hawkins-marauders

HAPPY 2025!!
          	
          	I’m sorry to have disappeared, there’s some stuff in the background happening I’d rather not talk about that has taken up my entire time outside of my every day obligations.
          	
          	Rest assured, Jailbird readers, I am working on an update, or two, or three. I am around lovely, supportive people who are helping me juggle a big life change and I am writing, but I just haven’t felt good about a chapter draft yet. I know what I want to happen but I just can’t write it in a way I think is authentic to the characters. I haven’t been very myself with everything that’s going on in my life. When it rains it pours, right?
          	
          	For those reading Cataclysm — there’s also an update coming there. But I bloody hate the Dark Phoenix film and it just keeps coming out terribly so that is also in the works.
          	
          	But it’s happening. They’re coming. I promise.
          	
          	Please bear with me. Thank you!

paramisgwilwileth03

Hi beloved author! I just want to say that I absolutely love “Jailbird” - I keep coming back to reread it every few months as it is that only fic currently that gives me peace 
          
          I lost my grandmother a few months ago and we both shared a deep love for stranger things, your book brings back the same warmth that I miss during our rewatch sessions.
          
          I hope that you are doing well Author! Just know that we ( your ever-admiring readers) will always be here- just please take your time and do not forget to nurture and take care of yourself~
          
          Be safe!!

paramisgwilwileth03

Hello dear author!
            
            I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother too, it’s difficult losing grandparents-no? Its. Like they leave a big heavy grandparent shaped hole in the soul ( haha rhyme).
            
            Thank you for taking the time to read my message hahahs I wasn’t very sure if I was making sense with each sentence.
            
            I hope you are doing well, please always take care of yourself! I hope to be able to talk with you again soon :>
            
             
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hawkins-marauders

@paramisgwilwileth03 Hi there dear reader! I've been thinking about how to reply to your message since reading it last night. For the first time, I'm a sad the DM function has left Wattpad. BUT, I'm so incredibly happy to hear my little fixation and serial daydreams could give you peace, warmth, and maybe a sense of nostalgia.
            
            I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother, but I'm glad you were able to share the show with her. It's wonderful that we can share something across miles of ocean and/or land with perfect strangers as well as those closest to us. It's incredible that something like a random little thought of mine from years ago could do something like remind you of or bring back the warmth you shared with her while watching the show. It's also an unexpectedly hard hitting compliment, that I may be able to bring a similar vibe from the show to a fic of mine. Thank you.
            
            I lost my own grandmother a year ago (almost to the day) so I honestly get hanging on to the thing that can make you feel closer to somebody you're so impossibly far from. I stopped being so stable with updating the fic around the time of her passing -- it's been a long, hard year -- but your comment's reminded me how much she used to encourage my creative endeavours. Thank you for shooting me a message. It's helped more than I can say.
            
            I hope you're doing okay or getting there as you can. Please don't hesitate to shoot me a message if it may help in your grief or anything at all! I will always have time for anybody who may need it, especially if I can help with something like chatting about a show/book or my own work. I'm still hanging around here on this site, even if life gets in the way, I'll always come back to do my silly little dopamine boost of a story and chat to anyone who shares my love for Teresa and the gang or any of my other characters.
            
            I appreciate you a heck of a lot, dear reader. Thank you for sending this. Stay safe out there! 
            
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            (ps. sorry for the essay)
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hawkins-marauders

HAPPY 2025!!
          
          I’m sorry to have disappeared, there’s some stuff in the background happening I’d rather not talk about that has taken up my entire time outside of my every day obligations.
          
          Rest assured, Jailbird readers, I am working on an update, or two, or three. I am around lovely, supportive people who are helping me juggle a big life change and I am writing, but I just haven’t felt good about a chapter draft yet. I know what I want to happen but I just can’t write it in a way I think is authentic to the characters. I haven’t been very myself with everything that’s going on in my life. When it rains it pours, right?
          
          For those reading Cataclysm — there’s also an update coming there. But I bloody hate the Dark Phoenix film and it just keeps coming out terribly so that is also in the works.
          
          But it’s happening. They’re coming. I promise.
          
          Please bear with me. Thank you!

Illyanaiii

Hello author, I just wanted to say I absolutely love Jailbird. It is my favorite Stranger Things fanfic and so incredibly well written. Your writing is so detailed and your characters their personalities very detailed. Ugh, its so beautiful!

Illyanaiii

You're welcome! I know i will enjoy it.
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hawkins-marauders

Hello @Illyanaiii, thank you so much, that’s very sweet of you! Thanks for coming all the way to my message board to post this, any feedback is motivating but good feedback is also very warming to receive, thank you for taking the time to leave a message! ❤️ Hope you enjoy part four when I get back to posting it next month as much as you’ve enjoyed it so far.
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hawkins-marauders

Delay in new Jailbird chapter, I have three super important interviews this week and trying to prep. Will get there and post soon! Sorry to keep you waiting!

hawkins-marauders

@kelpseaa thank you!! That’s so sweet :’)
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kelpseaa

I hope your interviews go well!!  
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hawkins-marauders

Dear Jailbird readers -- my Christmas gift will be arriving tomorrow (at different times depending on where you are, probably super early if you're US based and late if you're Aussie/in Asia, around lunchtime if you're in European timezones). Enjoy :)