Chapter 18 is now available, after a long delay. I'm very sorry about that. Things have been very distracting as of late. I will hopefully keep myself on track from now on.
Between Issue 1 and 2, I took a week off entirely from the work to rest. Between Issue 2 and 3, I took no time off, and now it seems that Issue 3 is coming to a close much more quickly that I expected. This is just an observation. Maybe I've simply gotten to the point where everything goes by fast like a blur. So many words typed and pages flying by that nothing about each particular step of the process seems so dramatic anymore. Whether or not this is a good thing, I'm not certain.
Chapter 18 happens to be the second to last chapter of Issue 3 and Away From Home. I do have the next story decided and in planning now. What I am undecided about is length. Away From Home takes three issues and I think it got stretched rather long. In light of my recent desire to write shorter stories, I may make the next part of the story stay only one issue in length. Some additional planning will help me determine if this is possible.