I’ve sent “Out­side, Look­ing In” to a mag­a­zine, and I’ll be send­ing “Heat Death” to another one once their read­ing period opens up (May 1st, so, really, tomor­row). I had some encour­ag­ing words this week­end from a friend who read “Heat Death” at the tail end of a party, and pro­ceeded to gush about my …