Good evening, everyone. Ray here, back on the Homestead feeds to wish you all a happy pride once again.

I know it's been a while, and I have a bunch of very exciting updates to share with you, so let's just get right into it.

First of all, I am so happy to report that the Anathema crowdfunding campaign was a complete success.

Thanks to the immense generosity of our listeners and the many new folks who pitched in,

we were able to fully meet and surpass our original goal, meaning that Anathema Season 1 is now

officially greenlit.

Several of the scripts are already closed to being finalized, and production should be getting

underway in the next few months.

If you back the Kickstarter campaign, then the rewards surveys should be sent out very shortly.

So keep an eye out for those in the coming weeks and fill them out ASAP so I can start ordering merch items and getting them shipped out. Additionally, if you still want to support the show directly through the Kickstarter campaign, we have several tiers open for late pledges,

including the physical CD release of season one and our executive producer tier. If you want to get access to those rewards or just want to help us cover any extra costs that might come up during production,

be sure to check out our Kickstarter page at anathema pod.com.

Next up, a quick apology that my plans for last year fell through.

Quite simply, I thought I was ready to jump back into full production, and I

wasn't. Personally, professionally, and creatively, I wasn't in the right situation or headspace

to bring Homestead back, and I am honestly glad I waited and focused on getting my ducks in a row

for anathema first. Additionally, a lot of the plans I had for 2025 hinged on the financial success of the

Pride merch Kickstarter, and when that fell through investing what little money I had to spare in

bigger productions was just way too risky. On top of that, I was stuck in an all-or-nothing

mindset about the plans that I'd announced, and so when I hit the first speed bump and missed a

release window, I gave up on the whole thing rather than readjusting and moving forward.

But in the month since, the Anathema team and I have built the framework for a show I'm really excited about.

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