Plugging away at the final chapter of A Gryphon's Tail, and it's getting to be a handful. At the moment, it clocks in at about 130kb, which puts it at roughly two times longer than any other chapter. I've written the bulk of it, and editing has begun in earnest, but I'm wrestling with the 'tone' a little.

Looking at the numbers I've racked up on SoFurry, it's safe to say that Chapter IV was probably the most popular. The numbers are similar on FurAffinity, but not quite as drastic. Since that's the chapter that involved the skirmish against the hunters, and the lone instance of someone losing an... 'egg'... I've let that color my writing for the final installment a bit. There's a vicious struggle ahead, and not everyone may walk away fully intact, but I've yet to nail down the final details. Not to worry, though - while there will certainly be drama, it will also be interspersed with my odd sense of humor to keep the mood light at times. :P

In the meantime, here's the second installment of the Tales From The Cat House series. For some reason I forgot to post it here, which is a little odd since this is a forum created for the explicit purpose of Female Domination. This story is a bit unusual for me, because I decided that I was overdue to introduce a male character who actually WANTS to be mangled, but it was still a lot of fun to write. It also gave me the chance to introduce Veridia, or Veri, who will feature in future stories - and has already been mentioned in a few of the previous ones.

Ahem, at any rate, the story is right below. It's a bit 'harder' than my usual offerings as well, since I'm experimenting with varying degrees of, er, harshness. Hopefully those of you who like my fantastical tales will enjoy this one as well.

EDIT - Huh, that's weird. I've never seen the forum auto-censor words before. Tried to fix it, but it just censored them again. Maybe that's why I didn't end up posting the story the first time around. Er... whenever the weird blocks of asterisks pop up, it appears to be because it's censoring words that might imply ****, I guess? But censorship without context is kind of odd. I'm... really not going to think to hard about why those particular words are being blanked out. To see the uncensored version, you may have to visit my page on FA or SF. :\

Double EDIT - Okay, so, I guess any word that implies non-consensual sex is now taboo. Not, mind you, that the story actually contains non-consensual sex. In fact, it contains the exact opposite in a way, since it has two very willing beastkin. Any word that seems to imply the non-consensual sort of crime, though, is being automatically censored. That leaves the story filled with weird chunks of asterisks, thanks to my regular use of adjectives. Taking it back down for now, because I don't want to be accused of trying to dodge the Censorship Filter or whatever.

Triple Edit Combo! - Yeah, reviewing the latest postings, it looks like it must have been a recent change. If you scan the forums, it's turned a number of the thread titles into nonsense. Weird. I notice that the stories I just posted a few days ago aren't censored, though, so I guess it wasn't retroactive. I mean, seriously, the words being censored CAN be used with extremely negative connotations, I suppose. Still, it seems a little silly.

Like: He was bonked on the head by a bowling ball, and fell ***********. He was no longer conscious.
Or: The door was stuck, so he ****** it open with his shoulder. The portal splintered open, and he rushed through.