I am not finished with my stories. Even so, I wanted to make one thing clear: a great deal of care and effort has gone into this work. I write first for my own enjoyment, but that does not mean it is taken lightly. When I complete a story, I share it on my blog following a principle my mother taught me: let your friends play with your toys . In that spirit, what I share is offered as a gift. The Anomaly , as you may have noticed, is a work of fiction, but it moves in rhythm with real history and real human suffering. For that reason, I want any reader who finds it to know that it is written with respect—for the subject, and for them. Yes, I use modern tools, including AI, ethically and sparingly, in the limited way I understand the world. They help me polish the work, not replace it. I love this work. It carries a distilled human feeling that resists easy explanation. When I love something, loyalty follows—and that loyalty shapes how carefully I hold it, revise it, and share it. Thi...