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Chapter 32: Disrespecting the Lord

Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday(ish) (professional demands are causing sliding deadlines right now). If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction or the first chapter.

If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, check out the links at the bottom of the chapter for other books in the series. You can also click on the cover images on the right.

It took several days for Harry to get Clay to start talking about w...

Defiant is here! (#Book release time!)

Well, Amazon went and released Defiant ahead of schedule, which was unexpected. Luckily, Autonomous Press had an advance order on hand, so we were able to match them by getting our storefront up and running ahead of schedule. And guess what? Unlike Amazon, our storefront has the ebook in stock early too.

When you buy directly from Autonomous Press's store, every paperback copy comes with an archival ebook edition, and every ebook copy comes with a download link that has no limits, no DRM, and...

Chapter 31: Exodus (Imaginary Friends)

Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday(ish) (professional demands are causing sliding deadlines right now). If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction or the first chapter.

If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, check out the links at the bottom of the chapter for other books in the series.

When Kitty Dillon told Mark that she was sending the boys away, each to a separate set of grandparents, she made sure to...

Come Stim With Me (#AutismPositivity2015 Flashblog)

I've been doing a lot of work lately, to keep everything flowing the way it needs to be and to ensure Autonomous Press launches with impeccable timing. Given that this year's positivity flashblog is self-care themed, I figured no one would mind if I didn't have a lot of words to be contributing.

So let's do this with minimal speaking. Self-care means I'd like to invite you to come stim with me. Soak in the things I find to be calming. (But beware that the game these videos comes from has a pho...

Chapter 30: Step on a LEGO (Imaginary Friends)

Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday(ish) (professional demands are causing sliding deadlines right now). If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction or the first chapter.

If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on the cover for it (on the right, about midway down the page) for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story, or you can check out Clay as an adult in Defia...

The Man in the High Castle (Days 2-5)

I haven't had as much time to read in a steady stream over the back half of the book. Partially, this was due to commitments elsewhere in my professional life. Partially, also, it was due to the density of the book's central conceit and my own need to navigate through it carefully. This was complicated by my need to go slowly in order to process the action through the horror show that is the world this book takes place in.

As an artwork, it is keenly aware of the discomfort caused by its propo...

Chapter 29: The Judas Goat (Imaginary Friends)

Imaginary Friends is a serial novel. New chapters go up every Friday(ish) (professional demands are causing sliding deadlines right now). If you're new to it, you can catch up by starting from the Introduction or the first chapter.

If you're impatient to read more about Clay Dillon, click on the cover for it (on the right, about midway down the page) for ordering information for Nothing is Right, the prequel to this story.

Editorial Note: Thanks for bearing with me. Thi...

A Better Tomorrow (#Autism #Book Club Questions)

The Autism Book Club, run by TAG, selected Nothing is Right to be its April book club reading. The club, which is based out of Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC, is a neurodiversity-positive group that tries to read and critique from a neurodiversity-positive perspective.

As part of their discussion, the Autism Book Club sent me a list of questions to answer about the book. Since I was unable to travel down to meet with them at their gathering, I agreed to answer t...

Questioning Clay's Perspective (#Autism #Book Club Questions)

The Autism Book Club, run by TAG, selected Nothing is Right to be its April book club reading. The club, which is based out of Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC, is a neurodiversity-positive group that tries to read and critique from a neurodiversity-positive perspective.

As part of their discussion, the Autism Book Club sent me a list of questions to answer about the book. Since I was unable to travel down to meet with them at their gathering, I agreed to answer t...

Why #Fiction? (#Autism #Book Club Questions)

The Autism Book Club, run by TAG, selected Nothing is Right to be its April book club reading. The club, which is based out of Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC, is a neurodiversity-positive group that tries to read and critique from a neurodiversity-positive perspective. I'm honored and very pleased to have been featured in their selections, and doubly so for being the April selection, since this month is so often given over to false "awareness" events that are mostly designed to drain d...