Despite the update number, this post does not contain the answer to life, the universe, and everything. š
I just wanted you all to know I'm doing fine, increasingly entrenched in some needed lifestyle changes and writing steadily with a goal of two chapters a week. I hit that number last week, but only completed one-and-a-half this one. (In my defense, this stretch of story is a tricky...
2025-04-06 15:15:04 +0000 UTC View Post
It feels like I've been stacking up the sad updates, lately, but I guess that's life.
I had a major health scare this week.
I won't go into details, but like the name suggests it was scary and upsetting. It also could have been much worse. Suffice it to say, itās looking like my body has ...
2025-03-23 16:41:35 +0000 UTC View Post
~ Edgar ~āTake the bed.ā
Liv looked up from her phone, her mouth still full of crust. Just like heād planned.
āDonāt argue. Itās rude to talk with your mouth full.ā That garnered Edgar a narrow-eyed look that was surprisingly cute.
Eventually, she swallowed the bite an...
2025-03-16 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, I wanted to drop a quick update on my work since putting Sunglasses in the Rain on hiatus.
Happily, I think it was the right move. My productivity is back up, and I'm just about to wrap up Chapter 8 on a new novella, which should put me over the halfway mark. I'm not quite ready to unveil this project, but it's one I think readers will be pleased to see.
T...
2025-03-15 06:08:49 +0000 UTC View Post~ Liv ~Liv stared at the queen-sized mattress, her stomach feeling hollow and fluttery. Please let it be hunger, she thought. It was quickly becoming a mantra.
āWe should eat,ā she said into the sudden stillness. āIām starving.ā
āYes,ā Edgar replied a touch too quic...
2025-03-09 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post~ Edgar ~Edgar was acting casual.
He wasn't casual, not with the tension in his shoulders creating an ache across his back, but he was trying. He'd already changed into jeans and a T-shirt, so there's was nothing left to do.
Unless he wanted to look out the window for a four...
2025-03-02 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
~ Liv ~Liv and Edgar strolled past the front security desk. Roy Collins had just resumed his seat, keeping his sullen eyes on them. Edgar raised his arm and gave a friendly wave with his free hand.
His other hand was holding hers.
Liv still wasnāt sure how she felt about thi...
2025-02-23 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post[ A/N - As mentioned in a prior update, Sunglasses in the Rain will be going on hiatus at the conclusion of this chapter. I need to take time for other projects and regain my perspective on this one. This is not the end, just a pause. Cal and Mel still have an amazing jour...
2025-02-16 16:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostLook, I try to run a classy page here. I'm not sure this should even be an update.
BUT
Is it significant that I've just earned my 69th paid subscriber on Valentine's Day? š¤ It feels significant. And immature. Maybe just a "nice" picture? Can't resist.
Thank you for your pat...
Bleah.
Iām going to have to put Sunglasses in the Rain on hiatus for a while.
There. I typed it. The band-aid is ripped off. Now I can explain.
The TL;DR version is that I've ground to a halt.
The loquacious version is that my progress has been too slow for too long, for mu...
2025-02-13 22:01:50 +0000 UTC View Post[ A/N - This chapter is a short interlude that introduces our shadowy villains into the story. Since it's somewhat standalone, I thought it would be fun to make it public. š ]
āI am uncomplicated,ā asserted the broad-shouldered man seated behind the ornate mahogany desk. ā...
2025-02-12 18:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Mel and I exited our room to see Omaira rummaging inside the the aggressive sculpture that was her car. I was surprised it even had a trunk.
She shut it as we neared, then turned and swept her gaze over us. With those sharp cheekbones and icy glareāthe glare was for meāOmaira was a bit like an aggr...
2025-02-09 18:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post~ Edgar ~Whatever the shiny floors of Phase Energy were made of, Liv Doyleās high heels echoed off them like distant artillery. Edgar waited near the entrance to the research lab as her distinct footfalls came closer, loitering without trying to look like he was loitering.
None of his colleag...
2025-02-02 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post~ Cal ~ That morningāmy first real day as a storm chaserāsits in my memory like another world. I knew so little compared to now. The gap between past me and current me is the length between dawn and dusk. See, I'm making a joke because it's currently dusk where I'm at. Yes, I'm that lame. 2025-01-26 16:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The Royal Guard audiobook for Charlotteās Reject is live!
It's been a long time in the making, but anyone interested in picking up a copy can use this link: https://www.amaz...
2025-01-23 18:32:23 +0000 UTC View PostAs requested, I gave Swipe Fright the deluxe treatment and made it available as a nicely-formatted ePub with a unique cover.
