KeithD - hoping all is well

[vanmyers86]

Hoping for the best. Recovery from a major surgery and rehab can sometimes take a big toll on energy and ambition, and take us out of commission for longer than we anticipate.

 

[MillieDynamite]

I hope that's all it is.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I hope that's all it is.

He's getting on in years - he must be in late 70s or even early 80s, from what I know.

 

[FifthEstate]

Thinking good thoughts…

 

[M_K_Babalon]

It's been almost two months since KeithD's last post in this forum or his last published story. He was gone for about three weeks late last year but this is by far his longest absence since I joined this forum almost 8 years ago.

I coulda sworn I've seen him post since the last time I was really active in the past three weeks.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

Hoping all is well.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Yeah, I gathered from things he mentioned he was involved in he had to be quite a bit older than my dad.

He's getting on in years - he must be in late 70s or even early 80s, from what I know.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

His last submission was July 23rd. He didn't enter a story for the Summer Lovin' contest, so I'm thinking something might be wrong.

 

[Voboy]

sr71plt hasn't posted any more recently than 24 June.

He has a long-term collaborator, though I don't recall who that was nor whether that's a "Lit thing" or more of a marketplace connection. But that would be a good resource, if anyone remembers who that was?

 

[lovecraft68]

sr71plt hasn't posted any more recently than 24 June.

He has a long-term collaborator, though I don't recall who that was nor whether that's a "Lit thing" or more of a marketplace connection. But that would be a good resource, if anyone remembers who that was?

https://www.literotica.com/authors/sabb

They wrote together as Shabbu.

https://www.literotica.com/authors/shabbu

But Sabb has not published anything since 2015

And the last under the joint name is 2019

 

[Voboy]

https://www.literotica.com/authors/sabb

They wrote together as Shabbu.

https://www.literotica.com/authors/shabbu

But Sabb has not published anything since 2015

And the last under the joint name is 2019

Good memory.

I reached out to @sabb, but given those dates it might be a dead end. If I get any word, I'll post it here.

 

[AG31]

The site referenced on Amazon for Habu can't be reached. Not by me, anyway.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Poor word choosing, my friend. Just kidding!

Good memory.

I reached out to @sabb, but given those dates it might be a dead end. If I get any word, I'll post it here.

 

[StillStunned]

This is starting to become quite worrying.

 

[AwkwardMD]

In ten years, I never once agreed with the man, but I wouldn't wish fading away without a word on anyone. Here's hoping he recovers.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

He's often posts on the Politics Board, but he hasn't posted on there since June. I know he had back surgery last year, so I just hope he's doing okay.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

This is KeithD's author's blurb on Goodreads:

Habu, a bisexual former supersonic spy jet pilot, intelligence agent, academic, main stream book editor, and diplomat, is a published mainstream novelist, short story writer, and essayist under other names and in another dimension of his life. He has lived extensively in East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe as an embassy-based intelligence agent, which influences the settings and plots of many of his stories. He now lives in a picturesque and historical Midatlantic/Upper South state university town, with an accommodating spouse, where he writes, edits, teaches, and indulges himself.

Under the habu name he writes a full spectrum—and heat level—of M/M and bisexual works for the publishing houses of Excessica and BarbarianSpy. He also writes M/M historicals under the pen name Dirk Hessian, and M/M romance with coauthor Sabb under the pen name Shabbu.

 

[jsmiam]

A public service announcement / observation: (yes, I know this is obvious and probably doesn’t need saying, but I’ll say it anyway )

We all fall into different categories here on lit regarding how big a secret our patronage here is to our real life existence. (Full disclosure, I’m in the category of not a soul knows and that’s how I want it.) But whatever each person’s decision is, that decision is their own.

Based on an unscientific poll of my memory, I would say KeithD also falls into the not a soul other than people in his publishing circle know, and that he probably likes it that way.

What I’m suggesting is this: if someone out there were to hear something that crosses the boundary between Literotica life vs. real-life regarding KeithD’s real name, milestone dates, whose name to donate money to some worthy cause in memory of, that should not be shared unless somehow the permission came from KeithD himself. I might even suggest extreme vagueness regarding any noteworthy dates, should such info become known

This whole post has me dancing on the edge of having made a big assumption. I hope against hope to end up horribly horribly wrong.

 

[Bramblethorn]

A public service announcement / observation: (yes, I know this is obvious and probably doesn’t need saying, but I’ll say it anyway )

We all fall into different categories here on lit regarding how big a secret our patronage here is to our real life existence. (Full disclosure, I’m in the category of not a soul knows and that’s how I want it.) But whatever each person’s decision is, that decision is their own.

Based on an unscientific poll of my memory, I would say KeithD also falls into the not a soul other than people in his publishing circle know, and that he probably likes it that way.

What I’m suggesting is this: if someone out there were to hear something that crosses the boundary between Literotica life vs. real-life regarding KeithD’s real name, milestone dates, whose name to donate money to some worthy cause in memory of, that should not be shared unless somehow the permission came from KeithD himself. I might even suggest extreme vagueness regarding any noteworthy dates, should such info become known

This whole post has me dancing on the edge of having made a big assumption. I hope against hope to end up horribly horribly wrong.

Keith has mentioned that one or two posters from AH worked out his RL identity from things he shared - not sure if any of them are currently active. But as you say, I wouldn't take that as permission to share that identity more broadly.

And yes, info like dates narrows identities down very quickly.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

I do know a Litser who knows his real identity. I haven't seen her for years now, but I'll try to contact her to see if she has any news. And, no, she won't do anything to give away his identity, nor would I if I knew.

 

[lovecraft68]

I do know a Litser who knows his real identity. I haven't seen her for years now, but I'll try to contact her to see if she has any news. And, no, she won't do anything to give away his identity, nor would I if I knew.

I know who you're talking about, but she hasn't been here in some time, and at one point left, then came back with a different name because her partner found out about her first name here and she 'had' to get rid of it, then came back again.

TBH I don't know that someone from lit contacting her would be the best thing for them. Just my opinion.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

I know the problem, but I've also had a professional relationship with her and can contact her academically. I think it will work out.

 

[lovecraft68]

This thread made me think of Zeb Carter who also said he'd figured out Keith's name, and I realized I haven't seen him post in a long time, and I can't seem to find his name in searches. Unless he had something in his name I don't recall.

 

[Erozetta]

This thread made me think of Zeb Carter who also said he'd figured out Keith's name, and I realized I haven't seen him post in a long time, and I can't seem to find his name in searches. Unless he had something in his name I don't recall.

@Zeb_Carter

Last post was July.

 

[MelissaBaby]

@Zeb_Carter

Last post was July.

He published a story on August 25.