Queenie, none of what I wrote was flattery. It is my unbiased, unassailable, irrefutable opinion. It's as valid as anyone else's, and carried just as much weight (almost none, actually).
But I meant every word I wrote. I do not flatter. I had to learn how to critique musicians - and if you think writers are touchy, then tell a guitarist to back off on the second chorus - which is an art form in and of itself. Had I any constructive criticism, you would have read it. I don't. I drool when I read your tales. They're tight, nothing wasted, and I wish I could write like that.
Oh, I did forget to ask you if you knew what Whiskey Tango Foxtrot resolves to (I think you probably do) in military parlance. It's not unlike the acronym SNAFU.
Keep writing so we can keep enjoying!
