On writing

So, Fran held a contest, posed a question and asked for submittals. Of course, the prize is a book, and those who know me are well aware of my book issues. So, I went for it.
It was a pretty interesting prompt, and the response came to me almost immediately, but in my usual fashion, I wrote it as a word document and "hid" it on my desk top so that I could reconsider submittal. I kept going back to it and refining a little bit. In truth I didn't change much at all, just smoothed in into a short, short story. But I was still conflicted, I don't usually let people read my writing, I have never actually completed anything for years.
But, when she posted that time was running out, I bit the bullet and sent it before I changed my mind. And, she liked it, and I won a book. There were 4 winners, out of 8 submittals, I read them and they were really good, so I am flattered to be in that company.
That in itself is really cool, but something that really meant a lot to me was when I let Himself read it (that was very scary) he liked it too, in fact, he said that he wanted to know what was on the next page.
SO, maybe I'll have to take it the next step and see where it goes - if it wants to go anywhere at all.