After another long wait, it’s time for updates once again. To start things off, we have an updated version of Christmas on the Mountain as well as Volume two of the Dear Manufacturers series as well as a Societal Commentary titled Backpacks For Orphans by The Story Lover. Next, we have Ch 36-38 of Emerald City Boys and Ch 47 of Mayfield Magic by DouglasDD. Finishing things off, we have a short story titled The Intern from Zarek A Dragon as well as Ch 19-20 of Voyagers: SS Robert Heinlein by The Voyagers Authors. Check back soon for more updates.

Dear Readers,

While this is not a good time to be asking for money, unfortunately, we have several domain fees coming due, and finances are extremely tight. Our sites run on your donations and, unfortunately, mainly out of our own pockets. Due to the higher costs of everything our pockets are in not so great shape as well. We are also determined to keep our sites ad-free and free of Premium Levels! However, we can only continue to do this with your help. So please click on the Donate button or this link and give what you can. Any donation, big or small, will be greatly appreciated and go a long way to keep the work of these amazing authours reachable.

 TSL for the Fort Family Admins.

Hi Everyone!

After a long while, it’s time for updates once again.  To start things off, we have Ch 33-35 for Emerald City Boys as well as Ch 45-46 from Mayfield Magic from DouglasDD. We also have Ch 15-18 of Voyagers: SS Robert Heinlein from the Voyagers Authors. There is also CH 40 of Dear Diary by Boudreaux. Finishing off the updates, we have Ch 6C-7 of Digital Refresh by Brynmor, an update by The Story Lover called My Near Brush With Death! And a short story from Zarek A Dragon called Touch of the Master's Hand. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and hope you have a great Christmas and New Years as well.

Hi Everyone!

It's Jeff this year asking for your help to 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 and No Pay Walls! There is no charge to our authors for hosting their stories nor any charge for you the readers to read them. That was the original agreement in the beginning and we work hard to keep our promise to keep it that way. Of course we would appreciate it if you could find a way to donate any amount to help us in our mission 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. Seriously!

We thank you very much for all of your help over the years.

So you know, our last offer is still on the table. We are still running the following promotion, simply put, make at least a $10 USD donation and say that you are interested, you'll get a random autographed copy of one of the soft cover Joel Books directly from Ted Luis himself. I don't know how many copies are left but while he has them, he's happy to send them to you all as a thank you. Mine is on a shelf here in my room and it's probably one of my favorite keepsakes.

The Original Offer - Repost:

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 for 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 "Joel" series, autographed by Ted Louis himself as a thank you! An amazing keepsake from an amazing author!

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 (Yes, a P.O. box, relative's address, next-door neighbor, total stranger's address... is fine. As long as you are able to intercept the mail ;)

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.)