Weekly Update: 1 January 2022

Happy new year, everyone. Welcome to 2022, my 25th anniversary year doing Metabods. I did a little thank you video, so if you haven’t seen that by all means check it out. If I were YouTubing it I’d give it a clickbait title like “BRK Voice Reveal OMG!!” but the truth is I just wanted to say “thank you”, literally and sincerely, to all the people who’ve helped make Metabods and BRK possible.

For this week’s update I have two stories. Appropriately enough we’ve got a New Year’s Day installment of the Patreon-commissioned story “Resolutions”, which I started in on almost exactly one year ago. I also did another story called “The Royal Stone”, which fits in with a little gimmick I thought up at the last minute of having a passel of stories this month in which the number 25 is randomly significant in some way. There’s a couple others down there besides mine, and I’m hoping for more throughout the rest of January. (If you have a story in mind that would fit the “25” theme, by all means send it in!) The titles may be indicative, or they may not (like mine), but any 25-themed tales will be marked with the “Metabods25” tag. Plus there’s more stuff down there, too, so check it all out and remember to star-upvote and comment on the stories you like.

This week’s Flashback was my annual look back at the year, highlighting accomplishments (one full year of weekly updates!) and compiling the yearly lists of top stories by 2021 views and votes, so check that out if you missed it. Beyond that? Well, the next update is a week hence, on 8 January! In the meantime, thank you for visiting, and enjoy the site!


Posted: 1 January 2022  

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Weekly Update: 25 December 2021

Happy holidays, yo! It’s Christmas Day, and my present to myself is a new Christmassy story called “Home for the Holidays”. I stayed up all night writing it, and it made me happy, so it’s served at least one of its purposes already. And if it makes you happy, it serves the other purpose! Maybe for some of you it will. It’s not a full load of Christmas stories with this holiday update, but there are a couple down there as well as my own. It’s quite a mix. As always, star-upvoting and commenting stories you like are huge helps to the authors.

I want to take this opportunity to express my deep and sincere thanks to all of you out there who visit the site, some of you for almost as long as I’ve been working on it. You mean a lot to me—you’re a part of my life. And I especially extend my humble gratitude to my beloved Patreonites. Without you, I would not be able to do this every week. You are the best and deserve all the hugs, brownies, gold stars, and internet points there are.

The Friday Flashback fell on Christmas Eve this week, so it collected Christmas Eve-related stories. Check that out if you missed it. The next update falls on 1 January 2022, one week hence. A new year. A landmark year, for me and the site, and I can’t wait for it to begin.


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Weekly Update: 18 December 2021

This week sees a return visit to the Patreoncommissioned “One Hot Summer” to check on the aftermath of the chaotic growth outbreak at Mike’s Fourth of July party. Plus lots more good stuff, so peruse the offerings and make sure to comment and star-upvote the stories you like.

The Friday Flashback theme this week was Cute ’n Nerdy—take a look at that if you missed it. Next week there will indeed be an update, and I’d be thrilled to get a stack of holiday-themed stories to post on the 25th itself. If you’ve got a story in mind, or one already written, by all means send it along, and you’ll have my thanks and gratitude. In the meantime, thanks for visiting and enjoy the site!


Posted: 18 December 2021

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Weekly Update: 11 December 2021

This week I had a strange impulse to return to the wandering-finger detective story I started during the summer, “An Air of Detachment,” and that’s the kind of story you need to work on when the mood strikes. I hope there are at least a few of you out there who dig it to, and if not there’s other good stuff down there as well.

Special thanks to my beloved Patreonites, to whom I am humbly grateful for making possible my weekly BRKness. If you think you might want to get in on the act, you can explore my Patreon page at your leisure. Friday’s Flashback revisited stories posted or updated in December 2016, so check that out of you missed it.

The next update will be a week hence on 18 December; and, yes, there will be an update on Christmas Day that will include a holiday-themed story from me. If any of you have a holiday-themed story written or brewing, by all means send it in—I’d love to pack that update with lots of holiday cheer. In the meantime, thanks for visiting, and enjoy the site!


Posted: 11 December 2021  

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Weekly Update: 4 December 2021

Welcome to Vignette Party #12! I’ve got four stories for this week’s update prompted by my suggestion-level Patreonites—three new scenes plus a new chapter of “Tell Me About My Boner”. Not to mention lots of other great stuff. Hope you find something you like.

