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Chapter 61 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary returns home from Malibu, gets Arlene home and has a date with Bethany. Bethany learns a few things, figures something else out and gets some orders on how to behave.

Downloads have surpassed 309K, nearly 1,700 since the new chapter went up less than two hours ago. The score jumped to 8.18 after a couple of days of bouncing between 8.14 and 8.15. The number of followers hit 540 and the patrons on Patreon passed 50. The support just keeps growing and is greatly appreciated.

Chapter 60 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary gets into the full swing of the modeling shoot, is exposed to a California institution and wraps up the day with a bang.

Downloads have exceeded 300K, a number that just boggles my mind. It wasn't that long ago that I though 10,000 was an achievement. The score bumped back up to 8.15. We'll see if it holds steady after two days of bouncing back and forth. I've picked up another half dozen followers and three new patrons on Patreon. Things keep getting a little better each day.

Chapter 59 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. The Malibu excursion continues. Gary does his best to stay out of the way, but the way comes and gets him anyway. Gary and Arlene have a nice meal at a fancy restaurant and discuss some of the issues looming.

Readership raced past 295K downloads with nearly 1,600 in the less than two hours the update has been up. The score continues to fluctuate between 8.15 and 8.14. The follower count has reached 530 and I picked up another four patrons on Patreon.

I got Chapter 84 in the can, but I really, really, really need to take time to tend to personal business. I hope to get that taken care of today and get back to writing Monday, Tuesday at the latest. The good news is I'm far enough ahead that I can afford to take a day.

Chapter 58 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary and Arlene embark on their Malibu adventure. Arlene figures out what Gary was up to the night before and is less than pleased. Gary receives a less than warm welcome to the world of modeling.

Readership raced past 288K downloads. The score made another big leap to 8.15 before slipping back a notch. I've picked up something like 15 new followers and have passed 520.

It's almost like readers are going out and telling people about my little story. Kinda makes a fellow feel all warm and fuzzy.

Chapter 57 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary has a busy day getting ready for his trip to California. Oh, yeah, he goes on a date with Jan Metzger. Will she really be all that safe in her own bed?

Downloads have blown by 281K and are already approaching 282K. The score rocketed up to 8.11 with a chapter where our hero only got to second base. It gained more in one day than it has in some weeks since I started this. We've picked up nine more followers and moved past the 500 mark there. It's almost like there was nothing else posted yesterday.

Chapter 82 is in the can, but I really do need to take a break and get some other things done. I've written more than 235K words, about 162K of which have been posted on SOL. Being 25 chapters ahead should be enough of a cushion that I can afford to skip a day.