Hey all,

So. June was not at all what I hoped it would be.

I wanted to apologize, again, to my commissioners- I had really hoped this month would be better for me, but it wasn't- and I'd like to be transparent with those of you that continue to support me. The first half of the month was dominated by what I could best be described as a slow-motion mental breakdown from my mother; we're coming up on two years without dad, and our birthdays, which are very close together, happened to coincide with Father's Day, which left her coming up with as many plans as possible to distract herself and me along with her, as she kept insisting how much she needed me for out of town trips. I'm trying not to be bitter- but it left me spending money I didn't have to support her in this, and take away the birthday I actually wanted for myself. But then, at 32, not that many people care about birthdays anymore.

More financial troubles came in the form of a massive traffic ticket, the suspension of my driving license, and my first brush with any form of court. My crime? I was left uninformed of fees I owed for six months, because of a clerical error the Department of Transportation made when we moved over a year ago. I lost a side job working for Door Dash because of this, and now I have to work off this extra fee as well.

The start of the month also started with my Aunt and God mother, one of the only pillars left in my mother's life, getting into a nasty car crash. She is, thankfully, alright- but it again sent mom into a fit of hysterics that I had to help her through. Through all of this, I have urged her to look into counseling, but she's not interested. Apparently I'm all she needs.

I've been distracted, as you can see. And again, I'm trying not to be bitter- but trying to shore up my mother while other inconveniences and problems crop up has left me unfocused and feeling defeated. But, the storm has finally cleared- for the most part. I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have been patient and supported me; I've not quite been able to put into words what all has been bothering me, but I hope doing it in one go here helps. I hate to come out here with hat in hand, but if anyone is willing to wait a bit- by which I hope to say, only a month or two- I am still open for commissions, and you can fill out the form here. I'm still scrambling a bit to shore up a couple extra hundred dollars for end-of-the-month/start-of-the-month bills. My list is getting long, however, and I don't want it to get overwhelming- I'll close in the next few days until it becomes significantly shorter.

Now that the apologies and explanations are out of the way, I want to reassure those of you who have already taken out commissions with me. For the next two months, writing is now my only source of income, and I don't intend to neglect it. My aim is to put away 5000 words a day, at least, six days a week. If you have any questions or concerns about your commissions, please let me know, I'm not always fast but I am easy to reach on Discord or Telegram:

Discord: renarddefleureaux
Telegram: Renard De Fleureaux

I also have some other projects in the pipeline I'll share when the time comes- again, I appreciate everyone's support and patience. I'm still posting some stories, but I know I've got the drive in me to do a lot more- so long as no more disasters strike, God willing.

Take care all, thank you, and God bless,
-Renard