@rmcneary Glad to hear you liked my stories. (And I should have said before, thanks for the reading list add). Honestly, I wasn't sure what to think. I was genuinely curious, TBH.
I was pretty confident it wasn't a race-based list, if that's what you feared. There are several PoC authors on there.
I truly appreciate you taking the time to explain your thinking. I know you didn't have to and it's preferable to the alternative (e.g., telling me to kick rocks :).)