OK, I know this is going to seem like whining. I can’t help it; it just frost my rear when I think about it. In fact, I thought I had gotten over the rating of my pieces in here a long time ago—apparently not. I’ve been a member of WDC almost five years. In that time, I have built quite a stable of stories, which are kept in my port. These thoroughbreds of mine are cared for like my children. Oh I know some of them are little more than nags, but I treat all of them like champion race horses. They are not; some of the stuff is not so good, but the majority of them are decent. I have manage to maintain a relatively high rating, between 4.0 and 5.0 stars—generous to be sure. So, it sort of frosts me when some dolt drops in and gives one of the pieces I’ve worked hard on 2.0 stars. See, I told you I was whining.

Four years ago I introduced a new character into my stable, Spam Hummer. Now, Spam began as a spoof on the old detective series. It was just a lark that amused me to create. However, four years and sixteen stories later, I find that I am sort of attached to the guy. And, I must admit, four years of working on my writing skills has improved the delivery of Spam’s capers. It’s been fun, anyway.

Well, in the spirit of the Halloween season, I decided to take Spam into the realm of the supernatural. I gave him a little trek into the world of vampires. It was fun; and I thought I did a fairly good job of it. I finished the story, posted it, and waited for readers to sample Spam’s thriller with the world of vampires. Needless to say, I was somewhat disappointed when it appeared to be basically ignored, even by the faithful readers who have followed Spam through the years. That’s OK, I’m a big boy and can take that. That’s just the way it is.

Fortunately, someone stopped by and gave it a very thoughtful review and generous rating—a 4.0 stars. Thank you, Winnie. It needed work and I appreciated the comments. I worked on it and hopefully improved it. At least I thought I did. However, this morning (see, this has freshly pricked my ego) some dolt, who has never posted a story gives me a one line comment saying Spam’s name sounds like processed meat and then he gave it a 2.0 star rating. Now, come on! If you’re gonna slam it, tell me what’s wrong. I mean besides leaving a taste of processed meat in your mouth. At least then I could work on it.

So, I figured if it tastes so badly, I’d go ahead and be totally tasteless and blatantly ask you for a read and review of the story. If you think it’s a 2.0 star, then I’ll shut up and take my medicine. It’s just that I didn’t think my friend Spam deserved that. Now, I ask you, am I totally off base here?

ID: 1612378   (Rated: 13+) Title: Case of the Severed Finger  Description: Spam encounters a vampire...he thinks. By: PlannerDan