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Happy #WerewolfWednesday. This is as much as I can illustrate at this moment as I am in the depths of Portfolio Day preparation. Enjoy Vortex waking up from an evening siesta- natural black fur included.

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A werewolf named Vortex coming out of a room. She is a brown werewolf with apricot accents and black hair/gloved hands. She looks bleary eyed and tired.
October 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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I would be saddened if I did not show off this dress shoe rendition I had made for the page. It's satisfying and well drawn.
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March 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 22 Page 47 is now live:
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July 14, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 17- "All Aboard!", page 33 is now available for the public to read. See here:

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July 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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It is International Lesbian Day. I must admit, I was somewhat caught off guard and did not prepare anything for it.

In its stead, please enjoy this older piece.
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Nebula the cosmic siren from "Howl's Song" with a strong cowlick on her hair. She has white skin, purple hair, long webbed pink ears, and wears a pink extraterrestrial explorer's uniform with a heart shape around her chest. She has shark white teeth, a black tongue, and starry purple eyes. There is a lesbian pride flag as the background. She is exclaiming, "girls!". Because she is a lesbian.
October 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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I have fully updated my website to host Howl's Song: Prologue to the most recent chapter available for the public (17) in full. If your curiosity has piqued, I invite you to chip away at it through the week here:

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September 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 22 Page 51 released an hour and 23 minutes ago. Members who pledge $2/month and up can read here:

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July 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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Howl's Song, Chapter 17: "All Aboard!", page 32 has been available for the public to read. Catch up here before page 33 drops in 30 minutes:

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July 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Here is the preview for Howl's Song Chapter 22 Page 43. Their astonished and gobsmacked expressions lead much to wonder, doesn't it?

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Two supernatural beings- a cosmic siren named Nebula and a werewolf named Vortex- stare on in shock at something off screen. The comic panel is rendered in grayscale.
June 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Howl's Song Chapter 22 Page 50 dropped last night. Members $2/month and up can read here:

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July 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 22 Page 45 is now available for members $2/month and up to read:

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June 26, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 17 Page 12 did not go live last night, so here it is now. Please enjoy it to its fullest!

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June 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Chapter 13 has gone live since Friday and has now been updated with an appropriate illustration cover.

Read how this cursed werewolf and stranded siren duo ready themselves for a haunting train ride ahead of them!

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Chapter 13: Training For The Train
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February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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Happy #WerewolfWednesday- would you help this nice werewolf pick her outfit out for the dance?
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Graphic novel protagonist Vortex from "Howl's Song" is holding onto two sets of color blocked out suits- blue and red respectively. Vortex is a brown werewolf with hickory brown eyes, teal blue hair, eyebrows and fur gloves. Her lower fangs jut outside of her mouth. She's inside of a train cart that is a dressing area. She's looking at her choices and her thought bubble reads, "Good thing I can still see red."
May 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 22, Page 42 is a splash page worth spending $2 to view. Here is a teaser of what is to come- full splash dropping in less than one hour at 8PM EST.

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Black and white comic page crop of Howl's Song novel protagonist Vortex the werewolf. She is punching a vampire woman in the face. She is striking with her left hand and her arms are covered in white electric lightning. Vortex is wearing a battle skirt with a glowing moonstone charging her punch up.
June 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Howl's Song, Chapter 17: "All Aboard!", page 35 is now available to read. View here:

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July 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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New chapters of my original graphic novel, #HowlsSong, are going live this week. Members always stay several chapters ahead, but the public will be able to read chapter 13 this Friday. Please consider giving my work a shot and pass the time reading all about the adventures of a werewolf and siren!
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Chapter 17 is ongoing for the public- if you wish to catch up now, please consider coming to speed here:

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July 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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If you are disappointed from today's events on a certain French vegetarian wolf, not to worry. This Hispanic werewolf can guarantee all that is made in-house will never involve nor risk slop. Have a delicious Mexican styled red snapper.

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Vortex, the protagonist of Howl's Song, is wearing a light gray apron with yellow mittens holding a ceramic plate of a cooked red snapper. She is presenting it to the deuteragonist off-screen, Nebula the siren. Vortex is a brown werewolf with black fur gloves, boots, and hair in this version.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Howl's Song Chapter 22 Page 44 is going live in one hour for members- here is a sneak peek of a panel. Gnarly.

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Cropped comic page for Howl's Song. Nebula, the cosmic siren, is hacking up bodily fluid and is holding on to the spat out remains in her hand. Vortex is watching on in paralyzed shock.
June 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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I will not fall to fear and cower to the darkness. My future will not be beaten to submission.
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Multiple monster eyes in white stare at the viewer on a black background. Lightning and stars wrap around them. There are 9 pairs of eyes. 2 magical moonstones are floating in front of the two protagonists. In white Demonsker text, it reads, "We're not going anywhere.", and "Our story isn't over". The second statement is italicized.
November 6, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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Howl's Song Chapter 17 Page 48 is now available to view for Matchstick members and up!
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March 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Fanart On The Fridge Friday:

The spotlight this week goes to Discord user helios_.5 for illustrating Vortex. They said it was their first time attempting a werewolf piece. Thank you for the first official fanart of Vortex. It is a milestone I will permanently remember.

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A brown werewolf with pale apricot accents and teal blue hair, fur gloves, hips, legs, and tip of tail. She is baring her teeth at the viewer on a brown background with a black oval in the background. The name "Vortex" is written in black with lightning blue and white outline.
September 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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It is officially October, and the first day heralds in #WerewolfWednesday. A festive #Weretober to all who celebrate. To bring it in, here is my original protagonist asking if you've done your reading yet. Have you?
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OP's werewolf protagonist Vortex the werewolf. She is a brown werewolf with teal hair, glove fur, and eyebrows. She has an underbite on the left side of her mouth. Her tertiary fur color is an apricot pattern on her lower jaw and part of her chest. The background is a starry night with a strong off-camera moonlight beaming down on the forest evergreen trees. She has two fingers up on her right hand, asking, "Have you read Howl's Song yet?" OP's handle is a black text watermark on the bottom center image. The logo on the top right is transparent and is a black lantern with wings on the outside and a twin flame inside. Vortex's visible eye has a streak of white light trailing behind it.
October 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Howl's Song chapter 12 is live for the public to read. Please consider giving it a read if you enjoy mystery, old-timey trains, and giving chase as Vortex and Nebula find the next moonstone's location in haunted pathways!

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Chapter 12: Staying On The Tracks
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December 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM