Aster and the Fire

The final page of the Q&A! Thanks for all of your questions and thanks for reading!

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Hey y’all. I’m not gonna lie, this past week has been super rough for me. My grandmother passed away on Wednesday after a long struggle with a multitude of acute and chronic health issues, namely kidney and a recent stroke. I wasn’t super close to her, but I hated seeing her struggle for so long, and my mom and aunties are understandably devastated. And it’s hard to watch…I feel helpless, y’know? My sister and I had to fly to my parents’ house to help take care of my other disabled sister so my parents could be with my grandmother as she was dying and take care of funeral arrangements. I’ll probably be here for another couple days before I return home. On top of the looming layoffs for my department, ongoing job search, and general tiredness from multiple trips in a short period of time (not to mention now crazy the world is right now) I’m beyond tired.

As you can likely guess, the AATF Chapter 3 start date will have to be pushed back a little longer. I was hoping to start in April, but it’s looking like it’ll be in May. I’m actively working on pages, but it’s been slow going with all that’s happening. Lowkey I feel guilty for having to pause for so long, the last thing I want to do is string my readers along…but it can’t be helped, I suppose. Hopefully next week will be better…