I don't comment because I don't have a lot to add, nor do I write on my own LJ much anymore (dealing with life stuff that's not appropriate to write about publicly for the past years), but I come to your LJ, daily, thrilled you're still here.

Incidentally, mostly because someday I would like to put together an anthology of Native American speculative fiction, what is a good rate to offer an established writer for a story? (And yes, 1¢ a word is a pretty ridiculous offer for someone like yourself.)