Oh, just the title drew me in. And, in response to the first question in your profile, yes, I am. ;-)
And it does seem like someone’s been reading Inkheart.

Good to have you back, this is a great story…couldn’t resist the lure of Ficlets for too long, could you? =)

Interesting, with lots and lots of outside detail suggested at quite skillfully. Also terribly intrigued as to what the stopping/not stopping ficlets was about, but that’s just professional curiosity run amok. Certainly content just to have another good writer still in the game.
LoA