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The Winter Solstice (Poem)

Just a little something to mark the winter solstice today and the changing of the seasons.

Before the fire we sit, marking the turning of the world,

at the point where the seasons change,

and the earth shifts agai...

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Anti-Terrorist Nudity (Draft)

I just wrote this, so I promise there's at least a few grammar issues in it, but I drafted this today on my way to MFF. This is what happens when I don't get enough sleep before a trip.

“Sir, we need you to take your pants ...

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MFF 2024 Is Almost Here

Hey everyone.  It is a new month, MFF is coming up, and I just wanted to touch base about how things are going. I will be dealing at the con again, and I can’t wait to see people at the con. In addition to that, I’m also going to be on fo...

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Bluesky and Mastodon

I’m a little late posting this around, but I migrated away from Twitter/X a few months ago. Previously, I was keeping all three sites going, but I reached the conclusion I was done with Twitter back in September. Since then, I’ve only reposted...

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Preview of "Lace on the Mattress"

I do have a preview of a short story I need to get back to. Since I'll be flying through Atlanta next Wednesday on my way to MFF, it's appropriate to offer this sample.

The jolting of the wheels of the plane touching down wok...

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Routines (Poem)

This month has been kind of tough for me, for obvious reasons, but I have been working on stuff still. I don't have my next short story for Patreon, but I've got another poem that popped out of my head earlier this month to share. Looking back...

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I Don’t Want to Have to be Brave (Poem)

Sorry, I write through my problems sometimes, and this came out today.

I want cool forests to run in with beds of pine needles,

to feel under my paws.

I want dream light to swirl around me,

and to feel at pe...

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Publishing Plans in 2025 and the Future

The outcome of the 2024 presidential election in the United States, where I live, has not gone the way I hoped. While I cannot predict the future, going off the promises made by Trump and the Project 2025 agenda, I don’t know for how much longer...

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The Pharaoh's Throne (Short Story)

I don't have a new story for this month, so I thought I'd go way back into the archives and pull up something classic. I believe only one of you has ever read the Trick or Treat anthologies, and this appeared in the first one, way back in 2013...

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A Chant for Tomorrow (Poem)

Just something I scribbled down earlier this month.

Believe in yourself and let go of your pain,

believe in love and hate no more,

don’t let the storms swallow you,

don’t let this reality be your undoing...

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Storms (Poem)

This is just something I wrote last month after Hurricane Helene..



I lay my ears back as the wind howls against me,

and the rain slashes into my pelt.

Gusts of winds come and go,

but the road forward remain...

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A Final Offering (Short Story)

I got sidetracked because of the hurricane, but everything came out fine. This appeared previously in "The Heavens Within Our Grasp" with the furry historical fiction society. I posted an excerpt of the poem form this last year, so I'm please...

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September 2024 Check-in

I've been meaning to do another Patreon update, but things have been busy. Also, I've got a new problem to deal with this week. For those who don't know, I live in north Florida, where we're currently projected to be hit by hurricane Helene tomorr...

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Stocks and Buns (Short Story)

It's Friday here at Megaplex, but I've got this month's story up!

The rabbit slid up to him quietly and glanced around before he spoke. “Hey man, wanna buy a burger?”

The wolf paused, confused by the man who was way...

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Megaplex 2024 Time

It’s almost time for Megaplex, and I’m busy getting stuff ready tonight for the con. I just want to let everyone know though, I will again be attending Megaplex, and this time around, I’ll be in the dealer’s den with my books! I previously...

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A Retrospective on the Retrospectives (Essay)

Of the four books I’ve so far produced, two of them are retrospectives. Knotty Works: an erotic retrospective collected various adult stories I had published. The work in it dates from a period of twelve years. Releasing at the sam...

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The Unwanted Sky (poem)

A friend was telling me today how there was a lot of smoke where she lived, so I ran with it so I wrote a short poem. I might come back and make it something more, but I figured I should share.

The dawn breaks in sickly orang...

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The Morning After (Short Story)

This originally appeared in Chasing Tail Issue #1 last year, and is a prequel to my short story "A Moment of Darkness." ...

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Cold Heat (Poem)

When I sent Therianthropic Dreams out to my writing group, I included some poems I liked, but weren't sure I wanted to include in the book. Of the five poems I offered as supplemental material, three ended up in the book, one was...

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“The Gods in Between” in Voice of Dog

I forgot to mention with my last update, that one of my stories from Gnoll Tales, “The Gods In Between,” recently ran on the Voice ...

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Anthrocon 2024

I dropped a public blog post, and I thought I'd also share it here.

It’s a couple days away from Anthrocon, and I’m already getting excited. I’m releasing my first poetry chapbook, Therianthropic Dreams, at the con! I...

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Fangs & Dirt (Poem)

I've got another poem to share from Therianthropic Dreams. This time, since it's in multiple parts, and has spacing, I've just attached a PDF with the poem to the post. "Fangs & Dirt" is also the longest poem in the chapbook, and deve...

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Coffee Wolf (Poem)

Just another poem I wrote for Therianthropic Dream.

 

The black liquid of my life,

the chalice of molten joy,

O please my friend, wake my mind,

bring me a jolt that travels down my spine,

and into ...

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A Quick Look at Therianthropic Dreams

I got review copies of Therianthropic Dreams on Monday, and I decided to do a quick video today for you all so you can see the new book and get the inside scoop. Shooting video is not a thing I've got a lot of experience with, so hopefully my litt...

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Therianthropic Dreams Cover

I've started taking pre-orders for Therianthropic Dream this week. I've going to do a write...

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The Dream-Self Never Vanishes (Poem)

I submitted the poetry chapbook to the company I use for printing and distribution last night, and I'm waiting hear back about if there are any issues with the files. In the meantime, I'd like to share one of the new poems I wrote for it. I'll hav...

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Small Note on the Last Post

There should be six screenshots on the post about laying out a book. Apparently, Patreon gets a little testy when you upload so many inline images, and it dropped some of them, forcing me to go back and update the post multiple times. I thought I ...

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End of April and Building a Book

I see the end of April snuck up on me a little. I've been wrapping up the chapbook, and it's looking really good. That's kept me from doing novel edits, but I'm close to releasing this. Actually, let's do a little impromptu tour of this project in...

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Mid-April Check-In

I’m trying to keep Patreon up to date with more frequent posts, and I realized I had some news I hadn’t shared yet on here. I also want to give a sneak peak of what I’ve been up to, so I’ve got a few things to talk about.

First, ...

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The Blood of Life - Chapter 6 - Eternal Dusk

Finally got a new novel chapter up.

I awake in darkness with some type of heavy canvas over me. I’m on a wooden floor and there is nothing but pain left in my body, endless hunger, the smell of burnt fur, and a voice in the...

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