Good news and bad news -- the good news is that everything is sitting safe in a little box over on the shelf. The bad news, for some, is that it isn't on this website anymore. For the time being, I'm leaving up the PDFs and ePubs, though.
UPDATE October 2012 -- Check back in early 2013 -- I might be back around then.
I added the link to the PDFs and ePubs -- I'm re-working a lot of them, starting with the Sagas, to make them more readable on handheld devices. The good news is that I'm mostly healthy, and once again among the employed.
artie, 2012/10/08
This website FUCKING VANISHED late December 2011.
Why?
Lots of reasons, many of them personal, but among them: I'm getting old, I'm running out of time, I have more important things I need to do with what time I have, some parts aren't fun anymore, I'm not sure who I'm writing for, and a bunch of shit like that.
You're just going to yank the whole damn thing down?
Yup. If you wanted a copy of something, you're too late. If the site was still up, I'd be sorely tempted to go in and fix things, add just a little bit. Cold fucking turkey.
But what about... And... Aren't you going to... Don't you feel you owe your readers anything?
Get used to it. Things change. Still have your receipt? Drop by and I'll refund your money.
Really? Just like that?
Yup. Came really close to just doing it, but decided to put up a warning first. It's been a trip.
You're not going to stop writing, are you?
Of course not. I'll stop writing when I stop breathing (came fucking close to both in the last few months!). But the writing I do will be for me, when I want to do it.
So you'll be back?
Maybe after a year or so. I've archived everything, but don't hold your breath.
What about e-mail?
Do not count on replies from me. That hotmail account still gets about a hundred pieces of spam a day, thankfully most of them filtered out. I'll probably hold on to the account.
Well, how about xxx and I take it over and maintain it for you?
Nope, see above. I put everything in a small box, nailed the box closed, and put it on a shelf.
You're serious about this?
Oh yeah. It's been a trip -- I've learned a lot, and some parts have been fun, but it's time to move on.
Namaste--
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