We roll through the second half of Jake's show and then move onto the next city. A few dynamics among the characters are explored and Steph, Lucky, and James engage in a Pulp Fiction style dialogue...
2022-09-14 07:04:19 +0000 UTC View PostSometimes my chapters are a bit less than the average of twenty pages and I explain myself by saying that I was finished with what needed to be said and that's how many pages it took. This chapter ...
2022-09-06 03:29:52 +0000 UTC View PostWe're getting toward the end of the latest novel, which means my natural inclination is to speed up production. It also helps that various factors in Covid life have allowed me to score a much-need...
2022-08-22 04:38:54 +0000 UTC View PostA new character is introduced, one I am enthusiastic about. I have and do know people such as Tiffany, so I hope I am not being offensive. Let me know your first impressions of her. Also, Matt Tisd...
2022-08-19 05:25:38 +0000 UTC View PostNo charge for this, but a quick confirmation. I do not believe that, at this point in the story, Meghan the nanny and Matt Tisdale have ever actually met each other. Please confirm that I am correc...
2022-08-19 02:38:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe skip forward a bit and the turn of the century is upon us (yes, I know it's not really the turn of the century for another year, please don't write to correct me). Jake's tour is being planned. ...
2022-08-08 04:04:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe Kingsleys and their nanny take a little trip together. Decisions are made after much pondering. Will Meghan keep working at her job? Will Celia be open to the KVA winery deal? Are the showers i...
2022-07-26 04:15:27 +0000 UTC View PostFor those who enjoyed the first posting (without charge, of course) of the plot elements of the overall story that were taken from classic rock lyrics, I've added a few more. The newer ones are at ...
2022-07-23 11:23:21 +0000 UTC View PostIt's Satan's butthole hot once again here in the Sacramento Valley of California, so my productivity is up because I hole up inside on my days off and don't have much else to do but write. Hope you...
2022-07-16 06:39:29 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the latest. Things are starting to move forward at an increasing pace again. I would like everyone to know that my opinion upon first encountering the phenomenon of texting was the same as J...
2022-07-07 03:42:24 +0000 UTC View PostAs promised, here is chapter 15. We delve a little deeper into the Napster subject (as the title implies) as Jake and the rest of KVA struggle to come to terms with the reality of it. Also, Jake be...
2022-06-28 00:40:20 +0000 UTC View PostNo charge for this post as it is not a story chapter. I hope to have chapter 15 out tomorrow sometime, as I'm about 3/4 done with it. After wrapping up writing for today, however, I found myself re...
2022-06-27 02:33:06 +0000 UTC View PostHere is the latest. Brainwash makes their decision and Napster finally pokes its little head into the world. As always, let me know how I'm doing.
2022-06-18 01:27:31 +0000 UTC View PostA new character is worked up a bit, one who was introduced offscreen a few books back but now needs to be fleshed out a bit. Let's see where this one leads. As always, please keep the feedback comi...
2022-05-30 03:40:30 +0000 UTC View PostNo charge for this post as it is not a chapter. I do have a question for those of you who follow the story closely so hopefully you can save me from either making a continuity error or spending a f...
2022-05-24 21:49:11 +0000 UTC View PostI am on my yearly vacation this week so I've had more time to write as the trip that Mrs. Steiner and myself were going to take had to be cancelled because I picked up a little case of the flu the ...
2022-05-23 02:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis was an enjoyable chapter to write. Lots of Caydee in this one and it moves the overall story along quite nicely in my opinion. Let me know how I'm doing. And thank you to the kind Patron who m...
2022-05-17 01:35:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs the title implies, there is some significant business discussion in this one, including a new direction that KVA is forced to head in. Updates on everyone and a nice reunion scene. Let me know h...
2022-05-01 04:17:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a little bit longer of a chapter because there was a lot of story to tell in this one. If you're one of those readers who does not enjoy the story of Hopple the accountant and what be...
2022-04-18 03:24:12 +0000 UTC View PostMatt travels to Brazil to have a meeting with his former accountant. They discuss stocks and bonds and things like that. It's a good meeting, I believe. Let me know what you all think about it.
2022-03-22 02:17:40 +0000 UTC View PostPlease make note of the note I put at the beginning of the chapter. The first, brief scene belongs at the end of Chapter 6 and will be moved there in the final edit. Chapter 7 will officially begin...
2022-03-10 08:01:33 +0000 UTC View PostBack to the music, as promised. Lots of music related stuff in here, a good amount of the next generation, and Matt gets a belated Christmas present of his own. As always. let me know what you thin...
2022-03-01 06:53:53 +0000 UTC View PostJust what it says in the title. Celia, Jake, Laura, and Caydee take a little trip to Celia's home nation to let her heal and to try to put things behind them and forge a new path forward. Will the ...
2022-02-06 05:48:53 +0000 UTC View PostJake and Laura visit Celia in the hospital and they all deal with the ramifications of the breach of privacy and the situation they all contributed to. As always, let me know what you think. A sugg...
2022-01-24 02:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here is Chapter 3. Not the happiest chapter I've ever written in this saga, but a necessary one. Let me know what you think, as always.
2022-01-09 02:53:51 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the second chapter. It's a little bit smaller than most but, as I've said before, I said all I needed to say in it and moving onto the next subject would have been out of place. I'm hoping t...
2021-12-29 05:39:28 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here is the first chapter of Book VI, as promised. This will likely be the final book in the series, but you never know. We'll have to see how things go. I have resolved (or at least put into m...
2021-12-15 04:30:32 +0000 UTC View PostFirst off, there is no charge for this post as it is not a story chapter. Second, I would like to wish Caydee Kingsley a happy birthday. If she were a real person and not a figment of my imaginatio...
2021-12-01 20:34:58 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here is the final chapter of Book V in the Intemperance saga. Thank you once again, all my faithful patrons, for your feedback and advice and error checking as we went along. There is at least ...
2021-11-15 02:58:13 +0000 UTC View PostBeing in Covid isolation is not all that much fun. I'm not really sick anymore (I never really was sicker than just mild cold symptoms), but there's a good chance I'm still contagious so I can't le...
2021-11-09 22:07:19 +0000 UTC View Post