Thanks kindly,
I discovered last night, that maybe, the experience of paring down a story, rather than try to create every little detail, might have begun to leak into longer fics. I was trying to write a new one last night, and can recall thinking to myself, "you're talking too much."

Quite fascinating, really. We'll see how this develops, but I'm actually feeling hopeful about it.

Still under Willow & Tara's spell
Ray.