I apologize, but there won’t be a video version of this newsletter. You’ll understand why by the time you read all of this.

Let’s start off with happiness. 

HAPPY PRIDE! For those looking for great deals on my books and other LGBTQIA+ books, for the month of June you can get 25% off in any format you choose from my publisher Four Horsemen Publications. That is all my books for my Someone Series, my Shadow Guardian Series and a multitude of other authors.

I did get a bunch of pictures from the 26th Annual Grabby Awards. I made great connections. I will be posting them on my site as soon as I am up to it. Apologizes again, it may take a while for me to get them up. 
Unfortunately, Luxxxe Studios and I have parted ways. The things I have written for them will be adapted into my future works. 

Okay, trigger warning. The remaining may make you cry. I’m crying while writing it. 

On June 2, 2025, I had to say goodbye to my precious little diva, Bonita. As I’ve said, I am completely emotionally destroyed. Bonita was more than a pet to me and my brother. She was our lives. We organized our lives around her to ensure she was taken care of, especially as she grew older and frailer. 

For me there is this void in my life without her. The first thing I do when I wake up is freak out because I’ve overslept then jump out of bed to find her only to remember she is no longer with us. The first thing I do when I walk in the door is look for her and catch myself calling for her. There are numerous times I am at home that find myself about to go looking for her.

The immense guilt I feel when I spend too much time away from home, sleep in or enjoy the extra time I now have is immense. It’s almost crippling. I’m trying to cope. I am trying to write, but it’s hard right now. This loss in my life is completely different from all the others. 

For the past thirty plus years I have spent taking care of someone. I helped my mother take care of my father. When he passed, I took care of my mother. When she passed I took care of Bonita. I had to be strong and get it together for the next person I was taking care of. With Bonita gone, the person I have to take care of is the one person I don’t know how to. Myself.  It will take me some time for me to learn how to take care of myself, please, understand.

If you’d like to do something to honor Bonita’s memory, you can buy one of my books, enjoy a random walk outside, donate/volunteer at an animal shelter or hug your precious animal companion.

Bonita will continue to live on in my heart, be part of my logo, in my dedications and is in my Shadow Guardian series. She made her first appearance in Shadow Guardian Meets Puss and Boots. 

If you read this far, I’m sorry I made you sad or cry. That is, it for now.

Hasta despues. 

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