The polity novel is still advancing! It's inching its way toward a climax. And I will make sure it gets into the world one way or another (Annorlunda Press has suspended publishing, and in any case they didn't do novels, but maybe the publisher will make an exception--but if not, there are other ways)

And your last sentence is truly bolstering. I feel the same way about your writing, which sounds under the circumstance like politesse, but it's actually just *true*.