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Newsletter 4/30/26

April: interesting month!

  • Writing wise, I set out to log about forty minutes of focused drafting time per day, minus travel days. I stuck to this goal except for taking three hours off at the end of the month to focus on getting Bloodsick Girls (chapters 1-3) all posted (typing, editing, formatting, AO3 setup, etc.)! I’m so excited to be working on something new. I also posted What Comes After the Tower and What I’ve Almost Become (parts of the What We’ve Almost Forgotten series), as well as an essay: Fawning vs. Submission, for a total of almost 20,000 words this month.
  • In May, my goal is to log about forty-five minutes of focused drafting time per day, minus travel days. I might edit this goal once I get my election worker schedule for early voting, so I can prioritize my hours at the polls. You can always keep up with my progress on TrackBear! Please feel free to poke me about my progress throughout the month.
  • And if you haven’t heard: I’m currently actively seeking writing partners! Check here for details.
  • Teaching wise, in April, I returned (virtually) to Wicked Grounds for my positions class. Thank you to everyone who attended, and the Wicked Grounds team as always!
  • In May, you can catch me teaching my Contract Systems class for the Portland Leather Alliance! Get all the details here.
  • We had one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches, thanks to a wonderful returning guest host! Thank you to everyone who attended.
  • In May, we’ll have another munch on the 18th, also by a guest host! If you happen to be 18-35 and local to the Vegas area, join us.
  • For the Neon Cactus Wordsmiths, I hosted two Discord write-ins this month. Thanks to everyone who attended! (My third write-in for this month was cancelled due to heading to the ER instead—but all is well!)
  • In May, I’ll be hosting one Discord write-in on the thirteenth. (My other usual slot is also pending my early voting schedule.) If you happen to be a Las Vegas based writer, join us for those and more.
  • We’re super officially gearing up for the 2027 Leather Leadership Conference. Come Lead With Hope with us in Portland, February 26th-28th, 2027! Now is the time to get your early bird tickets. I’m honored to be the 2026-2027 LLC returning Board Secretary, Communications Director, and new Community Engagement Chair.
  • FLAIR Forbidden is happening November 20th-22nd. I’ve been at work with the FLAIR team on Operations and Marketing! Join us for a virtual conference all about celebrating women+ in authority and those who love them. And yes, FLAIR’s early bird registration is also now live!

Other updates from this month:

  • Here are some of my favorite photos from this month. 
  • In April, I really enjoyed Intentional by Chris Bailey and Looking Up by Matthew Cappucci. My goal is to spend at least thirty minutes learning/reading every day. Keep up with my reading on StoryGraph! And please drop any recommendations for me in the comments.
  • And yes, I did go back to Disneyland, this time for a day trip with friends! I went to some other amazing events this month as well.
  • April gratitude: baths, pancakes, so many great events, and the good folx at the ER!

Thanks for everything this month; have a happy, healthy, and safe May! 

Newsletter 3/31/25

March: what a big month!

  • Writing wise, I set out to stick with my new goal of writing for one hour per day. Due to a lot of other exciting things going on, I changed my goal midmonth back to my usual forty-five minutes per day (minus a few travel days). I basically stuck to that, and posted over 14,000 words across my projects, including Act I of a three-part novelette, “What We’ve Almost Forgotten” and updates for Our Secrets and Our Silence (It All Became So Violent). Please let me know what you think in the comments sections of those works (and thank you to everyone who already has)!
  • Next month, I’ll stick with forty-five minutes per day. Keep up with my progress on TrackBear!
  • This month, I returned to the Leather Leadership Conference for my third year as a presenter, this time to Level Up in Los Angeles, CA. I taught “Creating Sensory Friendly Events” and “The Literal Servant Leader”, read my story “The Night That Clara Just Wanted to Sleep” at the Community Showcase while two incredible improv volunteers brought the house down, and was beyond honored to become the newest member of the Board of Directors of the LLC! Thank you to everyone who made this weekend so awesome. Here’s my photo diary from the conference.
  • This month, I was also incredibly honored to win a House Exeter 2024 Community Education/Top 5 Class Award for “Productivity for Service”. Thank you so much to all of the wonderful people involved!
  • Next month, I’ll be teaching “The Ups & Downs of Service in a 24/7 M/s Dynamic” virtually with Joshua Tenpenny for M/s 301 on 4/27. Join us!
  • We had one Las Vegas TNG (The Next Generation) event this month: one of our usual munches. Thanks to everyone who attended!
  • In April, I’ll be hosting one of our usual munches on the twenty-first, if you happen to be 18-35 and local to the Vegas area.
  • For the Neon Cactus Wordsmiths, I hosted two Discord write-ins this month. Thanks to everyone who attended!
  • Next month, I’ll be hosting two more Discord write-ins on the 2nd and sixteenth. I’m also going to start hosting a new monthly social, in person at my place on the third Friday evening of each month, starting April 18th. If you happen to be a Las Vegas based writer, join us for those and more here.

Other updates from this month:

  • Here are some of my other favorite photos from this month.
  • I read so many amazing books this month. Shoutout to Scythe by Neal Shusterman, How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey, Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green, Building a Non-Anxious Life by John Delony, and Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. My goal is to spend at least fifteen minutes learning/reading every day. Keep up with my reading on StoryGraph!
  • In March, I also went to some awesome events and spent some great time with family and friends.

Thanks for everything this month; have a happy, healthy, and safe April!

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