When I got back into writing at the start of 2015, after almost six years off from writing, this was the first big story I tackled as a full rewrite. It dates back to the dates of Viable Paradise XI (2007), and was also mentioned in this very LiveJournal back when LiveJournal was more of a thing :-)
So it's an old story, one that I've always liked and enjoyed working on. I call it a "jewish fantasy noir, with monsters, story" It went to about 10 places before being accepted at ASIM, and I'm thrilled that the editor, Terry Morris, gave it a home!
- yeff
