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Scars, Chapter 47

The first update for the month is one of the two most voted-for options in the poll, so I cast the tiebraker vote. With that, we have a new chapter of Scars. The investigation into...

Dust, Chapter 24

The results of the second upcoming work poll was 'author's choice' and as a result, my choice is a new update to Dust. Thanks everyone for all your support, and I hope you enjoy!

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Chapter 24:

With the final set of diagnostics running, Kawalsky turned his atte...

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #400

My tabby lost her battle with cancer last week. Between that, and some personal matters this coming week, this drabble prompt will run until the 7th of October, so everyone should have lots of time to think up some prompts for the following drabble. Thank you for your understanding.

Weekly Drabble #399: Peace in Our Time

This week's prompt comes from preston with 'interstellar olympics', giving us the opening to a (possible) storyline, or just a one-shot of some wholesome sporting activities. Hope you enjoy!

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Peace in Our Time:

Humanbreed (noun): colloquial derogatory slang f...

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #399

A new week is here, so we have the traditional new prompt thread. All my patrons are welcome and invited to post a brief idea/theme in the comments below before the end of next Tuesday, and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.

Weekly Drabble #398: Prey for a Meal

This week's prompt is from Tyronne with 'belly of the beast'.

What's that old saying? When the cat's away, the mice will play.

Well... sometimes it's not just the mice.

Enjoy!

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Prey for a Meal:

Dylan just didn’t know how Jimmy could have b...

The Last Angel: The Serpent's Garden, Ch. 11

A shiny new update today giving us some more of The Serpent’s Garden. Next update for the month is ‘author’s choice’, so we’ll see what I decide...

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #398

A new week brings us the new prompt thread. All my patrons are welcome, and invited, to post a brief idea/theme in the comments below before the end of next Tuesday, and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.

Weekly Drabble #397: Today

This prompt comes from EBB with 'not today', bringing us back to the Beyond the Wall setting. Enjoy!

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Today:

“We see you, Starseeker.” Fortuneseeker Actual’s voice was cracked with relief, shock and overwhelming excitement. “We see you.” 2025-09-14 15:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post

All the little lost boys and girls, Ch 84

As voted for, here it is: a new chapter of all the little lost boys and girls. After a night’s rest and some recreation (some getting more of it than others),...

Announcement: weekly drabble delayed

Sorry for this, but yesterday when I took my tabby in for x-rays of a sore leg, they discovered that she likely has lung cancer. Won't know until Monday for sure and I'm hoping they can come up with a treatment plan, but her condition has already deteriorated.

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #397

A new week leads into September, and so comes a new prompt thread. As expected, all my wonderful patrons can contribute, so if you have a brief theme, post it below before the end of next Tuesday and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.

Weekly Drabble #396: Search and....

This week's prompt is 'fading light' from Sigma Stars and takes back to M83, the Pinwheel Galaxy and humanity's Hope. Enjoy!

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Search and...

The glow of the cold, near-dead star Lighthouse gleams across Hope’s hull like the sun throu...

The Last Angel: The Hungry Stars, Epilogue

And here we have it, the final chapter of The Hungry Stars. That was easy, like six months, right?

Right?????

But thank you all for sticking w...

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #396

Time marches on and with it comes a new week and a new prompt thread. As per usual, all my wonderful patron can contribute, so if you have a brief theme, post it below before the end of next Tuesday and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.

Weekly Drabble #395: Catastrophe

This week's prompts come from Tyronne with 'two types of stealth' and Framing Device with 'less lethal violence', bringing us back to Ben and Chocolate Cake. Enjoy!

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Catastrophe:

It was a cloudy night when Jimmy decided to break into the house.

The wind...

Rabble rabble

One of the ways in with Patreon screws with per-update clients is a couple years back they removed (yes, removed) a function that said 'Paid post' when you made one. If you want to see which posts you've charged for, you have to individually bring up each post, go into edit mode, go to Publishing...

Dust: Chapter 23

A new chapter of Dust, as some have requested. Rested and ready, the Alliance and Conglomerate troops head down into the sealed comm center for their chance to contact Earth and get off a world that every day has fewer humans and more of the machines meant to hunt them. Enjoy!

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Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #395

Halfway through August, and the new week brings a prompt thread with it! As per usual, all my wonderful patron can contribute, so if you have a brief theme, post it below before the end of next Tuesday and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.

Weekly Drabble #394: Legacy

This week's prompts are 'how slowly time goes' and 'a life remembered' from Xpholia and Accipter_Ater, and during redrafting we ended up with a bit of 'when your name is spoke for the last time' from uberdrops.

This originally started out as a vampire story, but... things happened. Enjoy! 2025-08-17 15:48:52 +0000 UTC View Post

The Last Angel: The Serpent's Garden, Ch 12

As voted for, we have a TLA side story in the form of a new chapter for The Serpent’s Garden. Things pick up a little as we shift focus from diplomatic ...

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #394

A new week brings the expected new prompt thread and all of you out there in patronland can contribute, so if you have a brief theme, post it below before the end of next Tuesday and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.

Weekly Drabble #393: Hot and Bothered

This week's prompt is from uberdrops with 'sauna and a hot meal'; the latter part didn't make it through the censors, I mean redrafting, but we've definitely got a sauna! Enjoy.

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Hot and Bothered:

Kaley Atwell let out a sigh as she leaned back in the sauna, h...

Weekly Drabble Prompt Thread #393

A new week is here and with it comes the expected new prompt thread! As custom by now, all of my wonderful patrons can contribute a prompt, so if you have a brief theme, post it below before the end of next Tuesday and I'll select one or more to be the basis as a short story.