Dear Readers,

Comicality affected many more lives with his creativity and joy of life than he ever knew.

He will be sorely missed. Comicality, 1975- 2024 Requiescat in pace,

Dear Readers,

It is with a sad heart that I write this News Post, True's Fandom was the first of the Fort Family of Sites to have the honour of hosting works by Comicality. Unfortunately, I have the sad task of informing you the readers of this site that Comicality passed away in the comfort of his family on Tuesday, April 16th, 2024. Comsie will be remembered forever for the unique and creative person that he was. Comsie was an inspirational person and was the reason that a lot of us started writing and are still writing.

Comsie will be sorely missed!

I want to thank TrueFan posthumously for getting Comsie's permission to host his stories on a Fort Family Site, that was and is an amazing honour.

Take care,

TSL

Dear Readers,

I first became acquainted with Comicality's writing in the late 1990s with New Kid In School, his writing eventually led me to Memories by ACFan, and helped inspire me to write. I communicated with Comicality through emails, forums and even IRC. I was amazed by the creativity that he possessed and his willingness to share that creativity with anyone that asked or needed it. He was a great resource for upcoming writers of any age. He was a very unique person and one that will never be forgotten. Comicality look down upon us and continue to share your light and creativity with us.

I was amazed and deeply honoured that he allowed me to Co-Host his story The Plateau on my site. Comicality was very picky on which sites could host his stories and my site is one of those few. An honour that I will never forget.

Comicality affected many more lives with his creativity and joy of life than he ever knew. He will be sorely missed.

Comicality, 1975- 2024 Requiescat in pace,

TSL

In every chat and website I've had to make this announcement, I've struggled. This isn't going to be any different. Earlier this evening I received a phone call from one of Comicality’s relatives. As many of you may know, he has been very sick on and off for over a year now which was the result of a failing liver. I was informed that on Tuesday, 04/16 he lost his battle and quietly passed away, taking a piece of all of our hearts with him. He leaves many of us with the amazing work that he has shared throughout the decades that he has been “COMICALITY” to us and much like that work, I know my heart along with many others, is now forever incomplete.

We are going to have a discussion in the office and figure out what we can/should do to keep all of the projects we've worked on with him alive like this site. Almost 6 years ago I got to see firsthand how much work he put into everything he did to entertain us all when we aided in reviving his IMAGINE Magazine. His persistence and level of dedication re-lit that flame for myself and even though the magazine was supposed to simply be hosted by us, I’ve had my hand on the wheel and followed along as he pointed. It’s hard to imagine moving forward without him, but we do want to move forward for him. Myself and the entire team (real and 3D) are all brokenhearted and need our vision to clear so we can do his work justice.

– Rest in Peace Coms, We’ll continue safeguard all that you created until we join you on the other side.

It's time for updates once again. To start things off, we have Ch 11 of Voyagers: SS Robert Heinlein from the Voyagers Authors. Next, we have Ch 28 of the Edrich of Haluken by Jules Porter. We also have Ch 39-40 of Mayfield Magic and Ch 29 of Emerald City Boys by DouglasDD. From Myke D we have Ch 6 of Myka’s Quest and Ch 12 of Lost Souls. Finishing things off we have Ch 18 of Lagniappe by Boudreaux and from The Story Lover we have a character list from Dragon Earl: Book One. Check back soon for more updates.

Hey everyone!

Yes, I'm still alive! Believe it or not, The Eggman and myself do have a chapter in the works; unfortunately my current medical issues and some real-life issues on his part have slowed things down considerably. While things are moving forward, I value your patience as we navigate these rough times. Good news is that by the end of this year, it looks like my medical issues will be under control!

Now, on to another topic, one that I hope you enjoy. One of the core things that has been part of the CSU since the beginning has been music. Jeffsfort was poking around one day recently, and he found something that he thought I'd be interested in. I did a little poking around, found that not only was it valid, but there was an amazing backstory, and I now want to share it with you!

Back in the day, Don Goldberg was friends with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, and penned two songs with him which are now available on the "Lost Tracks" collection that was recently published. Don formed the tribute band "Surf's Up" with his sons Donny and Danny, along with his cousin Denny Hardwick. Moving on a few years, Donny gets married, and they have two sons. The oldest, Landon, starts playing drums at the tender age of one - and there is video proof of it! (Dad says he thinks Mom being at the concerts while pregnant taught Landon how to keep a beat before he was born) A year later, Lyric was born ... and by some stroke of luck, both boys were gifted with 'perfect pitch'.

