Can I be honest about my takeaway? I think the easiest way is to copy and paste what I sent to the author: I may or may not be an overly honest person in my interactions. It occurred to me that there is an irony in publishing this story. Lit.cat is my way of building something underwater. I've run away from a lot of problems by spending a lot of time drinking, smoking, and working on my literary journal. I don't think it's really gonna go anywhere, but I'm not cancelling it quite yet. Regardless, I'm eternally grateful.
Honesty is good! I'd like to that if somebody is running away from something it also means they're running towards something. Most people don't find out what that is until well after the fact, or at least that's my experience so far.