is actively trying to destroy us. I have been working on this story and these ideas in some form since I was in high school and now I am unleashing them to do good in the world. I have been joined on this adventure with some amazing friends and collaborators who have shared art and characters for us to play with.

Orc.Style exists in the Sparkle Orc Universe and all the lore runs on an internal tabletop role-play gaming system we call Powered By Sparkles. I will be sharing more details about these places and systems in the years to come. Through them I hope to share with you stories of queer heroes battling to survive in a world that is rapidly falling to fascism and fear. This isn't going to be a story about why we lost, but a lesson on how we win.