Spirk (with a small dose of Pinto)

It’s time for one of those updated plans emails and I assure you this is no April Fools prank

I’m hoping to finish off Welcome to the Enterprise by summer. I think I only have a few chapters to wrap it up. Likewise I think The Perfect Mate will make it to its conclusion by then too. I am hoping.

I still plan to write my Lady Hawk Spirk tale, a kinda sad one involving butterflies, and I’m thinking of getting back to supernatural Jim (I left it with the possibility of a sequel at the end).

I hope I can get to these this year. I simply don’t write as fast and as often as I did when I first started writing Spirk stories, but I try to do my best as long as people want to read them. I don’t want to see the fandom die out.

I’m trying (fingers crossed) to get a regular short story up on AO3 for Valentine’s Day (second chances theme) but I haven’t even started it yet so no guarantee!

CookieMom who did the last podfic has done one of No Valentines (I sense a theme on what she’s chosen to do LOL), so check it out here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/63008920

And finally a friend from AO3, Arrowinthesky who normally writes McKirk, is writing a Spirk one called Black Rain. She’s given it up for a bit but she’s back at it and posed a new chapter, and I simply love it. If you can show her some love and encouragement to continue it I know she would appreciate it. Black Rain can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51064252/chapters/129015550

Thank you!

Just some updates.

I hope to get My Tears Will Wash Me Away updated sometime this week.

In new and unusual experiences, at least for me, someone did a podfic on one of my stories, Irresistible. which happened to be a Valentine’s Day story for last year. It was super cool to be asked. First time! Check it out if you are interested, https://archiveofourown.org/works/62883922

Speaking of Valentine’s Day, there will be a flash up Friday.

And as you will note at the end of that flash, I am thinking of returning to my weekly Flash Fic Fridays. In the beginning I did those and then I started doing more and more and it just became too much for me. But I think I can do Flash Fic Fridays again.

I’m personally okay and in an area where, at least at the moment, the winds have calmed a bit (though not gone). The solution these days for the power companies in this state is to shut off power if there are fire threats. I am fortunate in that we have kept our power on. My sister who lives in my city has not been so fortunate. Her power has been off more than 24 hours. She’s been to my house a few times to charge her stuff, get away from her freezing dark house, etc. She is here now. Not sure when her power will be restored.

I am well familiar with a number of the businesses that have burned down off the PCH in Palisades/Malibu. It is heartbreaking. Many people have lost their homes. Historical sites that have existed for over a hundred years…gone. It is hard not to cry.

I am also familiar with the Altadena/Pasadena area where whole neighborhoods are gone. These are not homes on hills, just ordinary neighborhoods found in Any Town, USA. It’s why it’s so absolutely shocking and horrific. 5 people lost their lives trying to save their homes. I just have no words when I see the pictures.

And the fact that evil people try to take advantage and steal from those folks is unconscionable. There is a special place in Hell for them.

My niece lives near the Hurst fire but it seems the fire dept is keeping that one well-contained and away from homes. My nephew lives in Hollywood, but that one also seems to be okay now.

It’s been a traumatizing few days. I likely won’t be writing anything until next week and I know you understand.

Nope I haven’t fallen off the face of the Earth. I’ve just been…uninspired. I’m sure that will change soon.

In the meantime I hope you are well. We are having another terrible wind event here. I hate wind. Big brush fire already. Not near me but terrible.

and a particular message to those in the USA, may we survive this year and the three after that

Hope everyone had a good holiday if you celebrate and of you celebrate other holidays I hope those are good.

I posted the last Christmas flash on December 23rd, which was the full version of the one where they fought and broke up for ten years.

I’m not sure I’ll have any other flashes this year. Maybe we will see.

I have to wrap up Jim’s Christmas Wish on AO3 before the end of the year, which I will do. Then I suppose it’s back to updating all my WIPS. My enthusiasm for writing Spirk stories is waning though, after writing them since 2013, but I will try to regain that enthusiasm. Maybe it’s time for a re-watch of all things Star Trek.

So anyway, I’ll check in before the new year for sure.

My last advent story, Uncle Jim’s makeover, is live on A03, Will I participate next year? ehhh, who knows.

But hope you like Uncle Jim’s Makeover. Thanks

For my own sanity I just posted the conclusion of TooSexy and ChessMaster on A03. There is a new part to the conclusion that I didn’t add here, so you may want to check it out.

Thanks Everyone!