So, everyone, here's a note to say something that's probably obvious by now:

AS OF THIS POST, THE DEN OF DELIGHTS IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED!

Now, don't be alarmed, because I have put plans in the works for a second Den of Delights, but with one KEY difference: from now on, the only thing that goes in there are ideas I THINK I could work with, but I'm unsure; no more old ideas that got scrapped. Instead, the new Den will be used as it was meant to be used.

It's no-one's fault but my own that the Den lost it's purpose, but, if I may be so bold, I'd like to thank EVERYONE for their support, words of encouragement and the feedback throughout the near four years that the Den has been open, but now, it's time to flip the sign, lock the doors and move to pastures new.

So, again, thanks everyone and...actually, NO: I can't end it there because there is something else I'd like to say.

To EVERYONE who reads my work and asks over and over again why 'such-and-such' is gone and such, let me say two things: first, in case you haven't seen my profile, let me give you reasons why I usually decide to remove stories:

I don't do this to insult any of my readers or their reviews and the time they take to read my stories - particularly those reviewers who praise and compliment my work - I do it for one of three reasons:

Writer's Block - every creative writer's worst nightmare and my greatest of weaknesses.

Increased number of things that people point out to be wrong with the story that has nothing to do with the content - such as telling me that 'such-and-such isn't meant to happen' or some troll-dunged reason like that: IT'S CALLED FANFICTION FOR A REASON!

The final reason is either due to lack of inspiration - which is MY worst enemy at times - or lack of continuity in which even a rewrite would ruin the story.

So, with that in mind, here's my warning: if ANY more reviewers or PMers ask me about my stories being removed, then, simply put, I will just ignore you: at the end of the day, the stories are MINE and if you don't like them, then don't read them and, similarly, if I decide I can't continue then it's MY choice and not yours.

Sorry to all my loyal readers, but after years of problematic readers and messages asking the same questions over and over again, I decided that I'd had enough.

Now that's out of the way, let me go onto something else: while I do write a lot of ideas and have several different ones to boot, the one thing that REALLY gets me is when so many people favourite and/or follow my stories, but only so few review them with words of encouragement or suggestions/ideas for future scenarios.

But, what REALLY gets my goat about these people is that, if and when the idea's scrapped, I then get ten, twenty and more PMs, reviews, messages and Guest Reviews asking me: hey, where's such-and-such? Why did you remove it? When's it coming back?

And THAT is why I often found myself reposting old ideas and then repeating the cycle of one of the above reasons, which then gets more Guest Reviews and PMs asking me where it is and then...well, you get the picture.

So, from now on, IF you like a story, then here's an idea: REVIEW it or, if not, then send a PM letting me know you like it and offer ideas as some people have done and I thank them for it.

DON'T wait until the last minute to let me know you liked it when it's no more.

That just makes me feel guilty because I've made SO many friends on-site and I hate to let my friends down.

Anyway, with the closing of the Den and the soon to be posted new Danger Zone Diaries as it'll be called - DZ being short for Danger Zone if anyone remembers my old days from years gone by - I felt I needed to say this.

But, once again, thanks to all my fans and my friends and, as always, please keep reading and enjoying the stories I DO post and write and always let me know.

Til next time, guys;

This is DZ2 putting the lock on the Den of Delights for the last time.

THANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT!