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Apologies on the long wait, but Ch. 25-27 of Lupine Dreams are now posted!

This batch is eventful (not-spoilers: they all are at this point in the story!), but it wasn’t always quite as eventful. Some of the things that happen in today’s batch, which turn out to be pretty important, were not in my original outline. You can thank the characters for tearing up my plans and telling me what was gonna happen instead (; And I’m glad they did!

And for all you hardcore weather nerds out there, can you spot the little easter egg in today’s chapters? You’ll have to let me know if you do (;

As always, thank you for reading and for engaging. I really appreciate every comment and message. Not only is it the only way authors can gauge what’s working and what’s not, it’s also the only way we can really know our stories are connecting with real people on the other end. And what better feeling is there than that? (:

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Courage, a new, smaller story posted this morning! It's a soft, sensual first-time lesbian story with a little added meaning.

It started off as another little one-off in the vein of the last one I wrote, Graduation Day, but once I got the characters on the page, there was a little bit more there than I'd expected going in -- which is always a nice feeling (: It's a nice little emotional exploration of two women who find, well, maybe you can guess by the title :P These kind of one-off, one-scene stories have been interesting to work on after the past few months absorbed in Lupine Dreams.

I know these couple of lesbian stories aren't for everyone, but hopefully there are a few people who enjoy them. I'm hopeful Courage will connect with a few folks, anyway. If that's you, drop me a line and lemme know, won't you? (:

Arcadia

Ch. 22-24 of Lupine Dreams dropped this morning...and it's a good one (; But then, aren't they all?? :P

This batch starts out with a chapter that I initially dismissed as a silly gimmick...until I tried to fall asleep and just kept writing it in my head. Or really, it wrote itself, my head was just forced to stay awake while it happened :P I think it's an appropriate way to show that we're moving into the second half of the story. I hope you find it as adorable to read as I did to write!

Also in this installment is -- well, much like a parent, an author probably isn't supposed to say they have a favorite chapter. But all the other chapters know there's one I read even when I don't need to do any revisions, just when I wanna feel a certain kinda way. Hopefully when you read it, you feel a certain kinda way, too (:

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If you’re looking for a last-minute Mother’s Day gift, have I got you covered! Not only is Ch. 18-21 of Lupine Dreams posted, so is a new story, Graduation Day, themed around high school graduation and Mother’s Day.

This batch of Lupine is coming a little early because last time was such a downer that I thought we needed a little pick-me-up sooner rather than later (: I had originally planned for this to be two parts -- Ch. 18-19 and Ch. 20-21 -- but I think my original plan had chopped things up just a bit too much, so I’ve been consolidating a little where I think it makes sense. You’ll definitely notice two distinct mini-arcs in today’s chapters, though. Looking ahead, all the subsequent batches are gonna end up shorter than this until we get to the final few chapters, however, just as a heads-up.

And we’ve still got a ways to go! I think of the end of Chapter 21 as the halfway point -- so once you’ve finished, get up and take a stretch and we’ll start in on the back half in a few days (:

Graduation Day

I go to a lot of graduations, and my imagination sometimes runs away with me, so this is a short, sweet little vignette that I figured I’d post today too because it’s about a graduation that takes place on Mother’s Day.

It’s about a female teacher and her female high school student who share a special relationship that you can probably figure out from what I’ve said the story is about (; No incest, to be clear.

I wrote it partly because I wanted to prove that I could actually write something that was short and erotic instead of my usual specialty of long and laden with deep thoughts, motifs, and symbolism :P You’ll have to let me know if I hit the mark!

As always, I’m deeply appreciative of all the feedback I’ve received and that so many people are connecting with the stories I have to tell. It’s humbling and extremely rewarding. I look forward to hearing from you as we move along (:

Arcadia

Chapters 14-17 of Lupine Dreams posted this morning!

As always, I deeply appreciate everyone’s engagement with the story. What especially sticks out is how much you’re connecting with the characters. When I’m doing some mindless work that I don’t wanna be doing, sometimes I’ll pull up your comments and messages and it makes the day a little better (:

Also, I know the vibe tracks aren’t everybody’s bag, but if you listen to only one, put on some headphones when/after you get there and crank up Chapter 16’s vibe track, “Trampoline,” the Jauz remix by Shaed. It was breathtaking the first time I heard it just how well it reflected the feelings of the chapter all the way through the end of the song. (the other vibe track in this batch, “Murakami” by Made in Heights, is also an all-timer, for the record)

A much longer batch this time around, so take your time with it. I don’t think we’ll wait all the way until Tuesday for the next batch because…well…you’ll just have to read to find out (;

Arcadia