and, as i'd promised, here it is: my novel. you'll want to start at the beginning by click the little excerpt with a 1 next to it. hopefully i'll be adding at least a thousand words a day - I've already fallen behind, which is a bit worrisome. nonetheless! i don't really have a plot, so it's kinda based on a melodramatic version of actual events on my life. i've definitely done some extrapolation, which will probably only increase as time goes on. feel free to leave comments, but please be nice. this is tough enough as it is. also, i'm not worried about much in the way of mechanics or, to be honest, quality. at this point, it's all about getting as many words cranked out as quickly as possible. in december i'll think about editing.