Um...
First, a large and heart-felt 'Thank you' to The Executer for the recognition and another sincere 'Thank you' to the people who have commented here. A special 'Thank you' goes out to the readers who have been following and
most of all commenting in 'A Special Providence', some since the early days. And a
Thank you to Stuyvesant, who seems to think that there is
ever enough praise and appreciation of my great... um... my great big fat ego, I suppose. :glare:
As a matter of fact I can count this as showcase number 4 on the current list, three times for 'A Special Providence' and once for 'Frontier', to which Stuyvesant was an important contributor, and which you should read just for that (because he writes very well - and far too little, in my opinion). Just goes to show that if you hang around long enough people will notice you (or run out of worthy others
).
For those who are somewhat put off by an old and long-running work, I think you should still give 'Providence' a try. I think you could pick it up where it is and enjoy the ride. World War I is breaking out, though of course no-one knows that this latest German adventure in France will broaden to take in the world. Lots of combat and derring-do to come, beginning with a naval battle just a few days from now.
Anyway, thank you all - very much. You have motivated me to write more and to try to write better, and what more could I ask?
Um... I don't suppose I can pass this to myself, or even to one of my other personalities? No? All righty then! Until Sunday I shall enjoy the spotlight!