Aili

I know I probably won't reach many people by saying this but anyone who hasn't read her works is severely missing out.
          GO READ (and comment if you do!)  @ApeculiarChild2's books!
          She writes a lot about Hawai'i and Hawaiian history, and trust me when I say even if you don't care about that, She will make you care if you give her books a chance.
          
          Where Mountain Meets Sea is the first in her series and while it is long it is AMAZING and DETAILED and SO WELL THOUGHT OUT.  Angel has put so much soul into all of her books I wish she had more love and recognition for it.
          If you enjoy that, she has SO MANY OTHERS IN THE SERIES. You will never be bored again. 
          
          if you don't have time for a long story Check out her short stories and oneshots! All of those are also absolutely lovely and deserve more attention.
          
          If you choose to check them out (I sincerely hope you do she's such a great author) tell her Lost sent you :D

Hyvää Joulua!
          Happy holidays to anyone celebrating and hope you have a great new year!

I won a writing contest.
          I did not expect this but I am very happy right now

every once in a while I realize how insane it is that I'm on the last two chapters of TLR (prior to Hiatus)
          absolutely crazy, felt like i'd never get here. and now look at me.

Wondering if I should make an intermission chapter.
          Not much longer till its hiatus, so seems to make sense.
          
          Any questions, comments, or requests are accepted in the replies below.
          if I get enough (three or more) i'll make one.

Nice place 

If my estimates on my length of work are right
          The Gilded Cage will be back sometime early next year.
          figured i'd throw that out somewhere. want to get to a breaking point in TLR first.

Have gotten another laptop to work on, but due to the time gap between working on TLR there will be some differences in coloring and style in the next TLR chapter, due to the break and differences between computers.
          
          I am trying to make daily progress, however

To the silent and unseen readers,
          
          I appreciate the follows and I appreciate the votes
          
          But I really wish I knew what you thought of my work. One notification doesn't say much. its very disheartening for the time I spend on my books.
          
          Trust me when I say your choice of silence is 10000000000000x worse than anything 'awkward' you could ever say. 

Due to technical issues (no laptop) I cannot work on ANY of my projects for the foreseeable future. 
          
          Know I'm not exactly regular but just thought it deserved a heads up.
          
          Trust me I'm already feeling miserable about it.