Haven't said thank you in a while...

I haven't said thank you in a while and maybe I'm just feeling a little weird from lack of sleep, because I've been up all night working on the game and trying to get this update ready for you guys. But here goes!

It continues to amaze me that I'm so well supported (I'm not talking about money although appreciate that too), for a game that when I started, I thought would have a really hard time finding an audience. But here you are! A lot of you have been with me from the start and some of you are just discovering the game and myself. I'm honestly overwhelmed with emotion sometimes when I think of the narrow path One Day at a Time had to walk to success.

Is it because I never compromised my vision? Is it because I was just wrong thinking no one who played it would connect with a deep heartfelt game about a bunch of people trying to make a better life for themselves, and what that takes? I have no idea.

What I do have an idea of though, is how much I love everyone who loves this game. It's just completely awesome to me, and I can't tell you how much it means! It drives me creatively. Yes this is a labor of love, but knowing I have you guys out there eagerly waiting to consume the next piece of content I'm working on, gives me even more motivation.

I would have done this game with or out without an audience, because I felt like I had something I needed to say and nothing was going to stop me from doing that. However, it's infinitely better to know you guys are along for the ride with me on this.

I mean what I said, I love all you guys for whatever reason you're playing. I think I've got one of the best communities of any AVN creator out there. You guys are willing to read the text and get to know these people I conjured out of thin air. This game is a lot closer to a play or a novel than your standard fair in the genre, and yet it's connected with you. Yes, there's plenty of fun sexy times, and I'm glad you enjoy those too. But, I'm touched every time someone sends me a PM here or a DM on discord and says. "Hey this disease has touched my life too.", or "I'm struggling with it right now and what do you suggest?"

I just never thought it would get to where this game has changed a life or two. Whether that be someone who decided they were ready to be done and go to rehab, or someone else who's in the program messaging me and saying they know I'm really a recovering addict because of how authentic the game is, when it comes to the process.

I'm gonna end it here I guess. But, even the few of you that have trolled me, I love you guys too. That shit just makes me work harder!

I'm not sure how much of that made sense, but it's my thoughts about this journey spilled out into an essay about how grateful I am to the people who support this game in any way. I know I've said this before, but if you or a family member is struggling with the disease. I'm always more than happy to talk to you about it if you wanna message me, and as I said some of you have and it's been awesome.

Ok, I know I'm going longer than I said I would, but I just need to tell a small story. When Stevie Ray Vaughan got sober. He was really open about his recovery and he'd invite people backstage who said they were having problems (as many as possible, I sure not all), and his brother said in a documentary that he would just light up when he started talking to them about how he was walking a different path, and they could too if they wanted.

YOU GUYS give ME the opportunity to do that through the game and through some of the communications I've had with you! Again, it just blows my mind and I'm so grateful for it!

Can't wait to bring you all the next update, if you're still reading (which I'm betting many of you are or I wouldn't have the audience I was talking about)!

As always, hope you are all doing well, and if someone hasn't told you they care today, well I just did! Cheers!