Just found out I came in second in the “On the Far Side” contest. It’s always better to be a winner, of course, but I am so happy to be a finalist that the silver medal seems like even more cherries on top of an already amazing sundae. The editor who judged my category gave great feedback. She basically said she liked everything about the story: the pacing, the characters, the writing, but gave it a second place because she’s not a fan of mixing mythology with futuristic elements. (My story is about a genetically enhanced heroine who gets entangled …