the-red-jester

hey folks! sorry for not reading, responding, or posting anything all month! I was in the hospital with a brain injury (went to jupiter and got more stupider). but it is OKAY NOW!!!!
          	
          	Let's get back to reading!!!

seoulsister_75

@the-red-jester Yikes!  That's terrible, Jester!  I'm glad you are okay now, but that's really scary!
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the-red-jester

@AJJennings_ it was awful. i was an idiot for four weeks!!! how do global leaders cope with that feeling their whole lives?
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AJJennings_

@the-red-jester im so glad you're okay! Brain injuries are scary
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the-red-jester

hey folks! sorry for not reading, responding, or posting anything all month! I was in the hospital with a brain injury (went to jupiter and got more stupider). but it is OKAY NOW!!!!
          
          Let's get back to reading!!!

seoulsister_75

@the-red-jester Yikes!  That's terrible, Jester!  I'm glad you are okay now, but that's really scary!
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the-red-jester

@AJJennings_ it was awful. i was an idiot for four weeks!!! how do global leaders cope with that feeling their whole lives?
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AJJennings_

@the-red-jester im so glad you're okay! Brain injuries are scary
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the-red-jester

genuine question for followers: where is everyone?? it feels like back in 2021 when we first started publishing, there were lots of new friends and readers appearing constantly. but now a lot of those friends have suddenly stopped reading/publishing or just disappeared from the internet entirely. it's been weirdly quiet in the comment sections since mid 2024.
          
          is this a post-pandemic thing? an AI internet graveyard thing? a culture of monetized passion thing? does anybody know? it's been lonesome and we miss our friends!

brass_bird_cage

@the-red-jester  
            
            It's rather a voyeurism thing. Humankind's general mental health is in the gutter. Otherwise, yes, if you are using the crappy app - following someone does not work all the time, you have to double check. The other thing is that for the last 5-6 years WP has been run by bots. So often bots would shadowban you if your writing has been dubbed as "problematic", for whatever imaginery  reason. You can check this with the rankings of your books. With me, for example - WP has been shadowbanning me for 2 years almost. My followers don't get my messages, and if Book X's stats say it's No. 3 in the #book hashtag, and when you go to the hashtag - Book X is not in the list at all.
            
            So yeah. WP sucks a§§.
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the-red-jester

@KargaTapas it's good to have you back pfffft-- no rush to read the old HIAP nonsense ofc. only if you're interested.
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KargaTapas

@the-red-jester Did you know that I've come to check on your profile for anything I've missed, and then I see I no longer follow you interrobang?!?!?!?!?!
            
            I think it's the interwebs shifting to a lurker culture, everyone wants community but no one wants to be the new guy etc. There's also the corpo overlords assassinating messages + other Strange Events (I did not unfollow you at any point in time, and yet)
            
            I HAVE fallen behind on Heaven Is A Prison Though, and yall have left a lot of comments on my stuff which I greatly greatly appreciate. I will go through both of these soon
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the-red-jester

happy gregorian new year!
          
          greetings fellow fools, and apologies for inactivity. this humble jester has been dreadfully ill and travelling all month (the same old excuse). assuming i recover soon, i will be back to harassing everyone in the comment sections of their incredible books.
          
          Managed to post a new chapter of HIAP up today. Do make sure you're up to date on that story. Skipped updating for a couple weeks due to holidays and everything else you can imagine.

seoulsister_75

@the-red-jester I'm so sorry you've been ill.  Please, be kind to your body.  Rest up, dear Jester.
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the-red-jester

hello fellow clowns! couple announcements!
          
          for those of you invested (emotionally or financially) in the Mile 15 film, things are moving along well, and we are hoping for a February release date! yippee! do stay tuned through our social media :)
          
          in the realm of this hellsite: we had to take a short break from wattpad due to travel and health related stuff. gonna be more active as we approach the end of the year, so catchin' up on reading everyone's lovely stories this month!
          
          New chapter of HIAP! made use of the new poll feature in it, just for fun. please go read :))

seoulsister_75

@the-red-jester I'm glad things are going well with Mile 15!  Take care of your dear self!
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the-red-jester

@AJJennings_ ehehehe thank you! it looks so much better than I even imagined
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AJJennings_

@the-red-jester so excited for the film!
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the-red-jester

somehow, the final chapter of episode 4 in HIAP quite literally has -3 comments. been laughing about it all morning.
          
          not sure how that happened. anyway. new chapter up! lets reduce literal --er, mathematical-- negativity in my comment section please.

the-red-jester

RAPTURE IMMINENT THE END IS HERE!!
          
          okay now that we have your attention: time for some fun announcements. first of all, we're delighted to announce that our dear friend @insane_over_books has been shortlisted for the Wattys with her heart wrenching story 'Against All Wheels'. If you have a couple seconds, consider checking it out and leaving a vote (BEFORE THE 28th!) on one of the chapters. It's a beautiful story about overcoming feelings of failure and adapting to life with disability, while also featuring one of the greatest rivals-to-friends-to-lovers romance archs you'll ever read. Check it out:
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/393090490-against-all-wheels-%E2%9C%93
          
          On another note, the Mile 15 movie has an official rough cut! What does that mean? It means the film has been all edited together and is just awaiting some colour-grading, insert shots and additional sound work. We're optimistic that everything will be done and ready to submit to festivals by the end of the year!!
          
          Finally, there's a new chapter of Heaven is a Prison out this week. Read it or you'll get left behind in the rapture (KIDDING! JUST KIDDING!)

seoulsister_75

@the-red-jester I guess I should stop hoping to be rescued from this mess :)!
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the-red-jester

@seoulsister_75 Bummer. Another one come and gone.
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seoulsister_75

@the-red-jester The Rapture was like 3 days ago.  Looks like we both missed it :).
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