September 28, 2023,

I wish this was a new chapter for any of my stories, but the sad truth is that I have decided to semi-permanently step away from writing for myself but I am currently the beta for a new writer who asked not to be named as they want you to discover his / her writing on your own. All I can say is that they write in the Harry Potter genre here and on AO3. I almost ignored their PM, but they caught me on one of my few good days last year.

Now the reasons for my leaving are that back in 2018 I began to have my own health issues, mostly with my heart. I did get somewhat better but not completely because that was the same year, I allowed a very close family member to move in with me and let's just say, worst mistake ever. Three years I had to deal with an alcoholic whose political beliefs were the opposite of mine. My mental state deteriorated to the point that I just gave up on everything until I received the worst news this past December which changed my outlook on life. My dad was placed in hospice care at home and on September 13th 2023, he passed away.

So, as of now, I am the main source of care for my mother who is now fighting her own cancer battles and I guess anyone who has been through the same, you can understand that my time needs to be with her.

As for my stories, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them at this point. I might leave up for a few weeks before I take them down or I'll just leave them as is. If I ever find the time and motivation to begin writing for myself again, I probably will with rewrites for most of them. The rewrites will concentrate on bringing balance to my characters, because I have been reading the reviews and PMs still and I am finding myself agreeing that my Ichigo is just too much in most scenarios.

I don't know what else to really say, except I'm sorry for the silence and I wish each and every one of you the best.

See you in the future hopefully,

Liam_G.

P.S. I now give permission for anyone who wants to host and translate these stories as they are now and in the future to other sites.