I'll start with the bad news first. One of my old friends (well, perhaps acquaintence is a better word, since I don't feel I've ever been there for her enough to be called a friend) is incredibly sick. If you can, please, help out:

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>.> I don't know how to properly use the devart "stamps" thing.



As for the good news...

I made semi-pro. I have been published in the latest issue of Anthrolations (#8). And boy, do I feel incredible. It's really hard to put my emotions into words. On the one hand, it's an immense accomplishment: it means I've progressed to a level of writing where an editor is willing to actually take the chance and pay me money to publish what I've written. On the other hand, it's an immense honor. Most of the other authors and artists I was published alongside are people I look up to in various ways. To see my name in print alongside theirs feels a bit like a way of shaking their hands across the internet divide and saying "thank you for inspiring me".