The When The Bough Breaks video is now live. I suspect this is the last I'll ever work on this story, really. It has, I hope, been worth it. The sound quality is pretty poor, but you can now hear me read this sad story aloud. It was... not easy. But I think it was the right thing to do.
Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQKO7y9NDg4
Be well.

-Pencil

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Last night I did a recording of Shitfaced Shitfics for the Barcast, and if that was all that happened, I wouldn't be writing this. But after it was done, Priest and I were still there and decided to do another reading. The audience wanted serious and sad, and I was, for some reason, up for it. So, we did something I have been meaning to do for over a year:

We did a reading of When The Bough Breaks.

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Even after my warning and apprehension and stuff.
If you turn off mature, 'When The Bough Breaks' is in the featured box. I don't even know how that happened. I'm glad people are reading it though, that honestly makes me pretty happy.
To celebrate, I'll be having some fairly large quantity of wine tonight.
Yes, I know that's not different than any other night. Hush you.

-Pencil

Look. I did put out a warning a little bit ago that I was writing something feelsy. Well, 10K words later, it's done. And it's on its way to being posted on the site.

Please understand something about this story: I usually don't put a lot of work into what I post here. I'm here to entertain you, be a clown, be a jerk. I'm really just here to have fun. And this story? It was work. It's...not fun. At least I don't think it is.

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