January 24, 2016

Hello, lovelies!

As a preface, I want to apologize for dropping off the face of the fanfiction world like I did. Unfortunately, my life kind of went into a downward spiral for a few months, and the fallout has lasted for entirely longer than I would have liked. As most people, at least those past a certain age will know, the real world likes to bash our best laid plans until they are nothing more than specks of their former glory, floating along the winds of our world like motes of dust in a ray of sunshine.

I won't bore you with details, mostly because I'm quite sure most won't really care all that much. Suffice to say, I've seen entirely too much of hospitals, funeral homes and grave yards within the past two years. As such, part of the aforementioned fallout between slow decline of two of my dearest family member's health...and that inevitable outcome that we all must face one day, and a new managerial position at work, was my losing my drive to create stories of my favorite characters.

Talk about a major case of writer's block...

Hopefully, now that things have calmed down in my life, I can manage to dredge up the joy I once had when writing and creating.

So, on that note, I am pleased to say that I will (hopefully!) be picking back up with my stories once again. I have not been idle the past few years. In fact, I've got quite a plethora of little plot bunnies just waiting to be nurtured. What I have lacked, however, is the time to cultivate them into proper stories worth reading. That stops now.

So, here's to hoping that I haven't lost too terribly many of those wonderful people that I was in touch with on such a regular basis.

Until next time,

Happy reading!

~A.A.

A few of my favorite quotes:

Some people say diamonds are a girl's best friend. I disagree. My best friend is, was, and will always be my mother. Me

My imagination is the only part of me that I can let run wild without anyone getting caught up in the crossfire. Me

Adversity is the true test of all the beliefs we hold sacred. Me

Time takes all but memories. Unknown

Wit is simply educated insolence. Aristotle

Who is to say what is a sin in God's eyes? Nathaniel Hawthorn

Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. Jewish Proverb

My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely. Cleopatra

Reverse will get you out of anything going forward got you into. My little brother

Stress: That confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's desire to choke the living shit out of some asshole who desperately needs it! Unknown (at least to me)