You are all so sweet. It's nice to know this story hasn't completely fallen off everyone's radar screen. It hasn't fallen off of mine, either, but I needed to take a break.
My brother passed away near the end of February. He was 41 years old. He'd been suffering for two years from a very rare, aggressive, and untreatable form of cancer. I'm sure you can all understand why I wasn't really in the writing mood for a while. I have my good days and bad days now. This story will eventually be finished, but I don't plan to post any more until I've got the end completely written. That way I won't feel pressured to write when I'm not in the mood.
Thanks again for everyone's kind thoughts and prayers.
