A dear friend of mine, Kiri, passed away last week, and it's still hurting a lot. I wrote this late at night after she passed, and I'd like to finally share it. If you want to know more about h...
2024-03-13 13:57:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Everyone who voted in the art poll said yes, thus you get this little goofy thing. I was at Fur the 'More selling books, and I did this little doodle at my dealer's table when it was slow.
I’m so excited to announce that Gnoll Tales got nominated for an Ursa Major award in the Best General Literary Work category. I’m very honored by everyone who nominated me. Voting i...
2024-03-01 23:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I've always called myself a writer first and an artist second, and at best I've been an occasional artist. However, one of my goals this year is to keep up the habit. For now, since the quality of ...
2024-03-01 14:49:15 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working on the novel, but just haven't gotten the next chapter revised yet. I do though have an essay I wrote this month to share. This I plan to post online in a few days.
Paws down on the ground,
tongue rolling out, the wind brushes your fur.
The moon calls. The night sings.
Run, run for all you can—
howl to the darkness—
for you li...
2024-02-29 15:53:22 +0000 UTC View PostAs I'm working on The Blood of Life, I've also been inching forward on doing a poetry chapbook. I realize I do have enough content, and the idea of doing something focused on the therianth...
2024-02-19 14:35:29 +0000 UTC View PostFor a while now, I've been commented about how I have reams of my old poetry from high school and college, a lot of which is very therianthropic. I'm sure quite a bit of it isn't very good, but som...
2024-02-01 23:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been quiet this month because I’ve been focused on trying to finish my second novel. I was lucky to have two weeks off in December that really let me knock out various tasks. I had wanted ...
2024-01-31 03:30:30 +0000 UTC View PostEverything builds. Everything becomes more. As a writer writes, the story unfolds. In that respect, 2023 was a year of building and growth for me. The trail of words leads on, and the story only gr...
2024-01-01 21:42:21 +0000 UTC View PostI’m a little behind on chapter edits with The Blood of Life because I’ve focused on getting new material down, so I’m going to talk about how world building can directly influence plot. I’v...
2023-12-31 16:23:28 +0000 UTC View PostI had a exceedingly silly conversation with a friend of mine earlier this month about some silly tweets, and this ended up getting written.
The Fifteen Inches of F...
2023-12-30 00:25:20 +0000 UTC View PostI know most people who celebrate Christmas are busy getting ready for Christmas right now or already spending time with family, so I’m waiting to post stuff till after Christmas for this month. I...
2023-12-24 17:50:51 +0000 UTC View PostAuthors Note: I’m not sure I consider this consistent with my other Gnoll Tales, but it’s an idea I wanted to explore that would come from the same world.
Before the first gods c...
2023-11-30 13:52:44 +0000 UTC View PostI've been working on this project for the Furry Historical Fiction Society, and the story actually includes a poem. I'd like to share that. It is spoken by a skald to a jackal traveler who has ...
2023-11-30 13:45:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis has been cross posted, but I have a general update on what's been going on in the last month.
I’m at MFF this weekend, and I’m actually at the con hotel already a...
2023-11-30 13:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostI had a conversation with a friend recently about social cliques, and how people often get into them. This got me thinking about how that works when you’re a creative. I cannot say I don’t have...
2023-11-24 17:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostFor Halloween this year, I've got a treat for you. Or maybe it's trick? Maybe it's both.
“Boss says we’re closing at 9 tonight,” said Janet, as she hung up the store...
2023-10-31 13:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostI'm a bit behind on content for Patreon, and the two stories I wrote last month are for anthology projects. I cannot share those yet, and I've not done a lot of work on The Blood of Life. I do ...
2023-10-01 16:40:48 +0000 UTC View PostFinally I'm back to posting chapters for my next book. You can ...
2023-08-30 21:06:27 +0000 UTC View PostThis started as a social media post but turned into an essay. I plan to share this on my public blog in a few days, but I wanted to give it you guys early. Also, let me know your thoughts on AI...
2023-08-26 15:17:30 +0000 UTC View PostI've been meaning to get this up here. You might recall I posted a screen shot back in May while I...
2023-07-25 23:17:59 +0000 UTC View PostI've been meaning to share more of the finished stories from Gnoll Tales with Patreon, so here's another one. This one is set when the book's narrator is young and is one of two person...
2023-06-29 02:43:22 +0000 UTC View PostIf you wanted a physical copy of Gnoll Tales, I'm taking pre-orders on my s...
2023-06-09 13:17:40 +0000 UTC View PostI've submitted Gnoll Tales to the printer and am waiting to find out if the files have been approved. I'm still on track to release the book at Anthrocon. In the meantime, I have anoth...
2023-06-06 16:40:20 +0000 UTC View PostI've been busy over on social media talking about stuff, so I want to give you all a quick run down. First, Scars of the Golden Dancer won two of the three awards it was nominated for. Whi...
2023-06-01 02:06:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm in the middle of trying to wrap up edits on Gnoll Tales, and I thought I'd share a quick peak at the process. The writing group wanted some more relationship details in this story, so I added a...
2023-05-21 16:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostI've been quiet for too long, but I've been working on a story for the next Furry Historical Fiction Society anthology, 'In the Light of Dawn.' The group said I could share this with you, so cl...
2023-04-29 01:41:40 +0000 UTC View PostI finished major edits last night on a rather long short story for the next Furry Historical Fiction Society anthology. When I started this, I did not expect to be writing a 9,000 word deep dive in...
2023-03-31 11:58:59 +0000 UTC View PostAnother one of the pieces for 'Gnoll Tales,' this one helps add diversity to the anthology.
In the drylands, trees are scarce because rain is infrequent. The hearty acacia...
2023-02-28 03:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post