Queer Fantasy and Weird Tales for the People
Sorry, everyone. Between holiday festivities and the festive holiday sinus infection I’ve managed to develop, I won’t be able to get it done this week. I’ll have it up on Patreon next week and here on the blog probably later in the same week, because I don’t want non-subscribers to have to wait yet another week.
Happy New Year! See you back here soon.
Máire (Moya) Brennan, “Cé Leis”
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween and a good weekend. We had our first trick-or-treaters at the new house, and I feel like I’ve finally achieved Real Adulthood.
You may have noticed the new Directory Post that is pinned to the top of the home page. I hope it helps you navigate around! And if you ever get lost, the tabs at the top will help you find your way.
On Wednesday, the third chapter of Journey to the Water will be available here on the blog! Patreon subscribers were able to read it last week, so if you’re interested in reading chapters early, you can subscribe for just $3 a month. There will also be a Bonus Patreon Livestream, where I’ll be playing Vampire: the Masquerade: Bloodlines and talking about vampire lore, sometime in the next week or two. I’ll be sure to keep you posted.
I’ll also be streaming on Twitch tonight and Saturday night with the Tea and Sidequests Channel.
See you soon, and have an excellent week.
Hello, friends! If you are interested, you now have the ability to support me on Patreon. There is only one subscription tier, for $3 a month, which is about the price of a medium cup of black coffee or a small candle in a jar.
Patrons will get new chapters A WHOLE WEEK EARLY, which means that you’ll get the next chapter of Journey to the Water next week instead of the week after! You can read exciting plot twists before all your friends. You also get access to some writing playlists, plus a community board where you can give me feedback or just talk about whatever.
There will be more rewards later, and possibly more tiers, as I continue to grow my audience.
Don’t worry, blog content will still be free. The same chapters will be available here a week later, and don’t feel bad if you can’t or don’t want to support me monthly! I appreciate you for reading.
You can see my Patreon page, and subscribe if you want to, HERE.
You may also notice the new link buttons at the bottom left of the home page. My Ko-fi will still be active, if you’d prefer to leave a one-time tip.
As always, thanks for reading. You make all this worthwhile.
Capercaillie, “Ailein Duinn” (traditional)
Happy Monday. Things have been a little quiet around here, and I apologize for that, but we have some exciting things happening this week.
Tonight, the Tea and Sidequests channel will return! We’re going to be playing Abzû, a little game about exploring the sunken ruins of an ancient civilization, inspired by the Enuma Elish. It was made by the same people who made Journey, and it’s really quite lovely, if you’d like to join us. We’ll be streaming from 6pm until 8pm, Central US time.
Later this week, I’ll have the first chapter of the sequel to Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea. It will have a proper title by then also. I think I’m going to have to stick to an every-other-week posting schedule for the time being, as I have a number of projects I’m working on concurrently, but I hope to eventually get to one chapter a week, possibly alternating with Part Two of The Book of the New Moon Door.
For now, though, enjoy this song, join us on Twitch tonight if you’d like, and stop by later for a new chapter!
Alan Stivell, “Brian Boru”
Happy Monday!
In case you missed it, the poll results are in, and you can find out about them and read a preview of my next project here. I should be back with more news later this week.
As always, thanks for reading, and have an excellent week.
Nightwish, “The Islander”
Happy Monday!
The Official Reader Poll is now closed! Thank you to everyone who voted. I will announce the results later this week. Check back soon.
Take care and have an excellent week.
Loreena McKennitt, “Prologue”
Happy Monday!
The Official Reader Poll is still running! It will be open through Sunday, September 19. I will probably close it first thing next Monday morning. It’s pinned to the top of the blog home page, so it should be easy to find if you haven’t voted yet.
This week is going to be Shameless Self-Promo Week. I’ll be posting about all the material I have available, and you’re welcome to join in and tell me what you’re working on!
Have an excellent week.
Penny and Sparrow, “Double Heart”
Happy Monday.
Here’s a semi-periodic reminder, to myself and anyone reading, to check your voter registration and find out who your representatives are so you can send them strongly-worded messages.
Here’s what’s happening in blog-land this week. There will be a poll where readers can tell me which project you would like to read next! Options will include the as-yet-unnamed sequel to Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea, The Book of the New Moon Door Part Two, and a couple of totally new things. Please keep an eye out for it tomorrow, because I need as many people as possible to vote! All you need is a device to view the post and an opinion. You can vote even if you haven’t read the two longer stories.
If you haven’t read the last chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, it’s available under the Stories tab above, or just scroll down from here on the home page.
On Instagram, I’m doing a tarot-themed challenge, so if that’s something you’re into you can check it out: instagram.com/cranewrites Also, if you’re not following me over there yet, you should, because I post cat pictures at least once a week.
That’s all for now. See you soon, and have an excellent week.
Red Tail Ring, “Hangman”
Happy Monday! There are many weathers happening in the world, both literal and metaphorical. I hope you are safe, wherever you are.
This week, the final chapter of the first part of The Book of the New Moon Door will be released! I’m very excited. Check back here soon. If you need to catch up, all the previous chapters are available under the Stories tab above.
Once that’s done, I’m going to be gauging interest to see what project I should start releasing next. There will be a poll here on the blog, provided I can get the widget to work. Please keep an eye out for it, because I need as many responses as possible!
Thank you and have an excellent week!
ETA: As of August 30, this blog is two years old!
Talos, “Contra”
Happy Monday! I hope that wherever you are, you have delicious things to eat and shelter from the weathers.
Fun fact: last week’s chapter was this blog’s 200th post! This post is the 201st.
Things are calming down a bit around here. I’m hoping to get another chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door out this week, to make up for the long wait for the previous chapter, so check back here soon.
Thank you and have an excellent week.
Space Whales Press 