In regard to my last rather cryptic post

[atalantapendrag]

What I did was send a (probably rather disjointed and extremely awkward, very difficult to write) email to my father, cautiously reaching out and telling him that I'd like to try and be closer, and that I'd like to try and connect with my stepmother and half-brother as well if that was amenable. Since I'd made a similar approach to my mom when she visited and was rebuffed (although I'm sure she'd deny it), it was pretty damned scary.

We now have plans to rewatch and discuss I, CLAUDIUS in the near future, he might pop in to the readthrough of The Stand, and my stepmother and I have begun discussing books; we both like Neil Gaiman, and that's a place to start.