Author: Stine

April Grove Playthrough Part 2

promotional image showing the logo and characters from video game "April Grove" with a chibi-style vtuber avatar of StineBrunson smiling.
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Let’s Play April Grove Together Part 2!

Hello, Cozy Gang!

I edited and uploaded my second April Grove VOD to my Youtube channel! We continued our journey as the latest forester to move into the calming and welcoming community of April Grove. In this stream we were trying to collect some Willow logs for the next reward from our lovely water nymph April! We shipped a ton of logs, met some new characters, and discovered that there might be a budding romance in between two of the npcs!

In this cozy RPG game you are a cute little forester who is collecting logs for April and the world! The characters are fun and cute. I will be playing this more next Monday on Twitch. The game is available on Steam now so you can check it out for yourself!

Download April Grove on Steam

Game Synopsis

Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood. Chop, gather, level up and unravel the expansive forest and its splendor at your own pace, one log at a time!

Next Twitch Stream for April Grove will be on Monday, July 14th.

Streaming Schedule Week of July 7

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Hello, Cozy Gang!

I hope all my friends stateside had a wonderful and relaxing fourth of July. We had some visitors and the hubby grilled some burgers and veggies, and we really enjoyed it! What are your favorite summer meals?

Streaming Schedule Week of July 7

Monday 7:30PM EST: More fun in April Grove!

Tuesday 4:30PM EST: Gaming in Deltarune Chapter 3!

Wednesday 6:30PM EST! Gaming with In Stars and Time!

Thur 7:30PM EST: NO stream tonight! It’s my boy’s birthday!!!!

Please come by and check out the stream Monday at 7:30PM ET, Tuesday at 4:30PM ET and Wednesday 6:30PM ET for Cozy Gaming and Thursday at 7:30PM ET for Art Streams! As always, follows, bits, donations and subscriptions are appreciated but never required!

Drawing Cytoplasm!

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Cytoplasm Speed Draw Video

https://youtu.be/wjJ0LFoNfzg

My Twitch subscribers can get a complimentary 15-minute sketch request per month. They can bank up to an hour or continue a previous sketch request prompt. I also allow viewers who gift subs to bank time as well. Cozy Gang friend FossilJockMatt was kind enough to subscribe and gift a bunch of subs for my birthday so he was able to redeem a full hour sketch and he chose a sketch of his original character Cytoplasm! I absolutely love his character designs from his comics including the wonderful Mixten Genetics so I was delighted to draw her!

This video is a sped-up version of my Twitch Stream on May 20, 2025! If you are interested in obtaining a sketch for yourself you can subscribe on my Twitch Channel or join the Cozy Gang Sketch Club on Ko-Fi!

A digital illustration of a blue gooey alien named Cytoplasm. Drawn by Christine Brunson


Cytoplasm and Mixten Genetics are owned by Matt Gibson and their names and likenesses have been used with his express permission. I highly recommend checking out this wonderful sci-fi webcomic and the other prose stories on his website. You can follow Matt’s art progress and video game streams on his Twitch channel! If you enjoy my goofiness and humor then you will love his as well!

Streaming Schedule Week of June 30

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Hello, Cozy Gang!

We are now deep into summer! Schools’ out, the heat is up, vacation mode is probably activated for many of you, but the House Cozy is always hopping with new things to do and play!

Art Fight 2025

Once again this year I will be participating in Art Fight throughout the month of July! I am really excited for this because I had such a good time doing the Art Fight last year, and I really look forward to seeing all the great work by my fellow art friends. This year I am representing Team Crystals!

Go visit the Art Fight website for more information on how the game works, and to see more artwork from fellow artists, or better yet, to challenge me to an Art Fight!

Streaming Schedule Week of June 30

Monday 7:30PM EST: More fun in April Grove!

Tuesday 4:30PM EST: Gaming in Deltarune Chapter 3!

Wednesday 6:30PM EST! Gaming with In Stars and Time!

Thur 7:30PM EST: Art Stream with more comic work!

