Sadly, Jackie the Beanstalk came to an end today. I sure had fun with that story, and according to the comments and the email I received, others enjoyed it as well. Of course, it will remain here on SOL, but is also available for your eBook collection on Bookapy. If you'd like a paperback or hardcover version of the book, contact me. The hardcover would make a terrific holiday gift for the unstoppable reader on your list. The author on Bookapy is Nathan Everett.
So, what's next? Well, aroslav is hogging all the writing time at the moment for the Team Manager series, but I'm trying to shake loose some time to finish my first draft of A Place Among Peers. In the meantime, as I'm moving out of my current trailer into a new one, I uncovered a box of old (very old) manuscripts that include a raft of short stories and humorous essays I wrote back in the 1970s. As time permits, I'll start pulling those together and posting the short stories that aren't too embarrassing.
As is always the case, I'll not turn on scoring for short stories. People don't come here for short stories, so they simply don't score well, no matter who writes them. I'll compile them all into an unordered series and will include the one I've currently published, "A Dangerous Woman." Like that piece, some of the other stories I have are within the universe of my longer stories. I expect the next one I'll release is "What the Sergeant Didn't See," a story in the Steven George & The Dragon universe, but not part of the general storyline.
So, it will be a month before I get anything new out here, but more is in the offing.
Thank you all for your comments and email about Jackie the Beanstalk. Enjoy!