Let me get to the bottom line. I need a break from posting furry art and literature. This is not because any of you have offended me, but the fact is I have little social exposure outside of thanking my subscribers and commissioners. More importantly, I find sitting in front of a screen, trying to think up a story to be, by itself, very unfulfilling. That doesn't mean I'm giving up entirely on Our Human Masks. What that means is that I will be spending the next few months trying to find a job.

I will post Chapter 5 by the end of May. I will be sporadically posting this and that while I hand in my resumes to some local businesses.

Also, due to being in developmental hell, An Arizona Fairy Tail is officially cancelled. Unless by some miracle I find renewed faith in the project, I won't be working on that project as a whole. What I might do instead is use those characters for vignettes, but no promises. I've been trying to get that project off the ground for a while, but every time I start to work on it, I go through a cycle of getting mad at myself for not being more creative, trying to force myself to be more creative, not being able to give up tropes that get in the way of the story, and wishing that I'd written this story while I was still inspired.

I'm truly afraid of angering some of you because of this. I'm not sure how high anyone's hopes have been, but I need to have a steadier source of income. This is my attempt to practice what I preach. Our Human Masks is a story about self-disclosure, about sharing things about oneself that might bother other people. Well, here is me removing my mask: I enjoy writing stories a little less than I'd like to admit. It's rare that I come out with a story that I am truly proud of. It does happen, but not often. Usually after I give up on an idea.