Hello! I read your story "Silver Lining" once when I was 16, and again just now at 22. I always loved The Host, more for its sci-fi elements as opposed to its romance evidence. I also really loved your story and the world building you added, that makes the world of the Host just so much more interesting. Although i am by all means more of a reader than a writer, I just wrote my own short story set in the Host. I thought you might like to read it, and you'd be one of the few people who might find it interesting. It would honestly be an honor to see what you think! Thank you :) - Braiden Forbes.