Sigh! An explanation...

I have removed my story for the time being at the suggestion of a couple of people I respect very much. Their feeling is that having the story on the public domain invites plagiarists to steal my ideas and maybe profit from them as their own. I don't know how to answer that. I have read some really great stuff on the web, notably from Queenie (thanks for the vote of confidence!), so I guess there are those who have no fear of publishing their own creative labors of love. I dunno. But with my crappy luck, I thought that maybe it was the best thing to do. So now I am at a loss with what to do with this blog...any ideas?

Why I am doing this...

Because Maria is making me. She thinks that I have a talent for writing, and I think I don't. I believe that I am an excellent mimic, and that I can be very erudite and scholarly sounding, but I really don't know my ass from my elbow. But then again, I am not the most objective person in the world when it comes to assessing my abilities, am I? So, I am going to give it a chance. Maybe it will prove therapeutic. Maybe it will help sharpen my steadily dulling wits. I dunno. I really don't know how to write a short story, maybe I will just post whatever crap comes out of my head. Good Lord, I am already stressing (anal s.o.b. that I am).