Sharing the Nation: Chapters 14 & 15 (Patreon)

Edit: Cutting it off at 9,700 words.  A little low, but not bad.  That was just where it wanted to end.

9,100 words, and I'll probably have 500-1,000 by the time actual midnight rolls around.  This is not "maybe in editing," but actual, "I still need to finish the scene and close things out," which tends to be much more reliable.

That said, I'm not actually, 100% sure that I'm going to keep Chapter 15.  It's… a little darker than my usual fare and I haven't yet decided if the comedy breaks soften it, or just give mood whiplash.

Then again, I rarely actually throw stuff out.  Usually, I come back to things a week later, shrug and post whatever it is.