Hey, what can I say? If it made the favorites, then I loved it. It struck a chord in me, lit a flame, maybe just gave me the good ol' stomach butterflies. Whatever it was, these stories... I care about them.

For the little bits and pieces that nonetheless manage to be pretty fun.

I like these stories more because of the spark they've got than the actual quality... or maybe they're just a bit embarassing to admit to liking.

For stories that I genuinely enjoyed and thought were good, but didn't quite make the favorites.