Despite the update number, this post does not contain the answer to life, the universe, and everything. 😏
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-...
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 hav...
2025-03-23 16:41:35 +0000 UTC View Post
~ Edgar ~“Take the bed.”
Liv looked up from her phone, her mouth still full of crust. Just like he’d planned.
“Don’t argue. It’s rude to talk with your mouth full.” That garnered Edgar a narrow-eyed look t...
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...
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.
“We should eat,” she said into the sudden stillness....
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 nothin...
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 ...
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. Thi...
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? 🤔 It feels significant. And immature. Maybe just a "nice" picture? Can't resist.
2025-02-14 18:58:53 +0000 UTC
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Bleah.
I’m 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 loquaci...
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. 🙂 ]
“I am uncomplicated,” asser...
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 cheekbone...
2025-02-09 18:21:56 +0000 UTC View Post~ Edgar ~Whatever the shiny floors of Phase Energy were made of, Liv Doyle’s high heels echoed off them like distant artillery. Edgar waited near the entrance to the research lab as her distinct footfalls came closer, loitering w...
2025-02-02 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post~ Cal ~ That morning—my first real day as a storm chaser—sits 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...
2025-01-26 16:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The Royal Guard audiobook for Charlotte’s Reject is live!
It's been a long time in the making, but anyone interested in picking up a copy can use this link: 2025-01-23 18:32:23 +0000 UTC View Post
As 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: 2025-01-19 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
[ A/N – 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 flirta...
Hello 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 ...
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 ulti...
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...
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 Energy’s second floor. Having been from one end to the other, she knew a third consisted of administrative offices, another third was...
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. 🎄
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...
2024-12-20 18:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post~ Mel ~ “I’ll handle the introductions,” I say, knowing that Cal must hear the strain in my voice.
“Introductions? You know who—”
I pop open the door before Cal finishes, because if I don’t keep movin...
2024-12-15 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post~ Edgar ~Phase Energy’s research complex was nestled in rural countryside a half-hour's drive from Raleigh. Twenty minutes after he’d watched strip malls and housing developments turn into farm fields and forest, Edgar’s car ...
2024-12-08 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
~ Lawrence ~“I can't believe how big it is.”
The correspondent for the NewStart Gazette hadn't offered an original observation, but Lawrence could hardly blame the woman. The first ...
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? 😅
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 patrons—this one's for you! 🥳
In the meantime, you...
2024-12-01 21:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post~ Mel ~“I scared you, didn’t I?”
“I’m not scared,” Cal says. “Those were just…a lot of warnings.”
I glance over. Cal’s chin is on his chest, as if his head is too heavy. Probably because I’d just s...
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 ...
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! 🥳 The only thing I can think of was a single reply on Reddit that mentioned my Patr...
2024-11-21 18:35:37 +0000 UTC View Post“Unnnh,” 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...
2024-11-17 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
