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Chapter 39 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary's birthday finally comes to an end. I couldn't find one mention of him receiving socks and underwear, but he did seem to have a good time.

The download count is almost at 174K, the score fluctuated a bit before holding at another new high and I'm looking for a volunteer to become my 400th follower.

I finally worked through my issues with Chapter 58, got 59 in the can and started on 60. I think that counts as a productive day. Now I get to start a new week with a doctor's appointment. I'm already running behind.

Chapter 38 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary's birthday continues. He gets his presents. Will it be socks and underwear? I bet he got socks and underwear.

Readership remains strong as the story nears 169K downloads this morning. It's been hitting right at 5,000 per day for about two weeks now. The score has held steady for 24 hours and I've moved past 390 followers.

Writing continues with chapter 58 nearing completion. I won't say I've hit a snag, I've just got to figure out how to transition from here to there and keep things flowing.

Another doctor's appointment looms for me Monday morning. That's going to take a couple hours out of my day, but I don't think it will disrupt things too much. Tomorrow's chapter will be posted on time.

Chapter 37 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. It's Gary's 17th birthday! That means all kinds of neat things are coming, but he still has to go about the mundane parts of life like going to work. There is some big news on the legal front, and a couple of new guys are about to join the cabana crew.

I really need to quit staying up so late and get an earlier start in the mornings. The download count is already pushing 164K with about 1,300 just in the couple of hours the new chapter has been up. And I swear the score ticked up another point in just the last 15 minutes while I was looking things over.

Some good news is two more chapters (55 & 56) are in the can and up on my Patreon page. Both were among the major story points of my original rough outline. I'm glad the story has finally progressed to that point. Now the way is clear to bring some other characters to the fore.

Chapter 36 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. The gang finally has a group date. Morgan keeps finding herself in dangerous situations, forcing Gary to take action. Arlene once again steps in to save the day.

The story is almost at 159K downloads this morning. The score ticked up another point and held it all day. I'm up to 383 followers. The growth has been steady for two weeks now.

I had another good day of writing and am almost done with Chapter 55. If I can keep it up over the weekend, I'll be three weeks ahead.

I hope everyone has a good Good Friday.

Chapter 35 of Best Summer Ever has been posted. Gary takes another shower at Arlene's place. Wednesday date night plans are solidified. A new girl enters Gary's life.

I'm running a little behind today and feel like I've already missed a lot. I woke up find the story already nearing 153K downloads. There's been more than 1,500 on this chapter in just a couple of hours. The score went up another tick yesterday and has held steady. The follower count has increased to 376. I picked up three new patrons on Patreon and have enough pledged to pay my Internet bill.

The writing continues going well with Chapter 53 almost done. It's still a process of figuring out how to move from one point on the outline to the next. I've swapped some bits around just to make things flow better, but all the other girls have their moment in the spotlight coming.

You keep reading. I'll keep writing.