Guess what, I read what I had written, and it wasn't all that bad! I added 500 words to one story and put it in a competition - took the other one raw to a critique session and got great feedback. I'm feeling so happy about it - although this week is filling up with other stuff I am hopeful of having another burst of creativity somewhere along the way. Have you ever noticed that just when you get one part of your life humming along nicely something else breaks down? Isn't it hard to keep everything going?!! (Speaking as a woman, here.) Chatty, I painted my fingernails for the first time in years last weekend. It does slow the typing a little but it a novelty (pun unintended!) for me just now...