I'm so sorry that it's taken me so long to read this, but I have to tell you just how amazing it is. Lordy, but I love your writing style! Your characterizations are wonderful, but it's how you told the story that I absolutely fell in love with. In fact, it's strange - I feel like I've read you before, yet I know I haven't read anything under your dingochow name. But whether you're incognito or brand new to me, it doesn't matter. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I hope you don't mind, but I friended you. Though it doesn't look like your IJ is very active, I don't want to miss any of your work. Cheers!