As evidenced by my lack of stories lately, I've been in a bit of a rut, both in my writing and in my personal life. In an attempt to explore both myself and my writing abilities, and as a bit of thanks to some people I really like, I'm starting a new series called The Homage Project. The concept is fairly simple. I'm going to be writing a series of stories in the style of and featuring the ideas of a series of authors and artists whose work I've enjoyed over the years. I'll also be including a bit of biographical information and some commentary on the themes that each artist or author employs.

I have secured permission from each artist or author that I have contact with. The goal with this project is not to merely imitate these authors, but to find new ways to express their ideas and to expand my own writing, as well as to hopefully expose all of you to some great works that you hadn't read before.

The first story is going up in a few minutes. It doesn't really follow my normal themes, but I hope that you'll all enjoy it regardless. I have a list of 20 individuals that I'm going to start with, and only 1/2-3/4ths of them are furry artists or authors. Hopefully, some of you will find something exciting about at least one of them.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this project, please feel free to post.