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Topher Graves
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Hello! Welcome to where the skies are bluest! I’m Topher: Writer, photographer, podcaster, and co-founder of Top Hat Jack Studios. Lover of all things nerd and proud cat dad.

https://linktr.ee/tophatjackstudios
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New take on "The Floor is Lava." (Or, "Why I Can't Own Hole-less Pants.")
A cat climbs the pants leg of its human. The floor also happens to be lava. A cat climbs the pants leg of its human. The floor is perfectly fine.
August 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Psst! Hey, you there! Don't look now, but a brand-new chapter of Monster World is slithering around your podcast feed as we speak!

This one is by far the most personal and challenging story we've told so far.

(*Listener discretion is advised. Check show notes for content warnings.
Long shot of a bar, empty save for a single patron enjoying coffee, who happens to be Bigfoot. The title of the episode, "Highly Intuitive," hangs overhead. A QR code, which links to linktr.ee/TopHatJackStudios
July 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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An accurate representation of my current enthusiasm level that today is my birthday. (Might need to tone down the ribbon a bit.)
A screenshot of the television show The Office, which depicts a banner which reads: TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.
July 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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A giant, furry Kaiju has reportedly been spotted in Witch Valley. More details as this story develops.
A cat stands in the middle of a diorama of a witch cottage in a magical forest. The cat looks huge and slightly annoyed. A cat stands in the middle of a diorama of a witch cottage in a magical forest. The cat looks huge and slightly annoyed. A cat stands in the middle of a diorama of a witch cottage in a magical forest. The cat looks huge and slightly annoyed.
July 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In case you missed it earlier...

#audiotheater #audiodrama #comedy #scifi #cryptids #podcast #comicon
June 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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We‘ve received a surprising number of compliments on the latest episode of our audio scifi comedy, “Monster World!”

(I’m actually getting kind of emotional at the outpouring of support for our goofy little show.)

Thank you so much for the love, everyone!

#audiodrama #scifi #cryptids
A QR code which leads to linktr.ee/tophatjackstudios Cover art depicting one cartoon character after hitting the other with a mallet—each is dressed in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde cosplay. The title, printed in comic book font, reads “An Inky-Bus Goes to Comic-Con.”
June 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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They’re baaaaaack, and just in time for #Nashvillecomicon! Monster World Agency junior agents Charlene McDougle and Bubba Larkin are back on the trail of Harold the incubus... and as it so happens, it leads straight to Comic-Con!

#audiodrama #comedy #cryptids

linktr.ee/tophatjackstudios
A cartoon woman, dressed as Dr. Jeckyll, holds a giant mallet over a prone Mr. Hyde, who has cartoon yaks flying around his head. The title, imposed over a comic strip background, says "An Inky-Bus Goes to Comic-Con." A QR code for linktr.ee/tophatjackstudios
June 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Still kind of amazing this is an actual thing I helped to create. And we're just getting started!

Check us out! linktr.ee/TopHatJackStudios

#podcasts #audiotheater #comedy #scifi
Set against a starfield, the glowing outline of a cat wearing a top hat and monocle sits atop the logo, which reads "Top Hat Jack Studios."
May 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Yuki (right) demonstrates a proper nuzzlin’ for those younger whipper-snappers.
A slightly blurry cat nuzzles the face of a bearded hooman.
May 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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THE EASTER CAT CAME! 😁 (Apparently Amanda was extra-good this year. I might have a shot next year as long as I stop shouting “no, no, get out of that!” and “I really don’t want to smell your butt, sir” so much.)

#Easter #Eastercat #ireallydontwanttosmellyourbuttsir
An adorable cat reclines playfully next to an Easter basket filled with goodies. He wants to remind you this cheap folding table is Property of Graves, in case you had thoughts about taking home a new table. Move along, buddy.
April 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Any Friday is a good one if you have a cat.
A black cat stretches luxuriously across its human, who himself appears quite content.
April 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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A simple message, inscribed in chalk, encountered upon my morning’s walk.

Though short and succinct, it must be said, its message is powerful, in times of dread.

