Oh! Hello! Yes, I'm here, and everything is all right. Especially since you guys have been leaving me *wonderful* feedback. Seriously, so awesome, and I'll be doing my best to respond to every last comment just as soon as things slow down a little over here. Jack and I've had some health... oh, let's just call them Issues and leave it at that, but we're doing okay. In other news, I've got one small and two hefty-ish sequels to 'A way so familiar' written, and as soon as I clear the decks a bit, I'll be posting. I guarantee: absolutely none of you have asked for any of them!

*laughs*

Right this second, I'm 45,000+ words into a completely different story, which Jack tells me is one of the most disturbing things I've ever written. Well, we'll see. Here's how it starts:

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