Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Investment income
Total investment income		$ 80,355,174	$ 57,935,794	$ 46,245,020
Operating expenses
Interest and other debt expenses		21,711,617	13,140,402	11,620,899
Management fees		8,912,663	8,311,686	7,784,188
Incentive fees on income		7,740,902	3,422,362	249,385
Incentive fees on capital gains(1)	[1]	0	(1,544,569)	1,544,569
Administrative expenses		1,161,339	1,407,775	1,354,283
Professional fees		1,365,075	836,788	1,100,008
Insurance expense		571,104	747,428	809,356
Director fees		815,250	613,750	622,500
Investment advisor expenses		68,374	103,276	350,000
Other operating expenses		1,443,478	1,525,774	1,011,273
Total expenses, before incentive fee waiver		43,789,802	28,564,672	26,446,461
Incentive fee waiver (see Note 3)		0	0	(79,383)
Total expenses, net of incentive fee waiver		43,789,802	28,564,672	26,367,078
Net investment income	[1]	36,565,372	29,371,122	19,877,942
Net realized gain (loss):
Net realized gain (loss)		(78,819)	1,196,573	(19,077,032)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Interest Rate Swap		(275,964)	(1,332,299)	0
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Foreign currency translation		0	0	(285,360)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(10,250,283)	(27,080,719)	65,687,318
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(10,329,102)	(25,884,146)	46,610,286
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$ 26,236,270	$ 3,486,976	$ 66,488,228
Net investment income per share-basic	[1]	$ 0.5	$ 0.4	$ 0.27
Earnings (Loss) per share - basic	[1]	$ 0.36	$ 0.05	$ 0.9
Weighted average shares outstanding—basic		72,571,907	73,314,124	74,153,145
Net investment income per share-diluted	[1],[2]	$ 0.5	$ 0.4	$ 0.27
Earnings (Loss) per share - diluted	[1],[2]	$ 0.36	$ 0.05	$ 0.83
Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted		72,571,907	81,042,705	91,146,882
Non-Controlled, Non-Affiliated Investments
Investment income
Interest income (excluding PIK):		$ 74,097,252	$ 54,387,478	$ 40,366,030
PIK interest income		4,885,376	1,138,311	2,092,736
PIK dividend income		376,040	319,524	15,177
Other income		964,712	1,633,795	839,678
Net realized gain (loss):
Net realized gain (loss)		363,087	1,196,573	21,408,577
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(10,009,837)	(23,845,171)	20,125,055
Non-Controlled, Affiliated Investments
Investment income
Interest income (excluding PIK):		0	0	11,867
PIK interest income		31,794	456,686	481,800
Dividend income (excluding PIK)		0	0	71,500
Net realized gain (loss):
Net realized gain (loss)		(441,906)	0	(7,989,591)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		(864,398)	620,438	6,932,957
Controlled Investments
Investment income
Interest income (excluding PIK):		0	0	718,571
Dividend income (excluding PIK)		0	0	1,647,661
Net realized gain (loss):
Net realized gain (loss)		0	0	(32,496,018)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		$ 899,916	$ (2,523,687)	$ 38,914,666

[1] Net investment income and per share amounts displayed above are net of the accrual (reversal) for incentive fees on capital gains which is reflected on a hypothetical liquidation basis in accordance with GAAP for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (see Note 3).

[2] For the year ended December 31, 2022, the impact of the hypothetical conversion of the 2022 Convertible Notes was antidilutive (see Note 8).