Artist unknown.
Photo of a message written in chalk on pavement which reads “BE ♥️”
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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If 𝑦𝑜𝑢 are struggling with your mental health, please reach out. Remember, you are not broken. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒. And YOU. Are. Loved.

National Suicide Hotline (United States) Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org

#WorldSemicolonDay
A white back ground with black text, featuring a large semicolon along with the words "Because your story isn't over yet."
April 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Person: “You know what they say! April showers bring May flowers!”

2025’s May flowers:
Audrey II, the giant human-eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors, smiles menacingly at the camera.
April 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility!

I know it can feel like the world is against your very right to exist right now, but I--and so many others--stand with you.
A banner which reads, "Transgender Day of Visibility."
March 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Ah, I've missed the smell of a good campfire. Anyone know a good ghost story?

Note: I am not actually a demon (as far as I know.)
A man and woman pose for a photo illuminated by a campfire. The light makes one of them look eerily demonic, but he assures the photographer they aren't. Er, he isn't. He means only him. Just the one soul.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Hallow is home after an overnight sleepover at the spay clinic.

The first thing she did when we got her in the car and out of the carrier was put her front paws on our chests, nuzzled our chins repeatedly, squeaked a tiny greeting, then promptly wrapped herself in my hoodie in the back seat.

#cats
A small black cat stares contentedly into space while being wrapped in a comfortable-looking hoodie.
March 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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I stand with Ukraine.
A heart containing the message “I’m with Ukraine.” Above, text that says “Help flood social media with this message!”
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Messrs. Knyght and Loch, starring in: “Down in front!” (A short film.)

#catsofbluesky #catvideos #photobomb
Silhouette of a cat from behind watching a video of a squirrel. Silhouette of a cat from behind watching a video of a bird, as another cat perches atop the computer monitor. Silhouette of a cat from behind, trying to watch a bird video, as another cat drops in from the top of the computer monitor.
February 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I'm actually kind of jealous of this little feller's sheer amount of chill.

#catsofbluesky #kitties #toebeans
An adorable cat, pictured snoozing, who has somehow contorted himself into some sort of elongated pretzel. An adorable cat, pictured snoozing, who has somehow contorted himself into some sort of elongated pretzel. An adorable cat, pictured snoozing, who has somehow contorted himself into some sort of elongated pretzel. A blurry closeup, taken with a cheap camera phone, of a sleeping kitty's toebeans.
February 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Two cats cuddle. One poses as if modeling,the other sppears bothered that the new guy stole his bed. A cat is curled up under a giant, stuffed cat. Two cats stretch out for maximum comfort on a less-than-comfortable floor. They give no f's.
February 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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An adorable cat, cuddled up for a snooze. An adorable cat, sleeping on his back, paws up with not a care in the universe. An adorable cat, hanging off the side of a cat bed. He appears unbothered. An adorable cat, sleepily poking her head out of a shopping bag.
February 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Excuse me, sir...Sir? I would very much like to sit down please, sir.

Oh, so now I’M the monster.

#catsofbluesky #furrylittledude #iwanttositdownplease
An adorable cat is stretched luxuriously in the exact spot I once meant to sit. A portrait of a cheater; by which I mean, a closeup of an adorable sleeping cat who will not let me sit here.
February 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Apparently, 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 is currently ranking in the top 100 fiction podcasts on Apple podcasts…somehow? (At least according to this random email, which only sounds 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 sus as per my normal paranoia.)

Okay, cool, cool. I'll go with it.

#podcasts #cryptids #audiofiction #OMGBIGFOOTISREAL
Cover art for the podcast "Monster World," featuring planet Earth sprouting transparent monster wings with the logo splashed across the globe. Cover art for the podcast "Monster World," featuring planet Earth sprouting transparent monster wings with the logo splashed across the globe and "Chapter One Orientation from Hell" on the bottom.
February 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Admit it, you needed this mlep today.

#kittiesofbluesky #cats #midmlep #happiness
An older, yet still adorable black cat gives a tongue bath to hims younger sibling, yes hims does, oh yes hims does!
January 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM