Excellent story, ML. I usually wait to read a long one like this until it's over because suspense and I do not do well together, unless I'm writing it. But last story? Ridiculous! Just because you haven't got another idea yet, it doesn't mean The End. It doesn't mean a thing.
I used to write stories practically nonstop, but life got immeasurably more painful and complicated for me in December of '05 with the death of my sister and all the things that resulted from it. I still have to cope with many of the things that came about because of it (which look like they could echo for years) and as a result it's harder to get ideas for stories. They come less frequently, but they never really go away. It just takes more effort, which I put in because I know if I didn't write I'd lose my mind.
Everyone has dry spells. That doesn't mean you never write again. It does mean you have to try a little harder, but it's worth it.
Nan
