Thank you for such high praise, everyone who posted to this topic--it took me quite a while to reach this third-thousand mark (behind eight other commenters), partly because outside factors have left my participation in this Library rather inconsistent over the previous year or so.
Of course, I do put considerable thought into my comments overall, and it's gratifying to know that the effort is appreciated.
In turn, I appreciate that the points made in my story comments, even if somewhat critical or questioning on occasion, are taken by that particular author without offense, since of course they're intended that way...
--C.K.