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I think it's important for creators to be able to vent their frustrations and problems. It’s healthy to rant. I think when people care about creators they read journals like these to check in, see how they’re doing and be supportive during tough times. But I think good stuff should be celebrated to.

And . . . well, there’s no way of saying this without bragging. I'm doing fantastic. My life is in one of the best places it's ever been. Stable, usually likeable job, emergency savings built up full, regular savings is mediocre but slowly growing thanks to a tight budget (so I can afford comms). Therapy was short, free (because EAP) and supportive of both my asexuality and my kinky work. BTW Happy Asexual Visibility Day.

I just realized how strange it is that my life coincidentally started getting really good about four years ago. Since like fall 2020, I've had a consistent run of mostly good times. Yet paradoxically 2020 is also when the world kinda started to suck more in general, despite my personal situation being great.

Also, I just celebrated 2 years of knowing my asexuality (aegosexual) and about 6 months of knowing I'm demiromantic. My relationship that didn't end up working out also started a year ago, so I've had a lot of reflection. It was rough patch for sure, but it was in middle of what was already a golden era of my life.

But there was always something in the way. A deep sense of unfulfillment. These characters you see here have slowly changed that. I think this gallery, my stories, the art comms, all of this has finally given me the creative outlet I've always desperately needed. It's strange for sure. Some might say it's a waste of time, money and effort. But I LOVE telling these stories and challenging myself. Like when I finished Lyta's 5-chapter story my heart soared at what I could do in just 3 weeks.

This kinky persona of mine is the MAIN account I spend time on, the name I go under on most sites when I'm on the net. I wake up every day and I work on what you see before you and things you won't see for another year or two. It’s the real me.

I know where Alexandra, Holly, Rebecca, and Naomi are going. I’m not just doing any of this on a horny whim. I worked on Naomi Meets the Mutants for over 8 months. There is a plan. There is an endgame. I know what I'm doing and why. As weird as it sounds, these stories are some of the most rewarding, fulfilling things I've ever done. I’m not bothered when something like an Alex story doesn’t get a ton of favs because my goal isn’t favs, it’s self-expression.

But I like comments too because they help me know I’m on the right track. They help me gauge my impact, quality control, and whether finer details or theories are being picked up. Yes, fan theorizing these blob plots is something I’d encourage. I’ve dropped clues and foreshadowing for upcoming twists everywhere. Because again, there is a plan and an endgame. Plans have existed from the start, with “Dude Where’s My Blob?” Since then I’ve taken my love for Game of Thrones and Rick and Morty lore mysteries and developed a detail-oriented, character-driven mythology for a group of kinky blobs who want to get fatter. Because I’m probably a pretentious madman.

And I suspect that, to quote the Three-Eyed Raven, “you have no idea what’s going to happen.”

For years I had this thing inside me, and I tried to plug it up, but I had to let it out and let it flow. If I hadn't, I'd have been in agony for the rest of my life. When the dust settles, and the series concludes, maybe you'll get it. Maybe you won't. Maybe you’ll love it. Maybe you’ll think it’s pathetic how much time, effort, and money I’ve spent on all this. But I'll have expressed myself and done it my way.

Like Alex, Holly, Rebecca, and just yesterday Naomi, I’ve gone past my point of no return. I’ve decided this is the way and life will move forward on this path. This is far from over. The work continues, my heart is soaring, and I cannot come back down.

I am pleased to announce that Naomi Meets the Mutants is now done! All 5 artists are done with their commissions and all 5 stories are written.

Naomi Week will begin on Monday, April 1st at 5pm CST. Each weekday will post a new part in the series at 5pm central and the stories will be compiled together in one collected work. That’s right, you’re getting not one but 5 new artworks of Naomi and stories too. No foolin’, it’s just how things came together.

Thank you so much for your patience and for all the artists who’ve worked on them. In the meantime, can you guess which artists worked on these? The answers are coming next week. Stay tuned. :D

Other news. Even though it’s not for everyone who’s into Naomi, there’s gonna be some Alexandra stuff coming up. Another comm of her is coming out tonight or tomorrow, and another two of them are in progress by some other artists you’re not used to. Before Naomi week begins, also on April 1st in the morning will be Alex’s April Fools' surprise, including art and story (edit: this Alex story turned out heavy and serious and not funny at all, I'm delaying it indefinitely for further work and might not even do it at all. I apologize that I won't deliver the funny. But I wll deliver Naomi).

Also, in case you haven’t checked it out yet, I wrote the WG story for BedBendersInc’s “Genny’s Gaining Goth Girlfriend” recently. Again, paid content isn’t what I’m setting out to do with my personal OCs but I’m happy to contribute that value to BBI’s work. In exchange, she and I have an arrangement that will involve a 2-part Naomi comic, so look for that further down the road. Check her out, support her. This 23-sketch pack sequence with my story is only $9, includes other bonus content, and is available here: https://www.e-junkie.com/i/139ps?card

Glad to see you’re enjoying Lyta and the Stealing Fat from a Lamia Whale saga. Especially part 4, which I had a lot of fun writing some intense combat and one of my first takes on the vore genre. Anyway, I still have a lot of work to do so I’m gonna get everything ready. Hope you enjoy, let me know! :D

News has been scary for kink creators lately. Too many obstructions between artists and paying commissioners and customers. Platforms determined to de-fetishize. PayPal and Patreon looking to cut the purse strings. Livelihoods are at stake.

