My parakeet has passed away.

My parakeet has passed away.

He had a seizure. I put him in the travel cage and stroked his back and told him if he needed to go, he could go…and he went. I adopted Mr. Bird in the spring of 2008 after an indie film company bought him from the pet store to use as a prop. He was only six years old when he passed. My other budgie, Dio, is now nine and has now outlived four parakeets.

I will not be posting on Saturday.

Well, the fundraiser is pretty much over. Someone just donated $100 fucking dollars and I’m trying not to lose it in public. Two people donated $50 which was mind blowing in itself, but this…seriously I just don’t even know what to feel. Shock mostly. Less than 15 people donated out of 3600 but I feel more attached to All Because of the Boys and all of my readers than ever. I feel more invigorated to write great erotica for everyone and to stay in touch with my regulars.

A year ago I finished a much longer story called The Boy Who Kicks the Earth and until now hadn’t had the confidence to go back and polish the rough draft or start the sequel. I think that’s my new goal for fall.

Thank you very much everyone, I will get back on my feet much faster now. Just because I write about boys who make their living off their backs doesn’t mean I also have to stay down.

Fundrasier Update

Fundrasier Update

Update update update.

1) I might have gotten a real grown-up job at a music venue. A connection of mine came through. However, it’s seasonal (through November) and they won’t give me an official “yes” until my background check goes through in 2-4 weeks (uuughhh). So I gotta figure out how to fill that time! Supposed to hear back today about a restaurant job though. Told to call back next week.

2) My parakeet Mr. Bird is holding on. He has now reached a point where if he falls off a perch he can’t really get back on it, and he just sleeps all day. He can still eat and preen and headtuck, so he’s kind of in a limbo right now between being ill and “the end”. The waiting is driving me insane.

3) On a happier note, we have officially broke 3,600 followers. Sometimes it goes up then back down and up and down, but we’re steady at 3,612 right now. Just damn.

4) The fundraiser is going well and we’re $20 short of $200!! Omg I can’t even. Today is the last day I’m going to advertise it and put it on my posts. After that, it will be available in my rather neglected Releases tab.

Thank you all for reading and supporting me. I’m gonna try to be bring this Tumblr back to its roots a little with the captions this upcoming week. Hope you like!

Update on the fundrasier so far

Update on the fundrasier so far

I just want to say a quick ’thank you’ to everyone who has been supporting me in this fundraiser so far. As of now, six people have purchased or donated for writing but the total amount is – get this – $170. You guys are amaaaaaazing, and it’s all going to help so much. I basically feel like this guy:

Considering I’m still waiting to hear on if I got various jobs this week, I’m going to leave it up until Friday unless I hear something tomorrow.

My like rates have been kind of low lately and I’ve lost a couple followers, so sorry if this is annoying anyone. You can send me a nasty PM if it makes you feel better.

Thanks again! It’s been nice talking to everyone.

Special Story Package for Fundraiser/Pity Party

Special Story Package for Fundraiser/Pity Party

Hello readers. I’m gonna get a little personal with you for a minute here. It’s under a cut so viewing it is optional.

Essentially, I am selling some brand new long-form writing to help offset some budget problems at home. If you’re a fan of my Lucien or Egg stories, you definitely should click the cut.

*deep breath* I’m broke. As in really broke. I had two jobs fall through – one had too much going on in his personal life, one just never called me back about scheduling despite pestering. I have three two interviews pending this week. However, if you factor in the first interview, second interview, the delay between hiring and starting, and then the delay to get the first paycheck…I’m really screwed. I might not be able to pay July rent and I still have May bills to pay. The sales for Orion were low due to mistakes I made, and I won’t see the check for a while.

To complicate matters, my family – six of them – are coming into town next weekend this weekend for a family reunion which means those days I cannot work and I have to please/organize my relatives without being to spend a penny.

Aaand to make matters worse, one of my pet parakeets, Mr. Bird, has lung cancer and is dying. I will likely have to euthanize him this week because he is slowly suffocating. He can’t even fly without gasping. My poor little boy. ;_; This is what Mr. Bird looks like. He’s a dumpling.

The point is – I need a little help. I posted an inquiry about Paypal in the past, but I don’t feel right begging without offering anything in return. So, I’m going to selling a writing package for cheap through an awesome direct shopping cart service called Gumroad.

The story package includes three PDFs:

  • A Man’s Needs – a Lucien story over eight times longer than any Tumblr post I’ve made involving him, about 8,500 words. It involves a bit of humiliation and a lots of manly sex from a very horny and bossy client. My beta reader said, I quote: “DAMN that was hot.”
  • Sticking the Landing – this was a story I self-published story in December last year about a cop and gymnast reconciling old love. It’ s no longer up for sale and this copy has been detailed.
  • A Good Egg with a Good Heart – a short but adorable fluff piece about a houseboy named Egg and a songbird. 

The link is HERE. The cost of the package is $5 USD for all three stories in a zip file. It’s a total of about 20,520 words; if you do a little division, that’s about $0.00025 a word. An average erotica short story normally goes for, on average, $3.99 for 1. That said, I have about 3,600 followers and if just 3% of my readers contributed, it would be an enormous relief.

Things to note about Gumroad:

  • Gumroad only accepts credit card payments.
  • It will show up on your credit card statement as ‘C. Callenreese’.
  • If you are not in the US, your credit card company might charge you a small fee for overseas payments.
  • It will not prompt you for a shipping address, so I will not know where you live.

If you can only use Paypal:

If you prefer Paypal, or want to send a higher or lower amount, you can send payment via Paypal to ccallenreese at gmail.com; mark it as “gift”, include your e-mail address in notes, and I will e-mail you the zip file myself.

If anyone wants proof of my bank statement, credit card bills, vet bills, or whatever, the documents are available. Send the request to the Gmail address above.

That said… thank you. Thank you very much. I love you all – my regulars, my lurkers, my fellow writers, and internet friends in far-flung places.