Download it below! (Use a web browser if the Patreon app gives you trouble.)
If you use Kindle, you can email the file to enable access: https://www.amazon.com/sendtok...
2025-01-19 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
[ A/N ā This story is the result of an experiment. The idea was to see if I could write prose while waiting in lines at a theme park. I held a poll offering unusual set-ups, and readers overwhelmingly picked a story about a flirtatious orc EMT set in the modern day.
As promise...
2025-01-16 21:40:24 +0000 UTC View PostHello everybody!
My wife and I have returned from our yearly vacation. Disney World remains an absolute blast (if you can handle crowds and shmaltz). My favorite ride is still Tower of Terror, and we discovered the joys of festival fare at Epcot Germany's Biergarten (the band plays one of those horns used in the Ricola cough drop commercials š¤©).
The same day we got ...
2025-01-12 15:49:08 +0000 UTC View PostIt's the eve of departure for our yearly vacation, and that spells the end of the "line fiction" poll! Thanks to everyone who voted, and...hold up, do you guys hear something? A siren? Like an approaching ambulance?
That's right, "Swipe Might" won the vote!
It was cool to see the wide range of selections, but ultimately you guys wanted an orc lady EMT in a contemporary setting. I sh...
2025-01-02 22:05:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to vote in the "line fiction" poll!
Select the bizarre romance I will craft while waiting to ride Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, or any other overstuffed WDW line. I will frantically swipe words into my phone while children melt-down around me, my shoulders hunching every time ...
2024-12-27 01:44:40 +0000 UTC View Post~ Liv ~Liv strode down the exact center of the shiny black hallway that ran the length of Phase Energyās second floor. Having been from one end to the other, she knew a third consisted of administrative offices, another third was conference and meeting rooms, and the remainder was cushy executive s...
2024-12-22 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone, it's time to talk about my holiday plans and their effect on the page. š
After a regular update on Sunday, December 22, there won't be a story update for two weeks. This is due to both Christmas and a vacation with my wife (we generally only have one a year).
But there will 2024-12-20 18:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post
~ Mel ~ āIāll handle the introductions,ā I say, knowing that Cal must hear the strain in my voice.
āIntroductions? You know whoāā
I pop open the door before Cal finishes, because if I donāt keep moving Iām going to lock up from indecision, and then the barely containe...
2024-12-15 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post~ Edgar ~Phase Energyās research complex was nestled in rural countryside a half-hour's drive from Raleigh. Twenty minutes after heād watched strip malls and housing developments turn into farm fields and forest, Edgarās car exited a dense stretch of pine and emerged into scenic rolling hills. ...
2024-12-08 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
~ Lawrence ~āI can't believe how big it is.ā
The correspondent for the NewStart Gazette hadn't offered an original observation, but Lawrence could hardly blame the woman. The first time anyone got close, their first words were almost always some varia...
2024-12-03 21:58:54 +0000 UTC View PostThe voting for the page's third poll is complete! Wow...I guess you guys really wanted stompy robots, huh? š
I'll start revising the prototype chapter for Mecha Kiss right away, so watch for it! And thanks to every supporter who helped me reach 50 patronsāthis one's for you! š„³
In the meantime, you know I can't post any story content without a graphic...
2024-12-01 21:14:24 +0000 UTC
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~ Mel ~āI scared you, didnāt I?ā
āIām not scared,ā Cal says. āThose were justā¦a lot of warnings.ā
I glance over. Calās chin is on his chest, as if his head is too heavy. Probably because Iād just spent thirty minutes filling it with awful facts, one dire thing after ...
2024-12-01 16:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post~ Liv ~ Conrad Griffon was almost larger than life. He stood over six feet, and his fitted tux showcased a physique usually reserved for action stars. Liv had no idea how he found the time to run his financial empire and look likeā¦that. Maybe his workstation was a weight bench.
...
2024-11-24 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post[ A/N - Voting for Poll #3 is now concluded. Looks like stompy robots won! Thanks for casting your vote! ]
Was it something I said? I don't know what's happening, but I've gained around seven subscribers in four days! š„³ The only thing I can think of was a single reply on Reddit that mentioned my Patreon...is that the cause??
Whatever the reason, your support has ...
2024-11-21 18:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostāUnnnh,ā I complained. It was backed by an answering groan from Mel.
My head was throbbing like my skull had shrunk in the night and my brain was trying to punch its way out. I cracked my eyes and morning light needled in.
āOw.ā I slammed them shut.
āMy head,ā M...
2024-11-17 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post