Thank you to everyone who sent messages of support in response to my last blog. I feel terrible every time I am late releasing a chapter. We're usually our own toughest critic. It was very nice to see so many readers be so understanding and encourage me to prioritize my health.
Chapter 18 has been submitted, and will hopefully be posted soon.
With no more travel on the horizon and (fingers crossed) my health improving, things should be back on schedule for 19 on Saturday. My goal is to slowly start building back my chapter buffer so that if something like this happens again it won't result in delays for the readers.