Thanks so much, Lori...
and I definitely enjoyed the challenge. I've not written anything serious for many month, as I've gone through about a year of depression surrounding my lack of recovery from the four knee operations last year. I'm just now beginning to show progress, and I've been able to lose some weight.
Adding to that, as I'm sure you note, I'm greatly encouraged by the increase in the number of folks who are commenting in the critique forums. I'm now trying to visit there again myself, and I'm encouraged that some of the 'oldies' are more frequent now as well!
deLighting in thankfulness, Daniel
P.S. I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to visit with Dani at JFK tomorrow for an hour or two. It's always a blessing to be able to see some of our writing friends face-to-face, as I've had the joy of doing about a dozen times over the years!