Okay, all — time to start the day with some good news.

Frank Fisna, writer/creator of Life’s a Bluff, has reported that thanks to all the support on Twitter and the blogosphere, his once-missing niece has been found, safe and sound.

A statement from Fisna:

The investigator said in all his years on the force he has never seen or had this kind of help/response from family and friends.   We did more than most people ever think of.   I found that a startling statistic.   There all are all these people who have no idea how to really use the Internet for this kind of thing.    He suggested that when all this blew over that we should think about putting together a quick howto.  That way other parents can reach out like we did.   I think that is a great idea.

On behalf of my family I have to thank each and everyone who helped from the bottom of my heart.   You all had so many different impacts on the situtation but most of all you kept us sane.   I was quickly crackin though and I am not sure how much longer I could have taken it without really losing it.   Those of you who donated reward money… a special thanks.   We raised over 3,000 dollars in less than 24 hours.   It would have been more but I stopped taking donations.    You will all get your money back over the next day.   I want to make sure your paypal fees are recouped.

As far as how Jennifer is or what actually happened, all I can say right now is that she is OK and appears unharmed.   I don’t really want to go into too many details for various reasons but at least know that she is a little shook-up but is not hurt.     It turns out someone she was with saw something on the Internet about her being missing and made sure she got home.   So whether it was Twitter, myspace, whatever…  That is what did it.

A clip from a local news station:

So for all of you who helped and/or were concerned, thank you for your assistance — comic book fans, poker enthusiasts, and Twitterers win yet again!

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