The Stinkwater Escapee: Mudwater Mutters

Chapter 23 · Doctor Crow

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:31:10 GMT

Press play above to hear Chapter 23 as Big Sal heads downtown to get his identification and instead meets someone he doesn’t have a frame of reference for.

This episode includes:
✅ Chapter 23 - Doctor Crow
✅ FlaminGo Ad
✅ Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction PSA

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Chapter 22 · Towards the Mirage

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:31:15 GMT

Press play above to hear Chapter 22 as Big Sal tries to make sense of a world that speaks in ways he can’t fully understand.

This episode includes:
✅ Chapter 22 - Towards the Mirage
✅ FlaminGo Ad
✅ Dept. of Fourth Wall Deconstruction PSA

Full text archive for The Stinkwater Escapee:

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Chapter 21 · Cryptic

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:31:16 GMT

Press play above to hear Chapter 21 as Big Sal tries to make sense of a world that speaks in ways he can’t fully understand.

This episode includes:
✅ Chapter 21 - Cryptic
✅ Hooks Insider Pirate Performer Opportunity Ad
✅ Dept. of Fourth Wall Deconstruction PSA

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Chapter 20 · Diamond Hand

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:31:03 GMT

Press play above to hear Chapter 20 as Big Sal responds to bullying.

This episode includes:
✅ Chapter 20 - Diamond Hand
✅ Forever Croc
✅ Dept. of Fourth Wall Deconstruction PSA

Full text & chapter archive for The Stinkwater Escapee:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 19 · Windows

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:30:54 GMT

Press play above to hear Chapter 19 and Don Maroon’s cold open.

This episode includes:
✅ Don Maroon covers The Cinnamon State’s new CinnaStirStick
✅ Chapter 19 - Windows
✅ Hook’s callback

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Chapter 18 · Emote

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:30:49 GMT

Press play above to hear Chapter 18 and the in-world ads.

This episode includes:
✅ Chapter 18 - Emote
✅ Captain Clamjaw’s All-You-Can-Eat Buffet ad
✅ Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction PSA

Full text & chapter archive for The Stinkwater Escapee:

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Chapter 17 · Viral

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:31:04 GMT

It’s a bit of an adjustment for Big Sal as he discovers there are expectations that come with the new job.

After the chapter, stay tuned for a short in-world announcement from Hook’s Themed Restaurant.

Full text and chapter archive:
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Chapter 16 · Livestream

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:30:37 GMT

It’s a bit of an adjustment for Big Sal as he discovers there are expectations that come with the job.

After the chapter, stick around for:

✅ Hooks Ad #2
✅ The Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction PSA

Full text and chapter archive:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 15 · Belonging

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:30:42 GMT

After that long journey from Stinkwater, Big Sal can finally relax, right?

After the story, stick around for:

✅ Hooks Ad #1
✅ The Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction

Full text & chapter archive:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 14 · Infiltration

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:31:14 GMT

Big Al chooses a new name and finds gainful employment, as long as he doesn’t blow his cover!

After the story, stick around for:

✅ Forever Croc
✅ The Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction

Full text & chapter archive:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 12 - Inside The Hold

H Jacob Buller — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:36:30 GMT

This chapter has been renumbered.

👉 Read the correct version here:

[Chapter 13 – Inside the Hold]

(If you arrived here via a podcast or older link, this is the right destination.)

Chapter 13 · Inside the Hold

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:30:06 GMT

Doors that open automatically welcome into the grip of…employment?

After the story, stick around for:

✅ Forever Croc
✅ The Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction

Full text & chapter archive:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 12 · Cavalidile

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 15:30:21 GMT

After a big scene in the park, Big Al has a moment he can’t take back.

After the story, stick around for:

✅ Ankerton’s Tourism Ad
✅ The Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction

Full text & chapter archive:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 11 · Hooks and Ankerton

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:30:08 GMT

Finally stumbling into Ankerton, Big Al discovers more scents than he signed up for.

After the story, stick around for:

✅ Ankerton’s Tourism Ad
✅ The Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction

Full text & chapter archive:

https://stinkwater.ca

Chapter 10 ∙ Kitchen Closed

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:30:41 GMT

Does Big Al get those glazed baked goods? Maybe?

After the story, stick around for:
✅ a bonus fake ad
✅ a tiny media-literacy PSA

Full text & chapter archive:
https://stinkwater.ca

🎧Mudwater Mutters: Chapter 9 - A Crocodile Walks into a Bar +

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:30:14 GMT

What happens when a crocodile walks into a bar? Let’s find out!

Stick around after the chapter where a fake ad and a tiny media-literacy PSA make an appearance at the end.

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Chapter 9 ∙ A Crocodile Walks Into a Bar

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:28:08 GMT

Chapter 9: A Crocodile Walks Into a Bar

Big Al strolls into a human bar, chaos follows, and the Department of Fourth Wall Deconstruction gets involved.

After the story, stick around for:

✅ a bonus fake ad
✅ a tiny media-literacy PSA

Full text & chapter archive:
https://stinkwater.ca

🎧Mudwater Mutters: Experimental

H Jacob Buller — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:30:44 GMT

This 3½-minute segment blends field-recorded sound, VoiceMod alchemy, and one slightly suspicious product ad. The piece began as a playful test of sound design — part Big Al absurdity, part narrative satire. Think of it as a sideways commercial break from The Stinkwater Escapee universe with cross-pollination from a few other patches in the Garden of Galaxies.

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Show notes:

Things That Need Doin’ at Icelandic Connection

Ghostcreek Hollow ghost story at readthestars.ca

Edited Nov 2: Added show notes.

🎧Mudwater Mutters: Chapter 8 - Jukebox Janus' Burger Joint

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:30:49 GMT

The doors have opened and Big Al experiences some complicated humans!

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🎧Mudwater Mutters: Chapter 7 - The Threshold Motel

H Jacob Buller — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:31:03 GMT

Big Al has rolled right in past the threshold in Chapter 7 without even realizing it!

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