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Chapter 84 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Staci Patterson's Sweet 16 is finally here! Will she get the present she really wants? Will Gary fulfill her not-so-secret hopes and desires? Will he wimp out? Will Mr. Patterson have a change of heart and finally order the hit?

Downloads are sniffing 464K. The score held steady at 8.27. A few more followers have joined, pushing that number to 645. And it looks like some of you have begun cracking the code.

Writing has been put on temporary hold. My mother decided to visit for a couple of days.

Chapter 83 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary has his date with Callie Dawson. Things ... could have gone better, but he survives. And Kacie gladly steps in to pinch hit.

Downloads have exceeded 457K. The score slipped back to 8.26, then rebounded to 8.27. A few more followers have joined, pushing that number to 640. And I picked up another new patron on Patreon.

Chapter 102 is in the works and will be posted on Patreon soon.

Chapter 82 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary has dinner with Arlene, receiving more counsel on his situation. I think we can all agree that the second dessert back at her place beats the hell out of pizza and bad baseball. Work on Sunday concludes with another discussion with George Patterson.

Downloads have exceeded 450K. The score held steady at 8.27. A few more followers have joined, pushing that number past 635. And I picked up another new patron on Patreon.

Chapter 101 is in the can and has been posted on Patreon.

Chapter 81 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary finishes lunch with George Patterson and spends the rest of the day pondering his options. Like I'm sure all of us would, he consoles himself with pizza and bad baseball. Oh, yeah. Kacie helps him feel a little better about things.

Downloads have exceeded 443K. The score bumped up a point to 8.27, setting a new high. A few more followers have joined, pushing that number past 630. And I've picked up two new patrons on Patreon.

I must say Chapter 80 genereated unprecedented response. I remember someone commenting last week that they were bailing on the story because of a lack of conflict. Now there are comments about how Gary should respond to the conflict he's facing.

As I've said all along, just be patient. Even though it may not seem like it at times, there is a plan. A lot of questions have already been answered in chapters posted on Patreon. Keep in mind that I'm about 20 chapters ahead of my posting schedule, so what is going up was written almost three weeks ago.

Chapters 99 and 100 are in the can and have been posted on Patreon.

Chapter 80 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary sees a rather unpleasant side of life and is faced with a moral dilemma. He seeks advice from a rich and powerful source. We'll just have to see how things go.

Downloads have exceeded 436K. The score bumped up a point to 8.26, matching the highest it's ever been. Five more followers have joined, causing that number to inch a little higher.

Chapter 98 is in the can and has been posted on Patreon.