Please come by and check out the stream Monday at 7:30PM ET, Tuesday at 4:30PM ET and Wednesday 6:30PM ET for Cozy Gaming and Thursday at 7:30PM ET for Art Streams! As always, follows, bits, donations and subscriptions are appreciated but never required!

April Grove Playthrough Part 1

promotional image showing the logo and characters from video game "April Grove" with a chibi-style vtuber avatar of StineBrunson smiling.
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Let’s Play April Grove Together!

Hello, Cozy Gang!

I edited and uploaded my April Grove VOD to my Youtube channel! In this cozy RPG game you are a cute little forester who is collecting logs for April and the world! The characters are fun and cute. I will be playing this more next Monday on Twitch. The game is available on Steam now so you can check it out for yourself!

Download April Grove on Steam

Game Synopsis

Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood. Chop, gather, level up and unravel the expansive forest and its splendor at your own pace, one log at a time!

Next Twitch Stream for April Grove will be on Monday, June 30th.

Streaming Schedule Week of March 3

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Hello, Cozy Gang!

Spring is springing around here! The weather is wild, hovering between warm days and chilly nights, and blooms of pollen mixed with windy gusts won’t stop me from seeing my Cozy Gang on my weekly streams!

Cozy Gang Book Club!

I have a new initiative to talk about starting in the month of March, and that is the Cozy Gang Book Club! The concept for the Book Club is simple, every other month the community suggests and votes for two books – one graphic novel and one prose novel – and I’ll have open discussion about the two books during that month’s Community Share Stream. For the first Book Club Month this March we’ve chosen Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman* and Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo! This month’s Cozy Community Share Stream is on March 26 at 6:30PM EST and I’m very excited to do this with everyone!

* Dungeon Crawler Carl is currently backordered on Bookshop.org but interested parties can order it on the Biblio links on the Bookshop page in the link above to purchase it from other independent book stores!

Streaming Schedule for Week of March 3

Monday 7:30PM EST: Continuing my harrowing adventures in and around City 17 in Valve Software’s Half-Life 2!

Tuesday 4:30PM EST: Art Stream with me continuing work on Nejire Hado!

Wednesday 6:30PM EST! Minecraft Hardcore, Season 5 Episode 41 (Day 610)

Thur 7:30PM EST: Art Stream with more comic work!

Please come by and check out the stream Monday at 7:30PM ET and Wednesday 6:30PM ET for Cozy Gaming, and Tuesday at 4:30PM ET and Thursday at 7:30PM ET for Art Streams! As always, follows, bits, donations and subscriptions are appreciated but never required!

Streaming Schedule Week of December 30

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Happy New Year, Cozy Gang!

We draw a very hectic, very eventful 2024 year to a close this week! I want to take a moment to thank all of my friends and colleagues for making 2024 a year full of great things on and off the online space, and to wish all of the Cozy Gang a very happy, safe, warm and fruitful 2025.

Thank you to everyone who took advantage of the Year-End Holiday Sale on my shop, which will be reopening soon! I have a lot of new items in store for 2025 so keep an eye on this space and on the store for future additions!

Streaming Schedule for Week of December 30

Monday 7:30PM EST: More Fun to be had in Great God Grove!

Tuesday 4:30PM EST: Art Stream with Sketches and Planning!

No Stream on Wednesday! Happy New Year!!

Thur 7:30PM EST: Art Stream with more comic work!

Please come by and check out the stream Monday at 7:30PM ET and Wednesday 6:30PM ET for Cozy Gaming, and Tuesday at 4:30PM ET and Thursday at 7:30PM ET for Art Streams! As always, follows, bits, donations and subscriptions are appreciated but never required!

Streaming Schedule Week of December 9

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Hello, Cozy Gang!

Christine’s Winter Sale!

We’re less than three weeks away from Christmas! Are you looking for the perfect item for an art lover or someone who is a jewelry enjoyer? I am having a sale on my store until the 15th when I shut the store off for the holiday and you can get 20% off all items in the store! Stickers, prints, earrings, pins, you name it! Making this sale super sweet, there is free shipping on any order over $30!

