I'm not sure if I can do a better little story than "Quiet," which I've posted this morning. Of course I'm tremendously biased. I love all my stories, like children, even if they misbehave. One of the many things I especially like about "Quiet" is that the illustration at the end adds to the story in what I think is a good way, a perfect way.
So naturally I'm curious what the SOL reader reaction will be. I expect it to be mixed. Some readers seem to vote "1" on any of my stories with fewer than a thousand words. But I'm hopeful of some high scores too.
It's hard for me to think about scores without thinking about my story "Jazz," a long-time favorite of mine, and until my recent story "Tryst," the lowest rated of my stories. I have thought and thought about it, and I can't see anything wrong with "Jazz," but then I know very well that the author can easily see things that might not be there.
Tomorrow, music.