The Forgotten God (Story)
This story is based on an encounter that happened in a D&D game I play in. In that game, we're dealing with an angry, vengeful gnoll god who is a major part of the campa...
2021-09-07 12:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Running a Little Behind
With last month’s story taking me so long to finish, I’m behind a bit on this month’s Patreon story. It’s written it, but I still have some revisions to do on it. It’s an idea that came to me a little while ago I needed to get down, so I'm excited to share it with you all. It will be up...
2021-08-31 23:43:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Clockwork Wolf (Serial Story) - Part 2
I got a little behind there since this is for July, but I've finished part 2 of the "The Clockwork Wolf." Enjoy!
I rolled over on my bed. Something had woken me up, and it wasn't the sound of the waves down on the shore below. My ears swiveled and then I picked up the so...
2021-08-15 20:39:34 +0000 UTC View PostRethinking the Monster, Ruminations on “The Clockwork Wolf”
The July story is going to be a little late, but it’s because I realize there are more revisions to do than I thought there would be. When I decided to run “The Clockwork Wolf” and break it up, I wanted to address some issues I’ve had with it. I finally broke down and decided to do was ad...
2021-08-01 02:51:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Last Time I Saw You—for Dwale (Poem)
Recently, Dwale, a writer, poet, and friend of mine committed suicide. What happened was tragic and sudden, and has affected many writers I know. Dwale (it/its pronouns) was well known in the community and a joy to interact with. Its partner has asked to keep the details of what happened priv...
2021-07-16 02:16:36 +0000 UTC View PostDate Reality Overflow (Story)
This creepypasta style flash fiction is based on some junk data I ran into at my day job. This idea hit me so hard, I wrote the original draft in thirty minutes. It's not a furry story, but it's something I'd like to share. I'll continue "The Clockwork Wolf" next month.
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2021-06-30 15:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostSneak Peak - The Blood of Life
Earlier this month, I took a week off from work and attended an online writing retreat. I've been working on edits to Scars of the Golden Dancer, but I needed a break away from the book. Instead of finishing edits on the novel, my goal for the retreat was to outline The Blood of Life...
2021-06-29 03:38:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe Clockwork Wolf (Serial Story) - Part 1
This is an older story I've had I'll be revising as I post it.
The badger grinned and swung the blood splattered executioner's ax in front of himself. "Off with her head," he said, a dark expression on his face, as he pointing to the woman. His simple dark robes were spl...
2021-06-01 00:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostEndings and Beginnings
I don't have a story for May this month since I’ve been so slammed working on novel edits to Scars of the Golden Dancer. I’ve been making a very concerted effort to get through notes from two beta reads I received, and it’s taking a lot of my energy in May, something that’s been ...
2021-06-01 00:02:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe Moment of Combustion (Story)
Hey, I've got the April story done now. This piece references the narrator for the the anthology I edited with Slip Wolf, Dissident Signals. I've always wondered what her story would entail, so I ...
2021-05-03 02:04:29 +0000 UTC View PostWorking on April Story
I'm planning to post the April story on Sunday, which is May 2nd. It's taken me a little longer to put together even though it's short due to having a lot of life stuff going on. Novel edits are taking more time then I expected, and I haven't had a lot of time to write and edit in general the las...
2021-04-30 23:28:51 +0000 UTC View PostMaking it Fit (story)
Since I wrote it, I've been wanting to do a sequel to "Foxing for Pizza." I finally have gotten this done.
As Alex went to pick up the can of pineapple juice to finally fix h...
2021-04-01 01:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostMoon Run (Story)
It's taken me longer to write this month's Patreon story than I expected, but I have an older piece that I've been sitting on for a while I'd like to share. "Moon Run," is something I wrote about three years ago and have never found a home for. It draws on my personal feelings about get...
2021-03-01 02:44:34 +0000 UTC View PostSame as Me (Story)
I wrote "Same as Me" last year for an anthology that got canceled after the story was accepted. There are actually two versions of this piece, one written for a furry audience and one for a general audience. In both, I try and be very non descript on who the narrator is, although I did use a ...
2021-01-27 02:30:07 +0000 UTC View PostStepping Through the Mists (story)
I got a little delayed on getting this done and then last week happened. Anyway, the December Patreon story is done! This is more lore from the gnoll druid I'm playing, Ingot. I'm planning to have the character take the feat Fey Touched soon, and I wanted to write a story about someone with a...
