It occurred to me this morning

[emeraldsedai]

...that LJ and Dreamwidth would be a very nice place to come back to in this difficult time. How's everybody coping?

So far, my family and I are well, but I've got a nephew working in a big grocery store--I guess they're "first responders" now--so that's a little worrying. Mostly, we're trying to support my mom, who just turned 90, by getting her

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[cattraine]

Still here. Good to hear from you again.

[emeraldsedai]

*waves* Hello!

[davesmusictank]

It is scary but okay so far.

[emeraldsedai]

"Okay so far" is probably the best most of us can aspire to. One day at a time, huh?

[davesmusictank]

Indeed because that's all it can be really.

[roxymissrose]

Every day seems to go from dark cloud to silver lining and back again repeatedly.

This so much in every way. Who would have imagined that the workers most folks looked down on as having dead-end, not-really-job jobs are among the most important people in the world now?

Stay safe!

[emeraldsedai]

Right? I mean, anyone with half a brain and some empathy would have seen it coming, but...

I am grateful to the point of tears for the people who've continued to work so that I can buy groceries and have my packages delivered and, if, god forbid, I need it, go to the hospital.

yikes-lockdown

[frahulettaes]

we're doing ok. bored, but we're lucky to be that.
I just saw that you published Restraint as a stand alone novel.
I had to buy it immediately and while I will always love the slash version most,
the stand alone is quite excellent!

I've been coasting along on twitter and facebook and someone, about a week ago, sighed dramatically and mentioned missing livejournal so here I am. Such fond memories.

It is a very strange time. Horrible and peaceful at the same time.
I'm glad you're well.
Joan

Re: yikes-lockdown

[emeraldsedai]

Hi Joan. So glad you're back. I post primarily on Dreamwidth and my crossposting automation doesn't seem to be working.

If bored is the worst of it (and so far it is for me, pretty much) then it's wrong to complain, but it's good to air it out now and then rather than suppressing.

Thank you so much for buying and reading the published version of Restraint. I tried very hard to keep the same story arc, the heart of the characters, and the theme, while learning so much about restructuring and tightening a story.

You might be interested to know that I'm writing a new novel set in the same universe, but featuring servant-class protagonists. It glances off Restraint for anyone looking for a couple of Easter eggs, but will be standalone. Also M/M (of course). Still very much in the early draft stages, but I'm having fun.

Thank you so much for checking in. It's nice to hear from you.