This is the kind of story one has to tell. I can see that you told it for yourself, but like every artist, you need to share it. After all, what good is a piece of sculpture, an oil painting, if these stay hidden under canvas?
I'm a bit old-fashioned. I like careful craft, the chiseled expression that cuts through to meaning. This level of writing is sometimes sorely lacking. Not this time.
Well done, well done.