§1 Re: New heights. Be it odd and accidental, be it fateful, consequential, a few good things happened lately, even tho I’m being humble marking them modestly as “good”, for they are rather remarkable and unprecedented for me: my story “Dragonfly’s Retinal Structure” was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Short Fiction, making into the top 10 amongst 108. You can find my story and the whole shortlist on the contest’s website.

“Dragonfly’s Retinal Structure” is a special p...