Wow! I have a ton of work I am behind in and should be doing,...but I am having the worst trouble terminating this story and picking it up later! Bravo! Well done! and...Thank You once again for supplying such a great distraction from my neglected responsibilities!

Hi Pat,

I finished a major project and decided to reward myself by reading one of your stories. Since there are no new chapters for "Home is the Sailor" (hint hint) I decided to read this. I read the whole story many months ago from your web site and I was delighted to see you have added some sections that very nicely added to the story. At first I thought I just didn't remember but I went back and checked -it's not blatent, just enough to add to the scene and the overall picture. Very well done. Thank you! I hope you are well and enjoying your riding. Please post again when you have time. Em

I do hope you finish putting these here soon. Just for the record, I love, love, love your writings, and I'm sorry for taking forever to review, but I've got over a hundred stories to catch up on since I read so much during a time when I COULDN'T review.

I love how detailed and realistic you make Vulcan and their world and the complex, sometimes self-contradictory nature of their society and little Amanda in the middle of all of it.

But I have one tiny question that's been bugging me for forever: How does she do no clothes in the bedroom when she's on her period?

I hate that it's been niggling me, but it has. But your whole world in Holography is so awesome and amazing, to be honest, it's the reason I don't write Amanda/Sarek. I like yours so much. They're perfect.

Great story! Please continue soon.

this fic is wonderful. chapter 6 was probably one of the best written chapters of any fic ive ever read...and let's just say i've been reading fanfic for about 8 years now. i hope you continue, and soon!

Hi Pat,

This entire story is beautifully done! Out of all the characters in the Star Trek universe, I am fascinated by Spock the most - his is a character that has been shaped by loss, grief, uncertainty of self but also with incredible intelligence and will. I love how you stay true to Vulcan and human at the same time. I also love how you end this story - marrying a Vulcan certainly hasn't been a bed of roses for Amanda, and I like how you are able get that across so poignantly. Well done!

Wow this story is amazing! It's exactly what I wanted to read - a Spock centric story that could take place during the timeline of the new movie. ROCK ON! Oh... rather LLAP. ;)

Oops. I reviewed the whole story after chapter 10 and forgot to mention how much I enjoyed your depiction of T' Pau- she has reasons for everything!

I've been reading this story since you started posting it, and I decided it was only fair that I review. Here it is:

Wonderful! My favorite story of yours- so far, that is!- particularly for the attention you give those characters. So many stories are written involving Spock, Sarek, and Amanda, but few delve into the complexities of their relationships like your story does. It's refreshing. I myself am guilty of, ah, 'using' Spock merely for some dry humor, though he is my favorite character.

Keep posting! I was so tempted to merely read the rest on your site, but I restrained myself, simply because I know I'll enjoy it more if I have to wait...

This is a wonderful story! Oh the angst! I can't wait for more!

A very moving chapter. I like how you handled the situation.

The mind reels and the eyes cross at the complexities of Vulcans. And to think, you constantly rummage around on there.

This is so cool, since the JJ Abrams reboot comes out in May. It's kinda interesting to have an 'insight' to the causality of Spock's leaving for Starfleet right before the movie. And I assure you, yours is probably more well thought out than JJ's.

Spock's a corker, he is, although Vulcans would have something to say about being a bobbing bark-off-a-tree fishing tool...

Just read this story for the first time. I really love your interaction between Sarek/Spock, Sarek/T'Pau, Sarek/Amanda and Amanda/Spock. More please?!