Hi @DaniRose2143,
It's great to see you back! I read both versions of your Izabella story, and Z read the second one, too. For what it's worth, I enjoyed the new version more.
I can completely relate to the ability to tell one kind of story. I know I can't write dark and edgy very well. Those moods are so far removed from my own life experiences that I have to stretch my imagination a long, long way to tell those kinds of stories. So, I'm unabashedly a writer of stories that turn out happy in the end...and have very few real tragedies along the way. I do wholesome much better. :)