Over the past few years though, my own passion has eroded and I've found myself unable to continue with maintaining my personal corner of the fetish world. I no longer experience the fun and happiness I used to feel when building this site, contributing countless hours doing photos, managing posts, and constantly improving it. I kept hoping, that the inspiration would return, but it hasn't, and while I've avoided facing it, the time has come for me to close Jake's Place, as to do nothing would erode its legacy for those of you who remember it when it was active and alive, which I don't want to see happen.

Its with a feeling of sadness that I close Jake's Place, as its been an amazing experience, like any journey, it came with its share of bumps, but the rewards outweigh them. I feel honored and lucky to have managed to inspire so many of you, to pursue your own fetishes and to feel accepted, that having a sneaker fetish does not make you a freak, even though for many of you I've never personally spoken to you, not even a casual email. I didn't think that simply expressing myself would have that type of impact on anybody, not in what most people seem to consider as anonymous of a communication medium as this. It just goes to show that our actions can matter, even if we don't expect it.

As for myself, closing Jake's Place doesn't mean I'm going away forever,  I'm always looking for new opportunities, so with the closing of something old, gives room for something new. We'll just have to see what that will look like.

In closing, I'd like to thank all of you for your support, without which Jake's Place wouldn't have been the same, and to wish you all well in the future.

Jake Wolf

Thanks again guys

-- Jake

For more entertaining things, I've been posting videos to YouTube on my channel there... There's been 11 in the last couple of months, featuring my various Nikes and boots and some I've borrowed from others, so check it out. I also have a photostream on flickr full of my latest photographic endeavors, featuring my own and other guys sneaks and boots...

My current project is to sell off a bunch of sneakers and boots that my boyfriend and I no longer have room for and don't wear enough... Over the next few weeks I plan on having more... You can see what I currently have for sale on ebay; Here's photos of the first batch..

That said, I have migrated the stories to the new site, the add a story feature does not yet work as its waiting on the new gallery to be finalized, galleries and stories are more closely integrated in JP5 than the old site. Notable new features is the ability to browse by author, for stories that have been migrated to the new format. (Currently that's only mine, but more works/authors should be available soon.)

Other news, after almost 18 months in a limbo state, I've decided to take down the archive site, regardless of whether or not the current website is fully migrated. Its just too much work to maintain both versions of the website, and I haven't been able to really keep up with what goes on on the archive site. I'll be keeping the data though, and the galleries *will* be migrated to the new site once the new gallery is up and running. (I've already made some progress, but its not done yet.. just need some time...) So shortly, you'll be greeted with a message telling you its closed and redirecting you back here to JP5.

Not website related, but I'm again selling a couple pairs of shoes... which you can see below...  Check out my listings on ebay...or click the photo below to see the auction.They end next week.

Thanks again guys

-- Jake