@armb The synopsis sounds really good, thank you!

@SQB Thanks! I do find it a bit embarrassing - I spent a LONG time looking for this story. Even went grep'ing through old HDDs in hopes of finding a saved copy. But finding this community seems to be the real win here :)

@wberry Instead of joining the debate on what constitutes "many years", I'll just state that I'm old enough to be flattered when someone calls me a "spring chicken" ;)

Yessir! Will do :)

You glorious bastard. I was SO sure, and frustrated that NO searches gave any useful results. But your questioning jogged something - and it was indeed "Episcopalian Jihad" instead! Which returns the story on the first result page when searching on google. The story is Message Contains No Recognizable Symbols by Bill Hibbard. Thank you!