author: Nicole J. LeBoeuf

Hey, you know what I haven't done in a while? ("Upload a blog post?") Quiet, you. I mean, a really long while. ("Um...") A Friday Fictionette Roundup, that's what!

Quick obligatory recap, given how long it's been: The Friday Fictionette Project is where I turn some of my daily freewriting into semi-presentable short-story-like objects four times monthly for your amusement, confusement, and (hopefully) delight. The ebook version of each is available to Patrons at the $1/month pledge tier, and those pledging $3/month additionally get the audiobook version, which I narrate. One out of four fictionettes I'll designate the Fictionette Freebie for that month and unlock its posts for public consumption.

As with everything in my life, I am behind schedule, but for the most part I have been uploading something every first through fourth Friday. (I don't know what happened last week, but I hope to make up for it with two uploads on Oct 1. They'll be the fictionettes originally scheduled for August 13 and 20. You see the problem.)

Having recently finished all four releases originally scheduled for July 2021, I shall round them up here for your convenience.

Friday, July 2, 2021: "Leveling Up" (ebook, audio) In which a hero receives his just reward. Or is that come-uppance? The traditional reward was half the kingdom and a royal heir's hand in marriage--but maybe that was thinking too small...

Friday, July 9, 2021: "Bride of the River" (ebook, audio) In which our protagonist was right all along about their creepy classmate's creepy family. Sort of. "Fine. But if they wind up slaughtering me for Sunday dinner, don't say I didn't warn you."

Friday, July 16, 2021: "Pilgrim's Voyage" (ebook, audio) Being a sort of New Passenger Orientation for a somewhat perilous journey (and its rather more perilous destination). Does something to you, coming under the Goddess's eye. Makes words seem a little, I dunno, noisy.

Friday, July 23, 2021: "Where the Streetlights Never Come On" (ebook, audio) In which we go for a Saturday morning drive that lasts all day and maybe forever. Uncle Garrick never took Harold's friends with them on their adventures. He only ever took Harold.

"Where the Streetlights Never Come On" is the Fictionette Freebie for July 2021, so feel free to click the links and go check it out regardless of whether you're a paying Patron.

("Hey, but what about the ones for May and June? The last round-up post you did was for the March fictionettes.") I said quiet, you.

And that's what I've got for you today. Dare I promise anything for tomorrow? I have to admit, my daily writing routine has been kind of crap lately. I mean, when it works out, when I stick to it, it's awesome. But I've been kind of crap about sticking to it. Weirdly, I tend to be best at Tuesdays and Thursdays, in spite of those being my roller derby practice days. More like "because of." Knowing that after 6:15 I will be good for nothing but skating and then maybe a beer brings that necessary urgency to my scheduling. If I want to get everything done, I have to stick to certain timelines. I stuck to them today, gosh darn it! Like GLUE!

Tomorrow? Eeesh. Not gonna think about tomorrow just yet.