I'm glad I was able to get those last chapters up so you could finish the novel- so annoying when things like this happen - like getting to the end of a book and finding blank pages! It happens :)

I appreciate your feedback very much, Arthur. Yes, I post material for free because I care more about connecting with real human beings like you than making a few bucks. That's why I posted on this site to begin although that community aspect seems to have died on steemit with the exception of you - you are a delightful breath of fresh air.

As we get older we get honester - that's what Yevtushenko says in his poetry and I agree. I can be much more vulnerable on the page than in person. Recently, I had breakfast with some . staff members - old colleagues and friends I hadn't seen in some time - perhaps 6 or 7 yrs. I couldn't sleep that night - I was worried they might think I changed - got stupider or out of touch, or God-knows-what...I was wrong. The first thing they said was, you're still the same. I breathed a huge sigh of relief, but was still so shy.

But now I'm glad I went and risked being vulnerable - your reading Her Thirties prompted me to reread it again - yes, we revisit our work as readers too - it's one of the perks of writing. I'm reliving that same dream again and feeling nostalgic but happy. Thank you for that.

I'm toying with the idea of posting A Familiar Rain, my published novel, on steemit. Currently, it's being revised by me and I was considering publishing it on Amazon - I don't know. I really enjoyed serializing Her Thirties on the steemit site but that was when we could count on feedback and a reasonable reward for original work. I just couldn't bear to post a chapter for the sake of one or two comments and fifty cents. The book is available on line still but for over $100. - that's ridiculous, but so too is the opposite, lol.