Now on to today... Just like how his Dad let him get involve in music, Donny and his wife has supported both of their son's interest. That has led to the current topic, the band "Raized Wrong". Thirteen-year-old Landon is on drums and vocals, twelve-year-old Lyric is on keyboards, vocals, occasional guitar, and usually draws attention due to his antics. Dad does guitar and some vocals, but lets the boys take the lead. The best part is that the boys do all of the background work, programming Mainstage so that Lyric can use the keyboards to fill in instruments they don't have, breaking down songs so that they know what they need to play, etc. They recently put out an album on most of the streaming services called "Gen Z does Gen X", covering multiple 80's songs (with approval from the original artists, at least one done in-person).

Raized Wrong has a page on Patroen, and multiple Social Media pages. Video and special announcements can be found there. For Patroen, just search for "Raized Wrong". the other one I watch is on Facebook, which is "Raized Wrong Productions" and "Raized Wrong Momma" -- be careful on Facebook, as there are intellectual property thieves posing as them on some other pages, the two I just listed are confirmed as the real thing.

As a reminder, neither I or anyone on the sites are associated with the band, this is just sharing some very skilled youth who deserve to have their skills shared with the world!

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Don't forget about the previous news post on the Cafe; we could really use the help to keep the sites running! Thank you to each and every one of you!

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I hope all of you are safe and healthy, have a great week!

AC

Hello Readers,

It's TSL again with hat in hand, yes it is that time of year again when we ask you our loyal readers to help keep our sites up and running. You may well know our sites are run almost entirely on your generous donations! When your donations do not cover all of the cost, the difference comes out of our pockets. We have no ADs on our sites and no Premium Tiers! There is no charge to our authors for hosting their stories nor any charge for you the readers to read them. We would appreciate it if you could find a way to donate any amount to keep our sites AD-free and running. So please check between your couch cushions and under your car seats any amount will be gratefully accepted. No amount is too small. We thank you very much for all of your help over the years.

To sweeten the pot a bit, we are running the following promotion again, simply put, make a $10 USD donation and get a free Joel Book.

Have you considered helping to keep these sites up and running? Are you also a fan of Ted Louis' "Joel" series? Well, Ted has informed us that he found a case of assorted Joel books. Yeah, "actual" in print books! He decided that anyone willing to make a $10 or larger donation within the US to the hosting service paying the bills for the Fort Family Community of sites, he is willing to send you your very own copy of a random book in the series, autographed by Ted Louis himself as a thank you!

To sweeten the pot a bit, we are running the following promotion again, simply put, make a $10 USD donation get a free Joel Book.

Have you considered helping to keep these sites up and running? Are you also a fan of Ted Louis' "Joel" series? Well, Ted has informed us that he found a case of assorted Joel books. Yeah, "actual" in print books! He decided that anyone willing to make a $10 or larger donation within the US to the hosting service paying the bills for the Fort Family Community of sites, he is willing to send you your very own copy of a random book in the series, autographed by Ted Louis himself as a thank you!

What to do:

1. Click on https://dsshosting.net/donations/donation-form/ and click on "Donate Now".

2. Make a qualifying donation of $10 or more.

3,. Email your name and mailing address to joel-offer@fortfamilyforums.com

4. Once the donation has been confirmed, Ted Louis will send a random autographed copy of one of his books to you directly.

(One book per donation. This offer will be withdrawn once the limited number of books has been sent. The early bird gets the worm! Unfortunately, only US residents due to expensive international shipping :( We'll take down the offer as soon as we confirm that no copies remain.)

Dear Readers,

It is time for me to beg for your help with keeping the site up and running AD Free. We will never have ADs or Premium Tiers on my site. However,  I do need your help keeping things running for the future.  Don't worry any size donation will be greatly appreciated.  

I sincerely appreciate all of you who have donated in the past! To donate just click  on this link

If you have any questions please contact me.

Thanks your for help,

TSL

Dear Readers,

Happy Easter to those who celebrate Easter.

I reposted the Dragon Earl Character List, as I added some characters and updated some others. Hopefully, one of these years I will get the list alphabetized.

'Abandon all hope ye who enter here,' By Dante.

I posted a story by a quartet of co-authors residing in my head. Some of those co-authors are ACFan's. One of these years I will send them back along with a gross of new characters for him, all with the same or similar names!

I would say Happy Reading, however, I don't want to Jinx you!

Take care,

TSL

I thought about not making a post, but I wanted to make sure that you all noticed that Lagniappe is now done.  The characters all told me it was quitting time, so this is it.  You get the multiple year wrap up at the end, though, so you know the whole story.  Hope you enjoyed it.

Boudreaux