No chapter in here, just a notice. Due to the virus pandemic and my own currently failing health, I haven't had much time or inclination to actually write this story. As such, there may not actually be a chapter this month. While I could attach this as a note to the end of the last chapter, it likely wouldn't be seen by the people who bothered to follow my work, and as such I chose to make this statement as a separate entry just to be sure it reaches their eyes.
Tomorrow I have to go out and try to get food. I don't know what will happen next.
Anyway, as soon as chapter 18 is done, and it is currently underway at least, I'll delete this notice and slot it in right here. If it never gets posted, well… thanks for reading what I've got. I have no rosy illusions about my prospects if I actually catch this damn virus – I'm in bad enough shape as it is – but I am kind of running out of food and I've got no choice but to go out and get some. If there is any left to buy.
I'm sorry this got super depressing, but I just wanted to let you all know what the situation was and why I won't be able to meet my two chapter a month schedule in March. Perhaps in April, either. Or May. I've no idea what the future holds for us here.
If you're dealing with the same problems I now find myself in, well, good luck. And if reading anything I write gives you something to do during your quarantine or isolation, or if it managed to put a smile on your face, then it was an honor to entertain you.
