Hi all!  ^_^

This is just a quick announcement to let you all know that I am mere 
paragraphs away from finishing Part 18 of my monster Ranma fic, 
Hearts of Ice.  (For those of you new to the list, and aren't 
completely sick of Ranma fanfiction, you can find previous chapters 
at my HoI web site:  http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/1519)

 I know, it's long overdue, since I posted Part 17 in, 
let's see...  <Krista checks her watch>... July... but Real Life has 
conspired in various and surprisingly creative ways to keep me from 
writing.  Nevertheless, I have perservered. Though I have to warn 
you (and to those of you familiar with my fic, this will come as *no* 
surprise)... Part 18 *isn't* the end.  There will be a Part 19, and 
possibly a Part 20.  <sigh>  I swear, I'll finish this fanfic  even if 
it kills me!

Before I post Part 18, though, I need to make a small request.  A few 
weeks ago, my email service provider  became highly unstable, bouncing 
my email left and right, before totally crashing.  I lost all my saved email 
addresses for everyone, including my prereaders.  Consequently, I 
just acquired a new email service provider.  My new address, for 
anyone who cares, is:

<1perrykr@mystic.slcc.edu>

If you pre-read for me (I know who you are, and I assume you do as 
well  ^_^), could you send me an email so I can send Part 18 to you
for pre-reading before I post it to the list?  I'm really sorry for the 
inconvenience, but that seems to be the way my life is going these 
days.  Never a dull moment.  <sigh>

Anyway, I apologize for the delay, the inconvenience, and the spam.

Ja matta,

Krista  ^_^