It may seem like much for a supposed author to have finished a short story, but considering how long it's been since I've written anything new (October for those of you who are counting), this short story is big to me.

And, as soon as my beta-readers approve, it's going to be submitted to a real live magazine. 

Which will be my first submission in... well... it'll actually be my only first real submission.  My only other submission was to submit chapers of my 1st manuscript so I could get rejected so I could get my RWA PRO pin.  I don't feel I actually submitted that manuscript because I knew it needed more work.

So... big deal for me.  And my first reader has come back and says it's a great story and made good suggestions, so I'm looking forward to see what the rest say.