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Chapter 66 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary takes Erin B. out to lunch (without her dad tagging along) and winds up with more drama than any male should ever have to face.

Downloads passed 341K, so readership continues to be strong. The score briefly touched 8.21before slipping back to finish at 8.20 for the third day in a row. I'm almost to 570 followers and added another new patron on Patreon.

I finally got Chapter 87 finished last night and remain three weeks ahead of my SOL posting rate, so I'm feeling pretty good about things there. Thanks again for such continued support.

Chapter 65 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary and Erin Bennett have their date with Coach Bennett tagging along. Kacie welcomes her brother home.

The story just hit 335K downloads. The score remains steady at 8.20. Another half dozen followers have joined.

After a week of dealing with personal business, I can finally get back to writing. Chapter 86 had about a thousand words on the page and I should finish it sometime today, keeping me three weeks ahead of my SOL posting rate. Happy reading!

Chapter 64 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary survives his encounter with Meredith Metzger, a test from George Patterson and a visit from Arlene, Jan and Bethany. He gets some disturbing news about his date with Erin Bennett and finally gets his portfolio put together. And some other stuff happens with Kacie.

Downloads have passed 330K, almost 2,400 since the new chapter went up. The score held steady at 8.20. The follower count moved past 560. It's been a good week.

Chapter 63 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary gives Jan a tour of the apartment, has a confrontation with Kacie and has to make sure his sister's needs are met. Then he has a conversation with Meredith Metzger. We just thought George Patterson was intimidating.

Downloads have passed 321K. The score bumped up to 8.20. I've added another half dozen followers and set a single-day record with five new patrons on Patreon! It just keeps getting better.

Chapter 62 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary deals with the aftermath of his encounter with Bethany, manages to get through another shift at work and takes a nap. Oh, yeah, then he takes Jan to the apartment. And learns a bit more of Arlene's backstory. He's gonna need another nap, isn't he?

Downloads have passed 314K. The score has stayed steady at 8.18. I've reached 550 followers and picked up three more patrons on Patreon. This is slowly starting to become worthwhile.

Chapter 85 is in the can, but I've still got a lot of personal business to deal with. Writing may be somewhat sporadic until it all gets done.