Thank you for your kind words. This was a really difficult story to write, not only because of the subject matter. I was completely out of my comfort zone writing in first person. It forced me to really delve into Shay's head. Luckily Shay was pretty chatty in my mind, lol.
Quite honestly, as I wrote it, I thought it wasn't very good. My best frenemy @Mrsgnomie convinced me otherwise when I sent her the beginning excerpt.
Stories like these are only possible because of the time and effort of the GA volunteers who put together the anthologies. It allowd me to stretch my wings as a writer and try something different. I'm glad I did.
Thanks again!