It has been a rather mixed month when it comes to writing.

I have spent most of August in the UK, but have managed to squeeze in an exciting project that will be revealed in due course. I am really proud of this one, and I hope you enjoy it when I can finally spill the beans. We’ve spent a lot of time on it – this being one of my first ever collaborative projects – and it is something of a departure compared to what I usually write.

In the meantime, my story ‘Would?’ featured on The Voice of Dog podcast this month. Set in Portland, Oregon, in 1992, the story features on the relationship between Greystoke and Aspatria Caldbeck as they fight against anti-queer legislation Prop 9.

I was honoured to have my story ‘Back to the Molly House’ included in the writing panel at Camp Feral! mid-month. I hope those who attended enjoyed reading about Hooke and Rufford, as well as learned more about how gay people were treated in England in the early 18th century.

At the end of the month, my poem ‘Y Ffwrnais’ was published in the Aberacon conbook. This explores the connection between a town’s identity and that of a nation through the prism of an area losing a major industry. This is the first poem I have ever had published and I’m really glad it features in the conbook.

I had three rejections from non-furry anthologies this month, but I’ve already had one story accepted elsewhere. Hopefully, I will find a home for the other two in due course. Aside from this, I am targeting submitting to two anthologies with October deadlines, and am hoping to get started on these stories in early September.

August Reading:

Fairy Tales by Robin
Six Impossible Things by Renee Carter Hall