No, I’m just playing. I read it three times. I like it.

Man, I wish I could write fiction.

As for the rest of the update, I feel compelled to comment on your story. I’m not going to offer any critique beyond ‘I liked it,’ as I think people commenting on something they didn’t do is somewhat ridiculous, at least in terms of patented Matt Elliott/Davidson/insert-other-fake-last-name writing. Style-wise, it evokes feelings of Hemingway, with short, realistic bits of conversation peppered in the midst of concise imagery and thoughts. So yeah, that’s a good thing.