contest entries. Many of them are winners, but I get too distracted to go back and add that information to the descriptions

This is such a growing experience. Every time I look at one of my stories, I find areas that need some new work. As I learn more, I recognize more.

I spend time editing, changing, and re-doing because I'm picky and because it teaches me more than the original writing did. Everything I write is a work in progress, and editing based on feedback is alwyas instructive, so I value all comments and feedback, even on old stories.