“Sand-child”, my first professionally published short story, has been sent to all of Daily Science Fiction’s subscribers today.
It will be available to read for free on their webpage a week from now.
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Marie Croke 
Just voted seven dragons for Sand-Child. I think it’s the first time I’ve given seven dragons to a story!
Thanks so much! Glad you liked the story :)
I just read Sand-Child and came to find your site. It is beautiful, and elegant. Congratulations.
I’ve been working hard on the site (and had on the story) so it’s wonderful to hear that it’s looking good :) Thanks so much for stopping by!
It was fantastic! Actually brought tears to my eyes at the very end. Incredibly well written, both in plot and in language. I loved it! I’m right there with Arnold–one of the few stories I’ve given a 7 to. :) Thanks for sharing such a great story!
I was so nervous about getting my first real reader responses, so thank you for the lovely words because they really made my day :)