Mushroom: Blog

Well, somehow I ended up creating yet another series of stories. But I think this will remain as my Dark Tales one, vignettes that are not directly related to each other. The only thing in common is that they will have at least some kind of contact with a specific club, and that they will share the name of a song as their title and at least some of the story.

I sometimes get writers block, and the best cure for me is to take some time off and work on another story. And recently I had 2 that came to mind. The first one (Won't Get Fooled Again) came from an idea I had, which I originally called "Fools Rush In" (after the quote not the song). Which during editing made me realize it was also the name of a song, and there was a better song name I could use.

In "I Got It From Sally", I was listening to some Tom Lehrer as I was editing CBCG, and that song actually came on. And it started me thinking about what the story was about (and yes, it is a song written in the 1950's about VD), and realized I could write my own. And I was torn between making it a Dark Tales story, but that would have meant tossing out the epic title. So instead I decided to give it a happier ending, and post it alone.

And I may even write a few more and tie them together into a loose series. But probably only if I hear a song that inspires a new story.

Well, this is yet another one of those I consider "Erotica as O'Henry would have written it" entries. Actually a story that just kind of popped into my mind after seeing a picture on a website.

It was a rather cute tomboy, and she was wearing a suit and looked like she was about to go to a club. She looked absolutely adorable, and I found I just had to write a story about that image.

Do not worry, I am still working on Country Boy II, and Dire Wolf is only waiting for the proper muse to sit on my shoulder so I can return to that story.

Well, it was my intent after finishing County Boy, City Girl to move back to Dire Wolf and Fang. But some things are not meant to be just yet.

I tried to continue, but I was not happy with what I had added. So that story is going to be on hold a bit more, and I am going right into the continuation of County Boy.

And a bit of backstory here. In many ways, this is going to be very personal for me. You see, I left for boot camp on the exact same day that Pete does. So the 2 historical events in the story are seen exactly as I experienced them. One the day before I left for my training, the other shortly before graduation.

And in that time they really were major events. Probably the biggest historical events to somebody in basic training until 9-11.

Well, after 69 chapters (an ironic and unintended coincidence), I finally draw "Country Boy, City Girl" to an end. It has been a long run, but it is now time to move on.

At this time, I intend to return to the Dire Wolf story, but do not fear. There is one more book about Pete and Linda, their story is not yet concluded. But please be patient, it will probably be a while before I return to it.

And to all those who have enjoyed the story, I thank you. As much as I write for myself, I publish what I write for you, the fans.

Well, recently I have decided to take come of my older stories (dating all the way back to 1997), and update them a bit and post them in here. And one of them I realized was actually in keeping with another series I had created, but not updated in almost 2 decades.

So I decided to do a more extensive rewrite, and post it as an extension of that series instead of a stand-alone story as it originally was.