This is not a chapter, sorry. Next chapter is about 60% and moving slowly.
Sorry and thanks to everyone in my patreon who's put up with no chapters for the past months. I'm writing, but it's very slow.
And last month, actually, shit, two months ago, when I was actually making real progress... Boom. Another one. Officially a ministroke for now, but there's some indication that it was a real stroke, just like the two I had a year ago. Almost exactly a year ago, actually. Weird. Again, they think a drop in blood pressure caused my blood vessels to slam shut for a while.
Fucked me up good. In some ways, not as bad as last time. In some ways, worse. Less permanent true damage, but this time it hit my cognition and memory, not my sensory and motor. Couldn't think straight, forgot some words. I haven't played videogames, I haven't written, I haven't talked to my closest friends online more than about a dozen times since this happened.
So I've given up. I've filed for disability. Docs say I'll probably get it... eventually. Arkansas generally denies the first attempt every time.
Meanwhile, I got hit with a surprise big bill from a specialist that medicare denied. I hate to ask.... But I'm desperate. If you have any spare cash, considering that we're all hurting, I would appreciate the help. Ashamed to ask, gotta.
For ease of use, and avoiding Patreon's enshittification, Ko-fi is probably the best platform to use.
Support Nugar writes on Ko-fi! ❤️. ko-fi.com/nugar
In addition to my patreon already being basically a charity at this point, I need one time support. There's nothing new on patreon, new meaning posted in the last half year or so, but there's stuff on there that hasn't been publicly posted. And some of it was bits, story starts and the like. I've posted the best two to my bits and pieces thread, starting here.
Nugar's bits and pieces
But if you do prefer to support me with a little bit over a longer term, patreon is still available.
Nugar | creating Original Fantasy and/or Scifi, and occasional fan proje | Patreon
Thanks for everything, hope you check out bits and pieces.
Mentally, I am actually doing better. Therapy works, amazingly enough. I just gotta get disability going, and put out some damned chapters of stuff.