Since the end of August, I'd postponed writing short stories until February. For a while, I'd turned my attention to my horror-novel-in-progress. I've, since, moved into a new apartment. I worked my fingers to the bone painting and all...standing on rickety, old ladders with cans of paint, brushes, screwdrivers, tape, etc. It's a long story, which may inspire a story someday. In any case, I lived through it. Now, since February, I've churned out a couple of new short stories. "Blind Feeling" is slated to appear in Chimeraworld #2, Spring 2005. And I've submitted my latest short story, "The Purloined Lips of Destiny", for publication in the May 2004 edition of The House of Pain. You should look for it there in May. Though, it's my intention to let you know when it's up online all the same.

I'll be submersing myself back in my novel for the next few months. I'm working towards a tenantive deadline of the end of this year. Though, I expect I'll come up for air again sometime between now and then. I'll keep you posted.

Still yours,

Nick