Hi, ZaoShang, Yes. You got me. I missed this post as well... It was a great surprise to wake up this morning and to discover your kind words. In fact, I've only been writing short stories for around a year, so I'm particularly pleased that this lack of experience didn't come across here. In many ways, I think this is my best piece so far, but no, it's not yet accepted. Fingers crossed, eh? Many thanks again, Andrew.