Dear Yellowish,Thanks for the friend request. I've been so busy lately that I haven't done anything online in ages. I think that Ligotti is one of the finest short story writers around. Personally, I don't ghettoize him. I place him with Checkov, FitzGeraald and the other masters of short fiction, not just horror fiction. Maybe I'm a little better read than some of the members who seem to read only horror and fantasy fiction. Anyway, that's why I originally joined TLO.I enjpy reading your posts. I always learn a lot from the other membersYours,Ken