Commentary and Stories :
After a long hiatus and with new and more limited goals, I am back to curate the best fiction I can find. However, I have a strong preference for speculative fiction and I don't plan to work against that urge. I insist on enjoying the process this time around.
So at least until I find a "partner in crime" to handle the other types of Fiction, you will probably see a strong tilt in one direction among my choices. That's just going to happen.
But the important part will be the discussion and sharing with others. At this point the Fiction-Trail vote is not as large as it could be, but it will be growing. And we do have the Streemian Trail votes coming back any day now, so that makes our position much better. We can actually affect the payouts and the visibility of the authors we (I) select.
That's what I always really wanted. I hate it when people write wonderful stories and nobody sees them. It feels like a kind of death to me, a whole Universe fading away into its own Heat Death.
So please, read, comment, vote and resteem the selected authors if you enjoy their work. Original, creative content is the real value of STEEM.
It's not the darkness we are afraid of, it's the monsters that wait in the dark.
Some people wander into our lives and stroll carelessly around, taking their meaning and form from -our- surroundings, the events of -our- lives. Then they just walk away, unharmed, untouched. What crimes might they commit? 
We are trying to encourage great content creation on Steemit by building a community of fiction writers. On the Fiction-Trail Discussion Group, writers can meet other writers, get feedback on their work, and help others improve their skills.
Please join us for discussion and lots of great stories under the #fiction tag.