2021-01-13 02:40:22 +0000 UTC View Post2020 Year in Review
This past year has been the strangest year of my life to live through. Everything happened in 2020, and nothing happened in 2020, both at the same time. The release dates for many anthologies were pushed back, and fur cons after March were canceled for the safety of the attendees. It has also bee...
2021-01-01 19:51:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe December Story is Coming
I hope everyone is having a good holiday season and ready for 2021 to come in a few hours.
I’m going to have to apologize that the December Patreon story is going to be late. I’ve been knee deep in novel edits. I’m am down to one chapter left to go over in detail, but it’s tak...
2020-12-31 20:40:19 +0000 UTC View Post100,000 Words
When I finished the first complete draft of “Scars of the Golden Dancer” the book was only 60,335 words. I even proudly tweeted about that. It turns out 2020-12-29 01:40:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Learning to Outline
One of my challenges as a writer is learning to outline my work. I've often liked to just run things by the seat of my pants, and when I come to roadblocks and decisions, I will sit back and think what to do. The serial, "Every Day is Monday" is a perfect example of this technique, but I also wan...
2020-11-29 17:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Day is Monday (Serial Story) - Part 3
This took far longer for me to get done because I've been juggling a bunch of things, but continuing the serial, things are heating up for our protagonists.
“Sam, Sam, Sam,” she said shaking her head. The coyote clicked her tongue at my disappointed. “This is all y...
2020-11-29 16:28:34 +0000 UTC View PostAnd Yet You Crow (Poem)
This is quite a bit outside of my normal writing, but the upcoming election here in the United States has been on a lot of people's minds, including mine. I was lying in bed this past week thinking about racism when this piece tumbled out of me. I used to write a lot of poetry in high school, but...
2020-10-31 19:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Halloween!
I'm going to be a a few days late with the October story, since I've been busy working on a story I need to submit tomorrow night. I do though have the next part of "Every Day is Monday" written, I just need to do some revising. I also have a poem I wrote this week I put on Twitter, I'm going to ...
2020-10-31 19:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe Death Dancers (story)
I've got another story from the perspective of my D&D character Ingot to share. This time, the gnoll is here to tell the story of a volcano his people are familiar with and why no one lives next to it anymore. The name of the volcano the DM came up with, but the story behind it I wrote to...
2020-09-24 00:45:47 +0000 UTC View Post"The Gnawer of Bones" (Story)
I'm recently stared playing a druid-skald gnoll in D&D called Ingot. In stock 5th edition D&D, gnolls are just bloodthirsty monsters, but since a furry is running this game, he's created a custom race and given gnolls a very different treatment. It's been fun getting to play Ingot, an...
2020-08-31 16:53:25 +0000 UTC View PostWhat I've Been Working On
I've written the next part of "Every Day is Monday," but I haven't wanted to post a section until I have part of the next part of the serial written so I don't put write myself into a corner. However, I've been focusing on novel edits for the last month, and it's taken up a lot of my energy...
2020-08-31 16:52:40 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Day is Monday (Serial Story) - Part 2
I realize going over the first scene, I never gave our narrator a name. I went with Sam, and I've updated the first scene to include a name drop early in it. You'll want to read that before you read this, but things start ramping up here.
“Do you think yo...
2020-07-17 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostEvery Day is Monday (Serial Story) - Part 1
For July, I'm going to be doing a serial on Wednesdays, posting it scene by scene. I've only got part of this done so far, so we'll see how this goes. The story isn't complete yet either, so this is something different for me. I expect there to be about four to five installments of this, so w...
2020-07-09 02:40:14 +0000 UTC View PostAn Ocean of Sand - V1 (Story)
I'll be doing a serial story in July where I'll be posting one scene each week. In the meantime, for June, I'm sharing something I wrote a few months ago for a submission call that didn't get accepted. This story might be a candidate for some significant reworking later on, hence why I've tag...
2020-07-01 01:46:03 +0000 UTC View PostTax Information
Patreon will start collecting taxes for certain types of content starting July 1st. I'm sure you've seen it from other creators on here, but I should let you know. changes are about to go into effect. Because of how complex tax law is, and without knowing how many of you are outside of my region ...
2020-06-30 02:26:44 +0000 UTC View PostFoxing for Pizza (Story)
After last month's serious Patreon story about the pandemic, I wanted to write something lighthearted for this month's piece. With all that's going on in the world right now, I needed a distraction writing something that was just fun and silly. I'd joked about this story idea before, so I fin...
2020-05-31 23:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post