27 July 2009 Holy hell, has it been *THIS LONG* since I updated this thing? >.< Long story short, real life is dominating everything. This, of course, should come as no surprise to anyone. I can't tell you what I do in exacting detail, but I'm with Northrop Grumman now working as one of their Incident Handlers on the entire Department of Defense computer network. This keeps me busy on-shift and leaves me exhausted the rest of the time. Hence, no creative energy to write. Maybe this will change in time, but I'm not holding my breath. Now, as before, I will state with conviction that I have NOT given up on writing. It is a hobby, and like all hobbies they need to be put down when real life makes demands of your time and focus. Rest assured that I *will* pick up writing where I left off, when the situation permits. My sincerest thanks to all of you who has kept track of my stories, and I hope that you will take a moment to check back here from time to time to see if anything has changed. Respectfully yours, Troy A. Stanton