Just a quick note. As is obvious, I am a slow writer, but I do actually have a good reason why I've been slower than normal the past few years.
I have had two... not strokes, but I can't remember what it's actually called. TIA or TIE, I think. Mini-strokes, basically. Still alive and kicking, but they seriously messed with my ability to type. Anyway, the point is, slowed down due to medical reasons. Not looking for more medical advice or condolences. It's just what it is.
Also posting a new story, "After the Monsters". It started as a desire to write a schlocky B-movie story, then evolved from there. Got kinda long, too (400+ KB file size for a pure text file)