Firstly, my customary thanks to all 1,700-plus of you who think I'm worth paying attention to you. It never gets any less gratifying to get a new watch.

Secondly, in case you missed it in Sunday's grand assault on the submission queue, my latest story has gone up, set in the Crystal War timeline we briefly glimpsed in "The Cutie Re-Mark." Read on for afterthoughts and a cut scene.

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