Well, it’s complicated.

He’s been sick through New Years, after which he had to go and have a test done. Routine they said. Just a thing. In and out, back home and done.

Then, after the test it was “we’re gonna need to do something else.”

So I had another. This time someone hit a nerve in my leg. Ever had that happen? No? Well, it’s like this. Imagine you’ve sat on your leg watching the full length version of Fellowship of the Ring, and then you get up to change over to “The Two Towers”.

Bam. Leg is asleep. Can’t walk on it, tingles, feels funny, hurts really.

Now imagine that it doesn’t go away for a month. At all. Nothing works.

Well, there you have it. You now know what it feels like when a ‘procedure’ (an insurance term for SURGERY) nicks a nerve.

And thus I have been in pretty much constant pain for. . .how long have I been gone again? Anyway. . . .

I have not been idle despite that, and BOOK 6 of the FIRE series is now just over 60% completed. This book will run longer than usual in the series as it introduces new characters and starts a new arc in the story, where the farm begins to emerge from isolation. This novel is somewhat transitional as it introduces the new characters and sets up interactions that will come into play down the road, establishing the foundation for the next four to six novels in the series. So while there is more dialogue than normal, all of it will be applicable to the new arc.

ALSO—-BONUS ALERT

Many people have been wanting more information about a certain character. In BOOK 6 you will finally get it. Won’t say who cause it will spoil it, but if you think hard you ‘ll probably get it!

So, stay away from nerve injuries. “Sucks” does not BEGIN to describe it. Sorry for leaving you guys hanging like that, but I have seriously been miserable for so long I can’t remember. Love to all!

NCR