So... anybody still out there?
I have no idea how to start this - I've been typing and deleting for a few hours now, so I'm just going to wing it this time and then hit post, and see what happens from that point.
Life happened. Not the pleasant kind of life, but I know everyone gets that, it happens to all of us. I hermit up, crawl away and wallow, but this time... well, I did that, but then I made some real changes to my life, too. I moved, changed jobs, took some time to get my head and emotions into a place where I feel like I'm on solid ground.
But I never stopped thinking about this. Not just this place, but everyone who was part of it, and after so much time had passed, I was too much of a coward to reach out, but then Sarah happened.
Sarah came to DC (where I live now) and we met and talked, eventually started talking about writing, and I've missed it. Like hugely, and not just the writing, but everything that went with it. More importantly, I think I'm finally in a place where I can give it a try again.
So. I don't know if anyone is still watching this or if any of you are interested at all in getting back into this story, much less getting back into writing with me.
Either way, this needs to be said - I've missed everyone, I hope all of you are doing well and are happy, like the real kind of happy where you find yourself smiling as a default setting more often than not. And I'm sorry. Sorry that I don't know that for myself already.
No more hermit shit - I burned the cave and everything.