Okay... I regret that I don't have much in the way of updates on existing stories. I assure you that I have been working on 14th C, Homecoming, and The New Blood, but my inspiration has been... fickle.

I'm going back through some stories I remember liking on this site so as to put some fuel on the creative fire and get my brain back onto the right train of thought.

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I barely have time to work on the stories I’m currently plugging away at. (“WE KNOW!” comes the shout of the Angry Mob). Worse, even when I do have time I’m often so mentally exhausted that I don’t want to write.

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Coming up on May, which I am told is suicide prevention month, it’s been on my heart to talk about why you, you specifically, matter.

Depression is a hell of a thing. It’s one of the darkest moments a human can experience. After all, humans are capable of enduring unthinkable things if they believe there is a reason to it, if they have hope that it can matter. Depression robs us of that power and cuts us off from the strength in our own hearts.

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After months of not publishing anything in any story, The New Blood wasn't the story I expected to come back with, but it's the one I managed to finish. Not that I haven't worked on A 14th Century Friar or Homecoming (I have), but New Blood for whatever reason called me back to the frontline.

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The title of this blog post really says it all, but I'll say it again once more for the people in the back:

"Don't hate Russians for the actions of their government."

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The average Russian does not want war with Ukraine. The Ukrainians certainly don't want war. But the tragedy of war has come to them, and even if peace comes soon, it will only have been bought by the blood toll of all too many lives.

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Hi folks. I'm not dead. Sorry to those of you who were worried about me.

I'm having to take a step back and be realistic about mental exhaustion and what it takes to write.

Some stories will not get dropped, ever, barring death or coma. A 14th Century Friar and Homecoming are so near and dear to my heart that I will not abandon them. Updates may slow or stop, but they will come.

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This Veterans Day may be especially hard on some veterans because of recent tragic events in Afghanistan. If you have veterans in your life, especially combat veterans or those whose fellow soldiers saw combat, please reach out. You don't even need to talk about anything serious if that's not something they need - just be there.

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If you're like me, you've been intensely frustrated by the feeling of helplessness in the wake of the Afghani Tragedy. For my part, I find it hard to concentrate or to write, even though I intellectually know that using my creative outlets often helps deal with emotional pain.

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