Congratulations on getting your beautiful story published. It gave me a new perspective on the wisdom of tortoises. :-) And it's a good thing you got away from that ex; he sounded uber-critical. Who needs that?

Read it, loved it! I'm a fan of Modern Love, but it can be a real downer at times; someone out there is teaching young writers that "bittersweet" is the tone to take with love. Yours was blessedly different.

I loved it! A quirky tale which captured the nuanced madness which seems to characterize the perspective and world vision of so many writers. So good to feel at home! And yes, reading, watching old movies and hanging out (with or without tortoises!) is always a perfect way to spend an evening!