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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 again.

From the longest night, let forth spring the bounty of life!

From the longest night, let us sing into the dark,

even as the cold ...

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 off.”

The coyote froze as he lifting his suitcase to up and onto the conveyor belt.  “Excuse me, what?” he yipped in surprise.

...

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 four panels at the con this year. They are:

• Saturday, December 7, 10:00 AM – What it Takes to Write: Process, Discipline, and Lifestyle<...

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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 two posts where people tagged me about my books, and I’m disinclined to spend more time on there.

I have been enjoying my time on Bluesky (<...

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 woke up Karll from his slumber. The coyote gave out a startled yip before he realized where he was. Thankfully, only his immediate seat mates noticed as ...

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 at it, this is actually something I needed to hear today.

We live in darkness,

we live in death,

and from this we shoul...

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 peace and in love.

I don’t want to have to be brave,

not all the time.

I howl out my hopes and dreams,

and maybe ...

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 publishing gay furry fiction will be legally viable in the USA.

However, In the short term, changing laws like they’ve promised takes time. I...

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! You might notice a few themes that have come up in my later writing. This one is also quite adult.

The dead leaves scattered throu...

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

Raise your voice!

Believe in hope, and turn from the darkness,

believe in joy, and maybe you can find it,...

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 remains—

the path to travel unchanged.

It is a long journey with only hints of sun,

and dark clouds always following—

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 pleased to finally present the whole story.

It was in the third year of Sten’s rule as jarl when the gods finally sent the one foretold....

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 tomorrow night. I'm not in a mandatory evacuation zone, but they are ordered a mandatory evacuation for anyone in mobile homes and manufactured housing to l...

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 waylaying him. “I mean that’s why I’m here.”

“Then let me hook you up,” said the rabbit with a cool, disarming smile.

David looke...

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 was waitlisted, but a slot opened up, and I jumped at the opportunity. You’ll find me at table B18. Stop by and say hi if you’re at the at the co...

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 same time I released Scars of the Golden Dancer, I didn’t have time to write new material for it. I actually didn’t do the selection of the ...

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 orange,

the smoke everywhere, but the fires distant—

the child of Fenris is in the sky,

paws drumming to a beat as he runs—

Is ...

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." It's been a while since I've posted something this adult on here, so enjoy!

The wolf awoke naked, his hands cuffed behind his back a...

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 rejected, and the last one, this poem, didn't fit the tone of the book. I also decided that since this was written in first person, it wouldn't be ap...