( celebrate? )

Of course I did. ( there’s a twist of a smile and he sighs loudly, dramatically. )

You ought to know that writers tend to dedicate works of theirs as a show of appreciation and love for those in their lives. While we are good with the written word, putting our own gratitude into words is difficult. A story attempts to capture that — that same delight from reading it as gratitude for making an impact on one’s life.