Hey everyone, I've been doing a lot of journals lately, so sorry if I've been clogging up your inboxes! However I've got a few things that I'd like to tell all ya'll, and a few of them are relevant to my writings, so it's probably worth reading.

First things first, I'd like to thank everyone who can read this. I've actually been having an extraordinarily difficult time lately, as a lot of really stressful things have been throwing themselves at me all at once. There's been a lot to deal with, a lot of it scary personal woes as well, and while I won't go into detail, you've all actually been helping me a lot. A wonderful community filled with really nice people has been a great place to kind of just be in during my tougher moments, and your positive energy has helped a lot. Thank you so much.

Secondly, I'm sorry to say that the free story giveaways will probably become few and far between soon enough. Not only am I starting a new full time job soon (that, while I'm grateful for, will likely involve a lot of stress), but honestly, it's tough devoting a lot of time to these stories for free. I'll probably have to open them up for commissions at some point, if ya'll are ever interested. However, I don't want to stop doing the free stories entirely, so don't worry about that. I love writing and I love making people happy, and this is a great way to fulfill both of those needs. So they won't just stop, they'll just probably get a bit more rare.

And last, but certainly not least: First person to reply to this with "Squeak!" as their first sentence gets my next free story oh my gosh, exciting!