First Acceptance of 2022

I received my first short story acceptance yesterday of the year. The story, "Haunted by the Absent," is loosely inspired by a legend from my husband's family, and the idea has been banging around in my head for a long time. However, it went in a different direction than I intended originally. I am very excited to share it, and a little embarrassed by the praise I received from the editor.
This is my first story acceptance since "The Asylum Musicale" in 2017. I went through quite a dry spell without completing any writing. I feel fortunate that I seemed to get right back into the process after so long. That validates the decision I made to write full time.