Jewel has been ill for a few days now and I have just caught what he had. Normally this would not be a problem but I am not normal. CFS means I'm basically sick all the time, and when I get true sick it is what the doctors refer to as "double sick" (that is the technical term). The upside is that the chronic pain generally disappears like magic when my immune system gets even more serious than normal, but the fatigue is worse and that really knocks me for a loop.

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Wow, I know how to bite off too much. Especially these days.

The story is still seeing progress (it's my only project until it's finished), but it's getting more complicated because of where it's headed and the nuance involved. It's difficult to drop foreshadowing when the POV is so unusual. I've written a lot with unreliable narrators, but this takes it to a new level. Hopefully it'll be worth the wait, though.

No promises, but I'll probably be able to drop the next chapter tomorrow.

My story may end up getting updated every-other-day instead of every day because editing something this complex (wow I really know how to pick difficult storylines) is a nightmare and also the disability makes it much slower than expected. Today I've been mostly horizontal with little relief in sight.

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I currently have the worst migraine I've had in 2022, and possibly the third worst ever if I ow-member correctly. It hit me last night but came back today much worse. Fortunately, this isn't nearly as bad as it sounds because my migraines are usually very mild. However it still means I'm more incapacitated than normal.

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I have a Jinglemas-exchange story I'm finishing, probably into the wee hours, but it's coming.

"I like it. It's weird." –Discord, probably

I'll be posting more information about future work here in a couple of days, after I've finished crashing from the work today. I'm getting a little better at managing my disability. Not much, but it's a slow climb.

Several people have enjoyed the weekly contests, but I've been concerned about them being engaging enough for the general public. As only a hoofful of my readers have participated, I was relying on feedback from the form I put up, and I only received five responses (six if you count an offline response I received separately).

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The Quotable Trick Contests have been fun, but I'm not sure how much value they add or why people haven't been engaged by the more interesting ones where you're not just searching for a quote. I also don't want to clutter my followers' feeds if something isn't interesting to people.

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I'm extending time on the quiz to Wednesday midnight (Eastern Daylight Time) just in case anypony else wants to toss their hat in the ring. I realize the quiz QTC's are harder than the "find a quote" QTC's but it'd be nice to see more than one response on them, otherwise it's kinda pointless and I'll need to change tack.

Also, the previous winner can participate even if nopony else joins, though they still cannot win this week.

Congratulations to Fylifa for winning last week's contest!

EColts Will Be Colts

• MLP: FiM
• Comedy
• Drama
• Slice of Life

A little colt is afraid of everypony except Scootaloo, but what makes her so special?

• Scootaloo
• Diamond Tiara
• Silver Spoon
• Other
• CMCs

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Story: Colts Will Be Colts
Quote: Sweetie shrugged. "Well, I didn't know for like, a week after we met."

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I wrote a set-theoretic mini-textbook in the comments of one of Shakes's stories.

I need a better hobby.

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