Thank you for the kind words! And just think-- if I'd not done this as part of the ficathon, it would have been just 1-2 chapters every weekend instead of so much at once. And I have until Nov 1 to post the rest, so-- hope you survive it. I did build some dramatic pauses into the story intentionally.

I see you friended me, too-- it'll take me a bit to sort out whom to friend back. The response has been a little overwhelming.

Thanks for the comment, and welcome to my journal.