Many much better comments here than I could make, Scott.
Can I just say one thing - you say several times 'Pull back on the stick/control column' - may I suggest 'EASE back on the stick/control column'.
Someone else said the flare should not be rushed - thinking 'ease back'; rather than 'pull' helps.
And we all occasionally get a landing wrong and have to throw it away. Even after 40 years plus of playing at aviation, it happens. A very humbling game!