In this book I liked your "The Choice" very much. You write with great passion and the words are evocative. I really liked venting your emotions, pent-up feelings. Keep writing!

...any one of these pieces could be developed into a longer story Kris.
I also loved "Always Second". How true this is, and how few people actually express it as well as you have.
Your final piece was very, very thought-provoking and I think this could be developed into a strong story of 'viewpoint', from your political/spiritual take on the subject. You've given life to an unborn child, and not too many people are willing to look at this very controversial issue as deeply as you have. I like what you've done with that.
You have a few little 'tense' issues as well as a word or two that could be left out as 'extra baggage" (learned this from a series of forum posts, on the 'Elite Editing" forum, although I have yet to go in to change my own works :).
I think you have a beautiful mind, and a very special way of expressing issues which others haven't tackled enough (that I know of).
Good job!

Now- this is something! you could make a loving story out of ANY of your thoughts. Very well done. Please make your story longer and invest in the next contest that needs this . Well done!./joeparente

I really enjoyed /'Always second'. You have a knack for descriptive writing and I feel you have a talent for it. Let me know if you enter a contest. If you continue to write this way I will vote for you!!/Joe