Good morning, dear readers --

Is what I want to say, but with a heavy heart I have to admit it’s not one.

tl;dr: I have to put Eye Opener on hiatus for now. I hope it can return before the end of the year, but don’t want to make any more promises until I’m sure I can keep them.

In the last month, I’ve had to deal with multiple health issues in my family, particularly my mother, who is facing eye problems that have left her unable to drive and in need of a lot of support. I myself have managed to dodge the need for a visit to a regular doctor so far (knock on wood!), but have yet another dental appointment this very afternoon.

I spent much of the last week trying to catch up and grind out enough chapters to launch Eye on the Prize. At a certain point I realized, first, it wasn’t happening, and second, it was something I was forcing for the sake of my pride.

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I genuinely can’t afford to put that first right now.

What’s more, I can’t write well if that’s why I’m doing it. To bring you more of Cam and Lena’s adventures like you’ve enjoyed so far, I need to be able to write with verve and joy. Those have been in short supply.

I completely understand if Patrons who aren’t interested in The Mechaneer want to bail at this point, and apologize for not letting you know sooner. Thanks for your support, and I hope you’ll consider offering it again when Eye on the Prize does launch.

For the rest of my readers, my most sincere apologies for the delay, and even more for not being able to give you a definite timetable for when it will end.

Thanks for reading, and I hope we’ll be sharing stories again soon.