While it looks like the next Somber Dreams chapter will be coming out before the Diamond Dogs chapter, I did figure out where my problem was in writing the latter, so *that* much is good. Of course, it also means I need to start the story over entirely, but, eh.

Hope you all are doing well out there. Lots of love.

I have been working on a chapter of Fine Steps featuring Diamond Dogs but, after trying to fit it together for months, I think it needs to be two separate chapters. While I re-engineer that, I've also been working on a follow-up chapter that features Somber Dreams (earlier chapters here and

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There have been strange thefts around Pasofino, and strange holes appearing in the dead of night: in farmer's fields, on the sides of hills, and once in the middle of the street. Meanwhile, Tea Blossom - age six - has been exploring her creative side, sharing wild adventure stories about a new friend with her parents. Stay tuned for "In Which the Depths are Delved", chapter 12 of Fine Steps. Same Poni Ti- Hm. Well, at least on the same Poni Channel.

Hope you all enjoy.

I realized while writing this chapter what one of the things holding me back was. Here's hoping I can push through that and get this story where it needs to be.

Until then, the latest chapter is called "In which we share a cup of tea."

The next chapter features at least three of these remarkable things:

Tea service
A dragon
A precocious 7-and-a-half-year-old
Thermonuclear devices
Nostalgia
Flowers
Death! Death, death, death.
Buttercream frosting
The throbbing loins of Horatio P. Gruntworthy, Diamond Dog Gigolo.

Coming sooner than the most recent update!

A new chapter to Fine Steps has been added!
Here's hoping (although not promising) that future updates are slightly more frequent.

My company wants us to burn vacation time because apparently it's a liability on their books. With everyone WFH right now, nobody's taking vacation. So. I'm taking a few days off. If I don't get distracted by something shiny, I'm hoping to have a Somber Dreams chapter after I get back.