When you reach my age, you will be 10 times better than I fare now. hahaha sum-off bro, your humbleness knows no bounds. i am just involuntary bubbles (resulted from the surface tension :P) in the sea of talent that you are a big, big part of. whatever i wrote--gibberish, junk or worth a read-- the inspiration part came from you, sitara di and john bro. if you keep writing, which i hope you will, i will try my best to do the same, time permitting. :D :P btw, as an addendum to my previous comment: with this story, to me, you have proved that you are not only good but a versatile writer. you have the guts to choose to write seamlessly from radically different genres/plots every time and surprise your readers. some readers may have mixed feelings about this particular plot, but to me, you are the winner anyways. i was reading your "days in nepal' series the other day and seeing you come this far, you certainly deserve all the accolades that you are getting here. kudos! keep coming :-)