This week marks a first for me: I finally managed to sell a story.

Now, it wasn’t a huge story, it was flash fiction, but this is the first time I’ve ever gotten a publication to take my work and put it out there for all to see.

For me, that’s huge.

The story is called “Passing Through,” and can be found on Every Day Fiction by following the link here: https://everydayfiction.com/passing-through-by-ian-e-gonzales/

I thank the editors at Every Day Fiction for accepting this story for publication, and for their excellent insight and advice during the revision process. They were both helpful and patient, and made the experience rewarding and fulfilling.

I also thank those readers who commented on my story after it was published. Feedback is essential for a writer, and the thoughtful critique provided by my readers will help me to write better, more entertaining pieces in the future. I truly appreciate even those comments that are not what I wanted to hear, because those are the comments I need to hear if I want to be a better, more entertaining writer.

And believe me, that’s what I want to do.