Spoon Man, thank you very much for reading it and I am touched that you liked it so much. The story is a work of fiction but it was very much so inspired by true events. Some things happened just about the way I wrote and other things are from my immagination but I do hope the story paints a much more accurate picture of what foster care really is like for little kids. Bigger kids, we are talking a whole different game but for little kids, they have such magical thinking, the way I wrote this story is exactly how I feel foster care is percieved in their young minds.
Since publishing this, I've heard from a few people (one from Austrailia, even) who happened to find the story and who are adult survivors (if that's the right word) of foster care/adoption and they too have said the story reminded them of what it was really like. Not saying the bad stuff you hear on the news and in movies is not real but it's so far from the norm, it's just unfair.
Really, thanks for reading and I more than appreciate the endorement.
-Jim
jimdunn7118@aol.com