First, thank you to all who've written, asking about my status. I appreciate it.
Second, I fared quite well in the face of record-breaking rainfall from Tropical Storm Imelda. I'm in Southwest Louisiana. The real flooding started at the Texas border, twenty miles or so west of me. Those folks are facing a repeat of what Hurricane Harvey did only two years ago.
Third, concerning my writing - yes, the stories go on in my head, and yes, I will return to writing, it's just that new girlfriend (a term that does NOT adequately portray her status) is more fun than writing. We're working out our spaces and times together and somewhere in there is writing time. Cindy and the gang will go on, at least for a while.
Other stories hover in the far reaches of my mind, as well. We'll see...