Thank you all for your patience during my incredibly long hiatus.

I think things are finally (slowly) turning around.  There have not been anymore soul-crushing, life-shattering turns of events in my life lately (knock on wood.) 

I have been insanely busy at work (although summer courses have been in session, the flow of students for those pales in comparison to the rush we see the first week back for fall semester.)

I have begun work on my Master's degree, just one class this semester, but here's where the good news for you comes in...

My class is a composition class.  My "homework" is to write for at least two thirty-minute sessions per week.  It doesn't matter what I write, as long as I write.  I do have to keep a log of what I write, but I don't have to say "fanfiction"...I can just say, "untitled multi-chapter fiction piece".  I don't have to actually turn in everything that I write, just a selected two pieces at the end of the semester.

So see? Now writing is my homework.  I have to do it...I even get a grade now, for writing fanfic.  

On top of this, my mental block against touching this fanfic lifted last week.  I've spent the last couple of days reading One Step from the beginning, trying to get that voice back so I can finally finish up this chapter.  I've learned (after what is now a what, six month hiatus?) not to give specific timelines...but the point is...

I'll be back soon.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for staying with me.