Web developer, marketer, and writer!
My name is Gary Swaby and currently, I am a writer for, Frozen Water Publishing and Redital Publishing.
I have suffered from Sickle Cell Anemia my whole life. The illness forced me to live an unconventional lifestyle because of chronic pain. The loneliness caused by this condition led to me falling in love with literature and the art of storytelling. Stories have become my escape from the painful life that I was forced to live.
On this site, I share my life journey, wisdom, and struggles with my illness.
You’ll also learn more about me, my talents, and my passions. For the past 15 years, I’ve been writing for The Koalition – an award-winning blog about video games, by gamers.
I also run a book blog called Redital (Read it All).
Projects written by Gary Swaby
Books by me
Mere Immortal
Mere Immortal is an ongoing weekly serial. Visit MereImmortal.com to subscribe and follow the story weekly. Or use the form below!
Podcasts
These are narrative-based podcasts that I have contributed to writing. This is when I worked with ABF Creative.
Adventures of Cairo
The Adventures of Cairo – Created by ABF Creative and Published by Wondery. I was a co-writer on The Adventures of Cairo for the first two seasons.
My role: Assistant Writer
“Welcome to the exciting world of Cairo Carter! Cairo is seven years old and lives in the big city, and he loves to explore the world around him. Cairo has lots to learn about kindness, safety, and even the value of a dollar, so it’s lucky he can always depend on his family, his friends, and his community to help him learn and have tons of fun along the way. Come join him in the ADVENTURES OF CAIRO!“
Charm Words
Charm Words – Created & Published by ABF Creative
My role: Writer
“Charm Words is a daily affirmations podcast for children of color that will help to inspire and bring self-worth to the forefront of young minds at the start and end of their day. Help your kids deal with feelings of emotional distress while learning new self-care abilities. The simple Ph.D.-approved charm words on this podcast free kids from invasive troubling thoughts, build resilience to stressful situations and help them develop positive ways of coping.”
Camp Redrum
Camp Redrum – Created by ABF Creative. I was a co-writer on this project for the very first season.
My role: Co-writer
“At risk of being stuck in the abandoned Camp Redrum forever, a devious camp janitor named Eli is trapped until he finds someone who can replace him. When a group of kids breaks into his camp, he tries to distract them with scary stories while he devises a plan to escape, but by the time the story ends his plan always fails. He tries again every week with new stories, but if he can’t trick someone to stay he’ll be trapped at Camp Redrum for eternity.”
Raising the Game
Raising the Game: The Untold Story of Jerry Lawson – Created by ABF Creative and published on Audible
My role: Co-Writer
“Did you know that a Black man helped make the multi-billion-dollar video game industry possible? That man’s name is Jerry Lawson.
Lawson, born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, led the team that invented The Fairchild Channel F, the first commercially-available cartridge-based video game console. The Channel F and the game consoles that followed it revolutionized the industry, opening the door for gamers to buy entire libraries of games and incentivizing companies and programmers to produce more games.
So why haven’t more people heard about Lawson? This is a podcast about struggle, genius, and the secret origin stories of some of the greatest videogames ever.“