Well, belated "thank yous" for all these congratulatory comments--I somehow hit the 'thousand-comments-received' mark even though I've been rather distracted (and sometimes traveling) the past several months, so obviously people have been reading my older stories.
I'm clearly going to have to send my recently rather lazy literary muse, who's supposed to be my strict, motivating disciplinarian, to Miss Thrashbottom for some red-bottomed 'encouragement' of her own.
To all those who've commented on my stories, it's always been greatly appreciated by yours truly and it has definitely helped me to evolve and hopefully improve as a writer...
--C.K.