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So it seems that 1) EVERYBODY who's comment or emailed me had noted that the story is a departure from my usual genre and 2) several of you hate it.

Sorry if you don't like it. I kinda do. You see, it's rooted in an incident in real life, brought forward forty-odd years. I HAD to write it. Really. Oh, and the real incident didn't get past the part where Jamie outlined Dil's protrusion with the sheet.

The rest is the fantasy I kept to myself for all this time. The 'Jamie' side lasted another eighteen years. I should've gone for Jenn.

And for you who just can't stomach the story, well, don't read it. 'Community' is going on, as is the saga of Bill & Haley. And there's another percolating in my mind, a triumph arising out of tragedy.

Apparently, Dorable, my muse, is trying to help me during my time of 'work from home' (Suuuure... five-state service area) while I'm cooped up with Sweetie, who I met thirty years ago and should have latched onto then.

I just picked up the thread of Deena's trials with Bill and Haley, and a chapter's at the editors now.

Now, let's see where Dil and Jenny and Jamie are going...

I used to be able to juggle three stories at once.

Working on a chapter of Community now. Got some direction to pick up where we left off with Deena and Haley.

I'm writing again.

Working from home. Yes, I'm in the final year before retiring from my real job.

Significant other is a teacher and schools have been closed for a couple of weeks now. This is MY first week of working from home, which is fine for paperwork, but my other job functions require me to travel over a five-state (and more) area to support a lot of locations. So far, I have had none of those issues. Living in the same house as Sweetie is interesting, though.

No, I haven't given up on writing. I will do something shortly. I promise.

A chaper of Haley's Bunch is going to the editor when I get home today. And I'm getting cranking up a chapter of Community after that.

I need to see what happens to my girls.