Connie, long-winded? LOL Now that ... I would never use to describe your tales LOL Keep writing love ... you can only get better with practice, and one shots are love. ♥
And subtle Biblical references are not pushing your religious beliefs, ergo I think they're cool on SS. Messianic narratives are pre-Christian in nature, I mean Nausicaa one of my favorite animes from Hayao Miyazaki a brilliant man in his own right is messianic without the Christian theme. I don't really like them so ... that I liked yours is a testament to how well you wrote it ...
If I had to suggest something could you write post-apocalyptic tales or zombie stories next? I really hate those kinds of stories and I'm just curious if you could make me like them ...
Keep writing Con! I'll keep reading.