The Friday Flashback this week was a collection of past VP entries, so check that out of you missed it. My humble gratitude to all my Patreon supporters at all levels—you are a part of making this possible every week, and I am immensely appreciative. The next update is a week hence on 11 December, and in the meantime, thanks for visiting, folks, and enjoy the site.


Posted: 4 December 2021  

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Weekly Update: 27 November 2021

This week’s update has a mix of new and returning writers, always great to see, and it’s led off by a return to the Patreon-commissioned story “One Hot Summer”. I wanted to write about people gathering for a feast this week, and rather than force one of my other stories into Thanksgiving mode I realized that “OHS” was on the verge of the Fourth of July in-story—and of course they would have to have an all-hands cookout where things got (as my commissioner requested for this installment) a little out of hand. Hope you enjoy, and as always make sure to comment and star-vote the stories you like, as that helps the writers know what works and what people want to see more of.

Up next is the latest Vignette Party where suggestion-level Patreonites get to prompt one-scene stories. It’s one of my favorite things because of the way I end up going places I might not have planned on going, so if you’re on my Patreon make sure to DM me with what you’d like to see—and if you’re not and want to get in on the action, here’s the link to find out more.

This week’s Friday Flashback collected stories where people eat a meal together (under various circumstances), so check that out if you missed it. The next update is the Vignette Party, which is a week hence on 4 December. In the meantime, thanks for visiting, enjoy the site, and if you’re visiting kith or kin, safe travels home!


Posted: 27 November 2021  

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Weekly Update: 20 November 2021

Another largish and pleasingly variegated update this week, led off by a beefy new installment in the Patreon-commissioned story “Resolutions”. Hope you find something great to enjoy.

The Friday Flashback this week was another installment of the Unsurfaced where I once again use my SQL skills to collect good stories from way back in the archive that haven’t appeared in a Flashback. Check that out if you haven’t already. In two weeks I’ll be having another Vignette Party (one-scene stories prompted by my patrons), so anyone at the suggestion level on my Patreon should DM with their requests—and if you want to get in on the action, here’s the link to explore joining my friendly and valued Patreonite crew.

The next update is a week hence on 27 November. In the meantime, thanks for visiting, and enjoy the site!


Posted: 20 November 2021  

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Weekly Update: 13 November 2021

A big update this week, led off by the first chapter in a new prequel to the Patreon-commissioned shifter saga, “Love/Shift”. Check out the bounty below, and make sure to star-vote and comment on the stories you like.

I made some adjustments to the tag routers on the story pages, making them a little more compact by removing the internal borders (a bigger change was the shift to a narrower but more readable “movie poster” font a couple of weeks ago for the tag routers and chicklets). Comments are always welcome, either via the contact page or via DM on Twitter. Along the way I noticed and fixed a bug on the “next story” router for authors that was actually going to the previous story all this time. Oops!

The Friday Flashback this week collected stories about platinum-haired guys, so check that out if you missed it. The next update is a week hence, 20 November. In the meantime, thanks for visiting, and enjoy the site.


Posted: 13 November 2021

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Weekly Update: 6 November 2021

For this week’s (slightly delayed) contribution from me, I have two new chapters from the Patreon-commissioned tale “The Expedition.” It’s a fun little world to explore, and I kind of want to go there in real life. Maybe I’ll book tours. Just remember to avoid that harbor on the north shore… Lots of other great stuff down there, too, so please give them a try and make sure to star-upvote and comment on the stories you like.

The Friday Flashback this week was a compilation of chapters posted in November 2017, so check that out if you haven’t already. The next update is a week hence, on 13 November, and in the meantime thanks for visiting and enjoy the site.


Posted: 7 November 2021  

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Weekly Update: 30 October 2021

The call went forth for Halloween stories, and the call was answered. There’s a bumper crop of dark tales this week, and pleasingly diverse in tone and content, too. For my contribution, I tried to create a scenario that evokes both anticipatory pleasure and a bit of unnerving fear at the same time, and escalate as the story progresses. And there’s even material that’s not Halloween-related, too, if you’re all pumpkined out. Be sure to comment and star-upvote the stories you appreciate most.

This week’s Friday Flashback feted Halloween tales from years past, so check that out if you missed it. Humble and heartfelt thanks to my beautiful Patreonites, as always, for making it possible for me to write every week. The next update is a week hence, 6 November. In the meantime, thanks for visiting, and enjoy the site.


Posted: 30 October 2021  

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