Mikey and the Garden Arch

Mikey and the Garden Arch is a serialized Rust Belt fantasy about wonder, loss, and the rules of another world. In Episode 0 we meet Mikey, we hear him tell of remembering growing up, and the magic of Summer. It's a prelude to a story about choices, childhood, and what waits for us behind the arch. Written and Narrated by: Bryan FosterProduced by Rust Belt StudioVisit: Rustbeltstudio.net for updatesSupport us on Patreon at: Rust Belt Studio | Patreon

"Mikey and the Garden Arch" is a high fantasy, serial drama that posts every other Tuesday. Its a product of Rust Belt StudioIn Episode 1, Mikey is spending a lazy summer day trying to find something to do. His friends are all unavailable, his dad has kicked him out of the house for the day, and he finds himself cruising aimlessly until he stops at their usual hangout - a vacant lot in the middle of the block. There, he's playing around the garden arbor that is all that's left of whatever used to be on the lot in the past. That's when something completely unexpected happens that changes everything.This episode was written and narrated by Bryan Foster

We see Mikey on the other side of the arch, in the whispering woods, and he meets a new friend. Someone who can help show him the rules and ways of the place he's just stumbled on to. But that doesn't change the fact that he's lost and needs to fMikey and the Garden Arch is a Rust Belt Studio productionThis episode was written and narrated by: Bryan Foster

Mikey is lost. He spent the night in an unknown world, somewhere on the other side of the arch that he had been playing in. Now, with his new companion Johnson, the talking fox in an Ohio State University varsity jacket, he has a plan. If he's ever going to get home, he's going to have to find a way to loop.This episode is a Rust Belt Studio productionIt was written and performed by: Bryan Foster

Mikey is working his loop; working his way back to the arch and back to his home. Along the way he encounters even more of the strange denizens who occupy this world, and pays the heaviest toll yet. This is a Rust Belt Studio ProductionIt was written and narrated by Bryan Foster

The City of Bots. Somewhere out in the wastes beyond the Wilds, there exists a city built by and inhabited by Autonomae; robots that have been given sentience by Spark. But how did they form? When did they come to be? And what do they want? We find that out here. This episode is a Rust Belt Studio productionIt was written and performed by: Bryan FosterThis is part of Christmas Extravaganza event and will be available from now until January 15, 2026 and then will be available forever on our Patreon in our $5 Projectionist Tier.