I just want you to know how this will affect the content I've been publishing here. I don't know how long I'll be on certain sites. But one thing is certain: Alexandra, Holly, Rebecca, and Naomi aren't done. They're only getting started. Hell or high water there will be more art and more stories.

If one day I'm not on DA then I'll be on Twitter (aka TwiX). If I'm not on TwiX I'm already on Bluesky and could be on furaffinity (empty right now). If Bluesky decides they're not cool with cute blobs and half-ton women with super schlongs everything is going on a massively downvoted and hate-commented e-hentai gallery (100% coming soon). If DA takes stories down I'm on Ao3. If Ao3 goes down I'll start selling them as books on Amazon. Everything is regularly backed up on hard drives.

None of what you see here currently is ever going to become lost art or lost stories, and hopefully it won't meet an "incomplete series" fate. And it is a series with a plan and an endgame, though it can be read in any order. It's got plotlines and mysteries and intrigue between the lines (think Rick and Morty or Steven Universe or Game of Thrones). This saga isn't stopping because any one site wants to appease a corporation.

But I pray for kinky artists. Between these restrictions and AI and just overly deregulated capitalism in general I know it's rough on folks. Support them. They need all the help they can get. I choose to pay them instead of learning AI. Besides, most of my characters are probably too wacky for AI anyway. I'd rather pay artists I like to lend their style to bring them to life. And I wish all of the ones I've worked with the best.

As for Lardaceous Ludicrously Long Vacation and Inverse Hourglass Short Stuffed? None of this will stop. I'm not f***ing leaving.

... I am going to stop putting Transformers toy pics on here though. Y'all seemed to HATE that and I've never lost watchers so quickly lol. That's going on TwiX going forward because TwiX is a dumpster fire anyway.

Dissappointing news, my 800 delightful, potentially degenerate deviant devotees. Well, it’s more like good news, bad news.

Good news: Currently planning on “Naomi Meets The Mutants” (working title) being an ambitious series of commissioned art with stories. Each part would involve her meeting a different member of the usual gang. Having stories in the description of art comms is going to increasingly be the norm for my stories.

Bad news: It’s gonna take a long time, and I just took a big financial hit.

I just had some pricey work on my car (about $1200). I knew it was coming, I saved for it, I didn’t even need to use my emergency savings, but it was about 3 times more than what I’d planned for it to be. I’m fine, the car’s great, I’ve already re-saved a third of it back, I’m not broke. But I need to slow down on the comms for a few weeks just to be safe.

Furthermore, none of the stories for this or “commission pitches” are done yet. And I have 2 or 3 other comms that are coming down the pipeline before Naomi’s little saga here.

To sum it up, story and art are becoming the same projects. It’ll be epic but both are gonna take longer than I expected. I’ve got a lot of work to do, and also I gotta make money to make it happen.

And, I try not to bring this up often, but if you want to help grease the wheels a bit, I do have a Ko-Fi. https://ko-fi.com/fannofexpansion If you want to send a little money to contribute to an artist’s comm happening, or a specific OC, DM me beforehand and let’s talk and see what you’d like done.

Yo. December update time. I hope your November was as . . . productive as mine was. 😉 I'll try to keep this short. You know I won't.

SSBBW-only crowd is getting a few more gifts this month. Holly's X Reader date is up, hot, blobby, and awaiting your feedback and decoding. Hopefully you find it more enjoyable than bewildering. X Reader saga is done, but Holly's bizarre turn continues in Naomi's next chapters. Goal is to have them done this month.

My budget has been tamed and I'll have regular recurring money for commissions now, though it will be a bit less frequent than the past. Expect an increase in short, quick stories within art descriptions. Got one more present to put under the tree to make you feel warm and fuzzy. Stay tuned.

Xmas Alex part 2 was taken down. I've reviewed the rules and filed a dispute. I've no further comment until it's resolved. Then expect a meme on my Twitter.

Keyboard’s still broke AF and I still don't want to pay for repairs. I'm using a USB keyboard for now, much better. About to 100% Story of Seasons FOMT while binge rewatching Mad Men season 4. I channeled Roger Sterling while writing this.

I took a poll and to my immense surprise no one said to not do it, so I will be posting a considerable amount of Transformers and toy pics to my scraps. I’ll be posting in bulk all at once to avoid constantly having it show up in your watch list day after day. Hopefully before the second Xmas comm happens. Also this DA won’t be endless pics of dickgirl + Transformers things, it’s just a fun hobby of hers, there will probably only be one other story and art piece involving them.

Btw do you like these updates? Or do they tell you more than you want to know? Should I tease my plans less and leave things a complete surprise? Or do you prefer knowing what's coming?

Anyway, holidays exist. I hear happiness accompanies them. I may make further attempts to inject some happiness into them. Hopefully they'll be to your liking.