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           "God,“ she says, "being poor is some kinda horse shit.”
           "You said it.“ He goes back to his laptop and she moves things around in the sink for a moment, not actually washing any of the dishes, just staring out through the window. 
           "Maybe the police will catch him,” she says after a moment or two, looking around. “We gave them all the information they need to do it, right?”
           Alex shrugs. “Depends how much they care,” he says. “Small town sheriff department like this… I dunno. It’s usually four people and a dog and I don’t think those guys have a dog so you’re just left with four guys.”
           "They must be bored,“ she says, ”surely. I googled this town and there’s nothing happening here, the last murder was in nineteen sixty-two. Nineteen sixty-two!
           "Why do you sound put off by that?” he says in amusement. She pulls a face at him.
           "I’m not put off by it,“ she says with a huff, looking back at the dishes and going back to scrubbing them. "Okay, maybe I’m a little put off by it. It’s hard to find material to write from or make videos about when nothing is going on. It’s not conducive to the kind of work I do and the kind of inspiration I get. This town doesn’t even have a club, Alex! Not a gay club! It doesn’t have a straight club!”
           "It’s a small town,“ Alex agrees with a nod, watching her over his laptop lid. "I doubt there’s a lot of non-straight people even in it.”
           "There’s more than anyone realises,“ Dakota says firmly. "I bet most of them are just hiding in the closet afraid of their maiden aunts or whatever.”

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 I've decided to start posting some excerpts from my writing on here, as well as Tumblr. I'm working on two main WIPs at the moment, and here they are:


Summary

In a 20s-style noir alternate Earth setting, a queer detective, John, begins a kinky relationship with a beautiful radio host, Esther. Unfortunately for both of them, John is a detective assigned to the supernatural division, and she’s a siren, and neither of them know about the other.

As the supernatural element of the city starts to shift into the light, John's job and Esther's reality crash together in ways neither of them would have ever anticipated.

Stats

Words: 160,000
Started: March 1st 2019
First Draft Completed: April 18th 2019



Genres: Romance, Polyamory, Drama 
Rating: R 
Number of Episodes: 32 in 2 Volumes

Trying to keep her dead parents' farm from going under, Ashley West takes on a rich and famous uptown boarder who is hiding from a stalker.

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