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A stunning angel with metallic skin and bright feathers. Her eyes are closed and her head is tilted toward the sky.

22 September 2025

Unveiling Illuminated Illusions: A Cosmic Gallery of AI-Spawned Wonders

Ladies and gentlemen, stargazers and dream-chasers, prepare to have your retinas romanced and your neurons tickled. The digital cosmos of SW Hammond’s website just birthed a new constellation: Illuminated Illusions, a mind-bending section dedicated to AI-generated image gallerie…

Color Me Radd album cover. TV test bars.

09 September 2025

Major Overhaul to the Artwork Vault

In the vast, chaotic expanse of the digital cosmos—where websites flicker like distant stars and content algorithms play god with our fleeting attentions—lies a forgotten corner of swhammond.com that's just gotten a cosmic upgrade. Ladies, gentlemen, and interdimensional wandere…

Craft Tested, SW Hammond's new DIY and product review video channel.

Craft Tested: Your New Go-To for DIY Fixes and Budget Hacks

Hold onto your toolbelts, cosmic wanderers—SW Hammond’s diving into the gritty, glorious world of DIY with my latest project, Craft Tested! This isn’t just another hobbyist’s fever dream; it’s a full-on series of articles and YouTube videos packed with practical, wallet-friendly…

Stevie Pearl's abstract art painting face for the cover of The Ballad of Stevie Pearl

13 February 2024

Stevie Pearl Release Day!

We’ve made it. Order your copy of The Ballad of Stevie Pearl, available today: Amazon, Apple, Lulu, and My Website. What a ride… Getting to this day — today — has been nothing short of 12 rounds with Apollo Creed. Instead of Rocky, battered and bruised, yelling “Adrien!” — you’…

The Final Book homepage.

18 January 2024

TheFinalBook.com – It's Live Now!

The website I had always wished for. So, I’ve made some pretty significant progress with The Final Book lately. I started building a new highly visual and immersive website for the story. The goal is that it will be a usable version of Dr. Hork’s HUD — Human Utopian Database — w…

A screenshot of the social media platform X, with user @SWHammond.

02 January 2024

Reinvigorating Social Media – Now Posting on X

After an almost 4 year break, I’m back doin’ the dirty. Why? Good question. I don’t know… I guess X feels like the most efficient and rational way to connect with new readers. In practice, I don’t think social media ever helped grow my reader base – but I’ve also never put any r…

The Ballad of Stevie Pearl promotional items, bookmarks and tour badges.

07 December 2023

Stevie Pearl Bookmarks and Tour Badges

I recently completed the artwork and placed orders for Stevie Pearl bookmarks and tour badges. I love when creation meets the tangible world. It’s always one of the best parts of the process, when you get to see your ideas manifest in three dimensions. Holding your book is alway…

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THE BALLAD OF
STEVIE PEARL

A modern fish-out-of-water entagled with Romeo and Juliet.

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