So now we have some changes coming around! I have officially launched a new Substack Subscription just for my short stories!
There is a new section for ‘Letters Between Sex & Violence” for all of my new and some older short stories! I plan to release new chapters every week on Sunday so if you want a new tale to read, subscribe! https://newsletter.codemonkeyarts.com/p/drained-a-vampire-noir?r=1pxf7a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
The first story to release is Drained: A Vampire Noir. Perfect for the spooky season! Two chapters are already out and the rest will soon follow!
Keep a look for more Web Serial release announcements, including extra spicy releases for premium subscribers! I really enjoy serialization as it allows me to share my writing as live as can be and get comments from you all! I hope ya’ll sign up and enjoy!
More Author news because the call of Pumpkin Spice has awakened my creative juices at last! LONG LIVE PUMPKIN SPICE! GIMME MORE SPICE (with pumpkin!)
I have a small snippet to share of the new story that has taken hold. A little bit on the spicy side to whet your appetite. Here a little drabble from ‘Taming Malice’:
“You know, my sweet, I’m starting to think that you want me to catch you.”
One of my tentacles held her wrists high above her head, a long tendril coiled around her right arm. Another wrapped around her neck, pulsing in teasing squeezes while a mass emerging from my shoulders licked and lapped at her feet, climbing her legs like incessant ivy, writhing underneath the thin sheer night gown.
The only dress I allow her to wear.
Any other woman...any other human, even the one that she kept in her heart, would’ve broken by now. Yet her head remained lower, her mouth tight-lipped, and her eyes bright with defiance, “Maybe. So you can kill me and leave me in peace from your delusions. “
Her spirit. Bright and blinding. A blessing.
A curse.
I chuckled as my tentacles tightened it’s grip, enough for her lips to part in a wheezed, her eyes rolling up. My fingers curled around her chin, tilting her head up as I controlled her breathing. Reminding her of her helplessness.
She can’t do anything without me.
I hope everyone else is enjoying the cooler air, the time of sweater dress and a little spooky chill coming soon.
I hope to have more exciting news next time!
Stay safe! Stay Healthy! Stay Happy!
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