Well, I did it. I entered two of my stories in the Heinlein Short Story Contest.
The stories I chose were "Cosmic Charlie and the Apprentice Witch" and "The Girl Who Touched the Stars." I made a few changes to the characters and the incidents to bring them in line with the Apprentice Witch series I am planning, but the stories remained essentially the same. One thing I did NOT edit was the TG content. After all, Heinlein had a bit of gender transformation in his work.
I don't know if the stories will even be considered, but I know that I would never have had a chance if I never entered.
Thanks to all of my fans and friends for your support, criticism, and encouragement.

A reader recently left a comment expressing confusion over one of my stories. Part of the criticism was deserved, since I had posted a story concerning characters that I had previously established in other adventures. I realized that I had not posted these earlier adventures here in Stardust, and so I rectified that oversight. I only hope I didn't overwhelm everybody with so much content at one time.
There was another criticism that I found puzzling. The person leaving the comment wanted to know just how a certain character had developed certain qualities. I was puzzled because this had been revealed in the first few paragraphs. Had the reader somehow skimmed over that part? I advised this fellow to try reading the story.