Store Update

My online store will be closing on December 15th for the holiday season, and reopening after the New Year. If you want to ensure your gifts arrive in a timely manner please make sure you get them ordered before the store closes!

Streaming Updates for The Week

A New Game, and Steam Key Giveaways!

Monday evening I’ll be trying out the new game Lost But Found from Rogue Duck Interactive!

Lost But Found is a job simulator where you play as an airport employee in charge of the lost and found desk. Your job is to return belongings to their owners as requested. Through your experience you will be able to collect stickers, upgrade your office, manage requests, and more!

To celebrate Lost But Found, I’ll also be giving away Steam Keys for the game during my stream! Make sure to tune in starting at 7:30PM Eastern US Time for a chance at one of them!

Streaming Schedule for Week of December 9

Monday 7:30PM EST: Game Stream! Beginning a new game – Lost But Found!

Tuesday 4:30PM EST: Special Holday-themed Art Stream!

Weds 6:30PM EST: Continuing Season 5 of Minecraft Hardcore, Day 498 (Episode 34)!

Thur 7:30PM EST: Art Stream with more comic work!

Please come by and check out the stream Monday at 7:30PM ET and Wednesday 6:30PM ET for Cozy Gaming, and Tuesday at 4:30PM ET and Thursday at 7:30PM ET for Art Streams! As always, follows, bits, donations and subscriptions are appreciated but never required!

Streaming Schedule Week of November 18

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Hello, Cozy Gang!

Happy Holiday Season!

Welcome to the start of the holidays! I had my final show of the year – The Annual Geekery Market – on November 9th, and it was such a great time! It was wonderful to see all the great creators from the Carolinas and beyond, and I was so grateful to everyone who came by and picked up some goodies! Big thank you to Joey and Matt and the Guardians of the Geekery for continuing to put this amazing event on again this year, and I really look forward to doing it again next year!

Ren Fest Fun!

The boys and I (including my nephew) enjoyed a Sunday at the Carolina Renaissance Festival in Huntersville, NC last Sunday and we had a outrageous time! Our favorite things to see were all the costumes, the food, the music, and most of all, the Joust! The brave knights battled for the favor of the Queen, and there was even a bit of “bloodshed” at the end! It was so much fun!

I truly am excited about the prospects for shows for next year, and I have a lot of great things in the works! Stay tuned to see what’s coming soon!

Streaming Schedule for Week of November 18

Monday 7:30PM EST: Game Stream! Continuing the adventure in UNDERTALE!

Tuesday 4:30PM EST: Art Stream! Doing some continued My Hero fanart on Ibara Shiozaki!

Weds 6:30PM EST: Continuing Season 5 of Minecraft Hardcore, Day 442 (Episode 31)!

Thur 7:30PM EST: Art Stream with more comic work!

Please come by and check out the usual stream Monday at 7:30PM ET and Wednesday 6:30PM ET for Cozy Gaming, and Tuesday at 4:30PM ET and Thursday at 7:30PM ET for Art Streams! As always, follows, bits, donations and subscriptions are appreciated but never required!

See Me at SC Comicon Jr on Sunday!

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Hello, Cozy Gang!

I’m gearing up for a very special weekend, as I will be attending two events on Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27!

2024 Fall Season Kickoff

On Saturday I will be at Soundwave Comics in Summerville for their Hokey Haunted Halloween HoooDown. I will be there 11am to 7pm, with art, comics, stickers, wearables and more! Come out to Summerville if you’re in the area for a great time; Greg and the Soundwave crew always throw down for their events!

On Sunday I will be in Greenville, SC at the Greenville Convention Center for SC Comicon Jr. at table AA-430! If you can make the trip up (or down!) to Greenville, SC Comicon Jr is well worth the price of admission. They have media guests, cosplay, wonderful vendors and a robust Artists’ Alley full of super-talented individuals.

I hope to see everyone out this weekend for a great Fall Season kickoff!