Greetings!

I want to offer a very heartfelt thank you to all of my readers for reading and enjoying my work. I had a lot of fun writing these stories, and it's been a pleasure giving the AB/DL/babyfur community some great *ahem* reading material over the years.

But now it's time to say goodbye. I'll be shutting down this account over the weekend.

I'm closing this account down for personal and professional reasons.

The conventional reason for furry artists and writers retiring their accounts is that they're "moving on." But in the wake of recent events in my personal life, I decided to better reassess my priorities and make hard choices going forward. Over the past several months, I've abandoned any aggressive steps to being successful in favor of distractions and spending days, weeks wallowing in indifference. And when I've repeatedly approached writing stories or commissions for this account, I have trouble generating any momentum. The interest is there, but when it comes to execution, I'm trapped in an endless loop of second-guessing and revising. I've gone nowhere fast.

Here are two unfortunate things I'm dealing with: 1. The steep decline of my mental and physical health (as a result of stress and making poor dietary choices, I'm sure); 2. A severe lack of focus. Because of these two things, I've struggled to have a professional life and a well-rounded, meaningful existence. In order for me to successfully get my act together and get back to doing the things I love doing, I have to stop writing these stories and being active in the fandom in general.

Stepping aside will create new opportunities for me to explore. Because of what I've done with Lion Stories, I've flourished as a writer and was able to step outside of my comfort zone with a supportive audience. Now I have a greater command of the English language and have excellent control of the written word. Writing has never been a smoother experience for me. But now I need to make money, earn a living, and be a responsible adult for once.

Once again, thank you everyone for your love and support. It means a lot to me.

Relax. I'll be fine. And read/download my stories while you still can. I'm deactivating my account as a reminder to refrain from "unretiring." I've quit and returned so many times, I lost count. This time, though, I'm ready to let go.

Best regards,

LS