SciFi & Fantasy Fiction and Stories by Paul J. Doyle

hey... listen... I'm having probs accesing elftown... myght there be a down time with that? Or am I experiancing smth elce? Please answere...

Paul J. Doyle replies: "Damn, I'm so behind on answering all the comments . . . anyway, Elftown IS down. I was on a naughty private forum with some of the Elftown crew when I tried to re-access my ET house . . . and it had been connected. So then I thought, "Yipes, maybe I was TOO naughty!" One of my ET friends mentioned in her LJ that ET was down, so then I knew I hadn't gone overboard on that naughty private Elftown forum . . . give it a little while, and ET will be back on. Lordy, I'm behind on comment responses *decides not to get back on novel due to the late hour**does comment catch-up instead*"

I GOT MY BRACES OFF!!!

wh00t!

Here is another comment that will go months without being answered.

Paul J. Doyle replies: "Wow, interesting timing . . . I just uploaded two new pictures for my Art page when I got this message . . .*SIGH* I've had a very tough winter, and have struggled with winter-related depression. I wasn't suicidal or anything, but I just felt so . . . withdrawn. And unmotivated, except for the financial neccesity of going to work and doing an acceptable job, the emotional need to be a good father and a functioning (though not eager, during that time) husband. I'm still picking up the pieces, falling behind on a great many things. Don't worry, now that I'm starting to upload stuff again (I'm now working a Wyvern's ticket) I will be getting back to the comments.

I feel so bad if I have insulted anyone (after all, I used to respond to these comments ON TIME EVERY TIME), but real life decided to not be very kind to me. Hopefully I've become a stronger person because of it.

Anyhow, sorry. When life knocks you down, you might have to stay down and writhe in pain for a little while, but at some point you have to get back on your feet again, in as best way as feasible. "

Happy Online Comics Day!!!

I am currently not accepting anonymous, or non-Elfwood artist/writer comments, because of problems with a certain few dumb asses on Elftown who do not belong there :/

I really apologize for the (temporary) inconvenience

(And I will be catching up here very soon . . . busy with art, real life, etc.

---Pauly

Justice has been served on Elftown (yes, I had a hand in helping deliver the justice, but I am by no means the only person involved, and since I am not an Elftown Guard I do not have the authority to ban people)

In a nutshell: universal commenting restored! ^___^

(I must catch up with these comments! @__@)

This is how my Elfwood bio should look. Elftown has become a much better place now, though there will always be some problems (just like anywhere else). Let's just say the drama's 99% gone, and I have no desire to be a drama queen. ;-)

Anyway:

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March 2005
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF JUDITH ANN DOYLE (MY MOTHER)---12/12/44 - 6/30/03 RIP
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Paul J. Doyle, 31 October 1973---<br> I'm married and have a son. I have been working on my novel, artwork, and have been dealing with a lot of real-life stuff lately. Currently (In addition to everything else) I am researching ways to get buy a first time house, despite numerous financial setbacks for my family in the past year.
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Elftown is starting to get more art scene-friendly again. Useless mindless cyber-turds are starting to emigrate from Elftown to Elfpack, which makes many of Elftowners more comfortable to be on there now However, I will never again be quite as active on Elftown as I used to be. Some really unsavory things happened there which I cannot completely forgive. Besides, I have a real life. Elftown has many good things, but word to the wise: as an Elfwood artist or an Elfwood writer (or both) you have no more say on Elftown---the very community originally designed for YOU, the Elfwooder---than some brainless disruptive turd or fourteen year old cybersluts who belong in an AOL chat room.<br><br> Anyway, enough of that. I will add a lot of new pictures in the next few months. Please understand I can't put my novel here, because I'm concerned about copyright issues. There's also just too much violence, profanity and sex to get anywhere past Elfwood moderators. <br><br>Anyway, that's where I've been lately o_o<br><br>ART EXPERIENCE: I have only been drawing actively since June of 2003, around the time my mother passed away (a much better coping mechanism than alcohol, tobacco, television or drugs, in my opinion.) I am slowly getting better. I have a huge amount to learn. I have no pretentions of my art abilities. They aren't bad, but they aren't great, either. Keep that in mind if you are thinking about a request or a commission. <br><br>WRITING EXPERIENCE: I have been writing since I was a small child. Always have, always will. Now I am trying to get published the old fashioned way.<br><br>COMING SOON: Elfwood Elftowner links, other links, etc. Busy, busy, busy!

hey, long time no see... it has been a long time since I have heard from you... I do miss chating with you, but i guess you do have your reasons for this, so I won't introude on that... I just thought I stop by and see what more you were up to... I see you have more things published here and a mod's choice... very nice... I probably won't get an answere to this, but I wish you luck to anything you will undertake in the near and far future... cheers...

Was there just not enough readers asking for more "Santa Claus: Medieval Secret Undercover Agent"? It's one of the best parodies I've read in a long time!

Wow....what an interesting page. The inspirational work you have derived from your mother’s passing in 2003, is quite admirable. Elfwood does not dissapoint. Keep up the good work!