Thanks Patrick. There is a wonderful community here at GA. I've learned a lot in my time here, and writing has enabled me to drop walls and learn a lot about myself. There is a piece of me in everything I write, and sometimes I get surprised. So yeah, my stories are meaningful to me, and it has been a revelation that they are meaningful to others. It can be a humbling experience to find something like this so much later in life. I have always been creative, and writing, both poetry and prose, gives me another outlet.