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Small update. I've not had much incentive of late, since I still don't see any real evidence that more than a handful of people are bothering to read the stories that I write. A few nice people, though, have drawn for me, and I did revive contact monentarily with an old friend, long enough to re-awaken some inspiration that he once gave to me. The latest story is one that he outlined for me more than a year ago. It took this long for things to spark, though, and finally come together in my poor wolfly brain. It was a great effort, though, and not for the fact that it was sort of a present for someone to begin with I probably would not have bothered putting it in print. Anyway, here's what's new: OLD FRIENDS FRESH MEAT Remember how they used to say, "Our regularly scheduled programming will not be seen this evening, so that we may bring you this special presentation"? That's where the title of this story comes from. I had fun writing it, and I like to think that it hit its target. So now the question is whether or not it will hit any other targets. See, I'd taken to putting the little donate button on the end of the stories, primarily as an experiment to see if anyone was really reading them, but partly to see if anyone felt that they were worth paying for. After all, for all the effort it takes to produce and then polish up a story, I thought I might recoup a bit of the investment in time. To date, I've gotten exactly one donation. Well, either I suck as a writer, or there aren't enough people looking to generate a response. Either way it's a little disheartening. This story, then, may well be my last, depending on what sort of response I get...if any. It has been a long time since I updated this page. Partly I've been busy, and partly I've been in a slump. I've lost several of my most reliable sources of inspiration and the writing-bug has been very slow to bite me. The offering this time around is a rather pathetic attempt; after nine long months I would have thought I could give you all something better than this revolting vignette. At least there's pretty pictures to look at. If you're bored and haven't been there yet, you can always stop by ROGUE'S FURAFFINITY PAGE, where he showcases his own artwork. OLD FRIENDS FRESH MEAT So this is the best I could come up with after all this time. It's possibly the most depraved little tale I've ever written. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's meant to be a companion piece to Brobdingnag on our Doorstep. I will leave it to the reader's opinion whether it is a re-telling or a continuation. I am grateful to a friend who (unwittingly, perhaps) gave me the spark that allowed me to begin writing it. The species came about because I happened to be watching an old Western movie at the time, although I cannot deny a certain amount of help from the artist Namecat, whose Try to... and Macro certainly had an effect. Anyway, it's a pretty sick little tale, and you're a sick little monkey if you enjoy it -- just like the author. If you don't enjoy it, don't come crying to me. The links page was updated and a lot of stale links removed. Some fresh new ones added in their place. |