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Happy Halloween 🎃:

The last week of October is upon us!

And I still have lots of work to do before then. I am nearly caught up on pages at least so will be updating Patreon in November, on time with that much. I am also currently clearing out a commission I received for Halloween so will  need to close that out soon too. Those on my discord will have seen WIPs of it, along with a couple other groups I've shared the WIPs in for the time being. Been trying to share more on bluesky as well, but I feel majority of that activity will need to wait till November.

I do have a list of things I still need to do and accomplish, but we shall see. I'm not sure I'll accomplish my goal of completing 35 pages in 50 days, but we're going to heckin try. The goal was to do 80 pages of Parallel Rift this year and I have at least been posting consistently. Just due to everything that happened for a few months, the time frame fell apart in terms of how I had spaced out time in order to work on pages. Oh well, just a bit of reorganization and hopefully it'll be alright.

There's not much left to this current chapter and as a reminder, when it ends, which should be toward the middle to end of November, Chapter 6 will not begin until January due to the holidays in December.

Thank you and have a great week everyone!

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Funeral Today:

Given I am posting this before the funeral actually happens today, I just want you all to know that it is finally happening and I do solemnly hope those who have been hurt can start to move on and heal, including myself. I do feel bad for my mum in that she is blind to the damages my dad has done, but well, it is what it is and after today, I'm leaving it in the past.

That being said, my concern now is with my mum. I know she means and has meant well, but it has also put her own health at risk now too. The stress has quite literally caused an aorta (think I spelled that right) tear and we won't know just how bad till later. I have no clue if such a thing can even be fixed or if mum is going to have to seriously learn to keep her life as calm as possible. Though she generally should be doing that anyway instead of worrying about others and things she cannot control. 

Overall, many things still seem like a mess. Finances have largely been steadied at this point, at least well enough for the time being, but issues are still prevalent. My mum's dog needs to be taken to the vet once more and we're concerned she may have cancer in her ear...if that's the case...well, honestly, no one can afford that bill. It would take a miracle to be able to pay for that kind of surgery, if it's even possible to remove. Though, like I said, haven't taken her in yet, so not 100% sure on what's going on with the dog. Just symptoms right now are making us uneasy. 

Other than that, well, I suppose I've been getting some work done and covered. I'm trying to pick up my patreon once more and though I've cleared out some of the content I had desired to create, there always seems to be more. It's a slow process but well, one step at time. It's just not easy because it also makes me feel overwhelmed and thus is near paralyzing and I barely get done the amount of work I would've like to. Still have to keep trying though. It's all I can do. Keep trying and taking it one day at a time. 

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Progress:

With a funeral date finally set, I've been using the time now to catch up on missed work. I still owe some artwork to others, but beyond that, even though I'm currently making very little income (Patreon only at this time) I've been slowly catching up on comic pages. I have 39 pages left in order to complete my goal for the year and 69 days, as of this post, to do it all in. It does sound highly probable I should be able to do it, but there's other things that need to get done too. It feels more like I have 39 pages due in 30 days, a much more impossible task for me, but I'm trying. The goal is still largely to be able to do 2x a week posts next year at least a couple times a month despite not reaching my goals with Patreon. Though, there are other things in motion for next year too that I need to prepare for as well in order to see if I can make up for some of the lack of finances due to all that has happened these past few months.

The largest endeavor was setting that funeral date though and ensuring that we can have the time off properly. It's not going to be anything fancy, a very short event really because we can't afford anything big, and definitely not be able to feed people either. The finances just aren't there for that and honestly, I wouldn't want to give the donkey more than he's already getting, even in death. I'm sure people who actually cared for him will show, but there will be no tears from me.

Beyond that, it's off to work and learning how to minimize my distractions once more so I can get even more work done before I make it really horrible on myself. If anything, the hardest thing to fight is procrastination and lack of motivation, especially when I've been interrupted during work this past week for several days, which ruins any sense of rhythm I had going. I don't blame anyone, it's just a busy time. Commissions aren't coming in. Work is slow for many, so in the meantime, as I hope some work flows back in eventually, I'll do my best with Patreon and my comics!

Thank you and have a great week everyone!

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A Chill In The Air:

Ever closer to the end of Chapter 5 everyone!

There is another chapter after this and that (I think) will close out this sorta...introductory arc. I'm not sure what to call it exactly because nothing is generally resolved in this arc and nor do any characters go through any real dramatic life altering changes... So yeah, feels more like an introduction to things and the situation... a very...very long introduction.

On that note though, I am working on editing pages AND adding in some new stuff to help clarify a few missed points and clean things up, round them off, and make it all cozy. I know there's segments that are a slog to get there, so while I work on Ch6 pages, I'm also going back to fix what needs fixing. 

Even though Autumn has generally only begun here, its been growing ever colder rather steadily. We'll have some mild heat waves in between, but the trees are turning, the leaves are falling, and my dogs are happier to not be roasting anymore, so yeah, welcome the Autumn!

On a more downer of a note....still no funeral date set for my dad. I'm starting to think it won't ever happen. I'd do it myself, but my mum's keeps finding excuses as to why one date won't work or a certain time won't work, etc. So I give up. If it happens, it happens. If not, well, no fur off my hide. We are still working to ensure she'll be financially stable. It's a slow process, but plans are in motion and some things should work out. I have hopes at least.

And in final conclusion, while I work out other matters as well and catch up on a couple owed works, personal works, and comics, I'm still hashing out plans and ideas for being able to get my name out there better as an artist and improving my income, even just a bit. It's been slow, but there surely has to be something yeah?

Thank you and have a great week everyone!

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