It was definitely a struggle...but worth it. And we're very proud of the final nominations.
Meantime, my short story "Ennui" has just been published in the anthology, Art From Art (Modernist Press). This is a large 'coffee table' type book with all contributions inspired by a piece of art (whether paintings, film, music, books etc). Looks great! And in addition, the story I wrote two days ago, "Eskimo", has been accepted by PS Publishing for a future edition of their PostScripts magazine.