Happy birthday to one of the best moderators/story verifiers I've ever encountered! I still owe you one for kicking that one horridly emotional piece back at me, whereupon I promptly killed it, eventually (and in a much less emotional state) turning it into a piece that has run straight 5's for a good while now.
May you have a wonderful birthday.
Want to spend some time wallowing in a Recommended Read? Pick one! Or two! Or seven!
Wishing you a very happy birthday Em, you deserve it!