It's bittersweet to post this but I should address why Pantheon, P2, and Last American Bomber have come down..
For almost a decade, I've always been working to be a "real author." A published author. And SOL has been a great testing ground for stories. I could tell what worked, what didn't (come on, no one read the Durden short).
The good news is that academically, I found success. Under my real name, I've published white papers, a monograph, and several blog/journal articles, but I could never get my fiction off the ground.
I have a stack of rejection letters from literary agents and publishers... no publisher wants a new author who can't commit to writing a book every 18-24 months. It "doesn't hold readers interest" or some bullshit excuse like that.
But my bittersweet news is that I've finally found a publisher who's willing to take a chance on me. The "excellent, but not commercially viable" author. So, to have a shot at giving them what will make me a commercial success, I've pulled my big three. Pantheon has been edited (and made PG-13!) and is under review right now. P2 is waiting Pantheons approval and would possibly be published next. I'm holding LAB in reserve in case it works out.
Thank you all for sticking with me for the 10(!!!) years I've been writing here. Thank you to everyone who loved "Memorial Day: Human and Heroic," it's what proved to me I could write in a way that hits people in the heart.
I'll try to keep posting short stories, try out new material, especially my deep, dark, dirty stories!
All my love and thanks,
PuffD
*bow*
*exit, stage left, triumphant*