There's a lot of gold in the older stories here, some by sadly departed authors. They are well worth the reading, and as there will never be anymore stories from them, I recommend taking the time to go back and read them. Some years back, after my ticker tried to quit tokking, I spent a some months in modified bed rest. I went back to the oldest story still posted on BC and read my way forward. Some just didn't appeal to me so I moved on to the next one. By the time I read my way up to the present, I had not only read some really, really good stories, I had gained a whole new appreciation for our little corner of the literary world. So that is something you might want to try if you ever find yourself with nothing to read.