Hello Everyone!

  First of all, let me just say that it is nearly overwhelming to me that I have now surpassed over one hundred followers on my silly little fanfiction.

  When I first started this journey all I wanted to do was write something that I personally wanted to read. I had asked around and no one could point me in the direction of a good Professor Oak fiction. To say that I was disappointed is an understatement. So I took it upon myself to fill that void.

  Little did I know how much time and effort needed to go into this. Despite official lore being rather sparse and the Pokemon Company making some rather odd decisions, there is still quite a bit. I have tried to do my research and pull in as much as I could when planning out this series, but I am certain that occasionally I will miss something or will choose to ignore some detail that is relatively inconsequential in the grand scope of Sammy's story.

  The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.

  But I digress... what I'm here to say is: I'm still alive and I'm still writing.

  Essentially what happened is that I had to put everything on hold for a bit as I powered through the last of my Master's program. Couple that with the holiday season, and as you can see time got away from me. The good news is that I finished all of my coursework and have more or less graduated!

  The better news is that I am now refocusing on Oak: Origins. I have more or less outlined the remainder of Book 1 and will be pumping out the chapters as quick as I can for the remainder of 2023. The goal is to get a minimum of 6 chapters posted for you all.

  The not quite as good, but still not exactly bad news is that after completing my outline I realized that I vastly underestimated how much I still had to tell of Sammy's childhood. We're still sitting around halfway.

  So! Here's the plan!

  Once I have enough chapters ready to keep you all entertained for a while, I will get them all scheduled for automatic release and then take the rest of the year "off".

  Thank you so much for your continued support!