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Thank you kindly, @bex-dk. And sorry for all those drafts and redrafts and redrafts :-)

NOTHING to be sorry for! It is part of the process. And clearly it made a difference in this story. Many of my own have gone through multiple drafts. Some stories need more than others and having a tight word count often means more are needed. One draft finds holes then the next needs to be trimmed... and maybe there are new holes. It's what the workshop is for. And you are a solid worker in there helping everyone else. I, at least, really appreciate all you've been doing lately to keep things moving.

Ditto that!
I revise stories even after they're published.
Never stop tinkering. Someone needs to shoot me.
Beautiful work, and as Bex said, you're a hard worker and in there helping other writers too. Bravo! And thank you!