This may be funny, but I really liked the open end, it inspires to speculate and continue the story in your head, try out different scenarios. Very nice. Thank you!
Your story answers perfectly why hope was mixed with all the evil: to balance it out. Reaction and counter-reaction, force and counter force etc. Very nice!
This reminds me of my seven years old nephew, who asked me if my dog Nox could talk to the dogs in Italy, with them barking Italian and all.
This is one of those songs you should never listen to because then you'll hum it and sing it loud (OMG) and people start to look at you like you skipped therapy again.
I felt jerked around between present and past, it was the perfect way to show Brandon's state of mind. Good job! I'll definitely look at your other stories.
Thank you so much carringtonrj! Yes, it's the little things you wouldn't think of at first you miss the most.There will always be at least a little hope in my stories.
So glad you liked it.
This was an interesting take to the theme. As always with your writing, I could picture everything easily, just the right amount of description, so that I could fill in the rest, exactly how I like it.
The incest didn't bother me, I'm with you here, as long as there is no mixing genetic material it's okay for me. I can understand that for cultural reasons, people have problems with this, though.
Thank you wolfie!
Haha, no letter, no. no. You have to use your own imagination and tell ME what was in the letter.Thank you for telling me what you thought and felt, I'm always curious to learn about the feeling of my readers and see if I got it right.
Thank you Percy! Yeah it seems to be like that lately, either very little dialogue or one long conversation in my stories. I have yet to find the balance, but I'm glad you like it as it is.
Now you ask for the letter! Well, I wrote a very long paragraph about the letter and then I deleted it because I felt it wasn't important anymore and just distracted from Sam's healing process.
Ah yes, the blue-green eyed friend...there's always hope.
Thank you for the review and the speedy help.
Thank you Ozymandias! My stories live through their characters which is why I'm very happy Sam and Mark worked for you. I deleted all the histrionics. I'm glad you enjoyed the story and thank you so much for the review.
How could we not focus on hope with all the evil? We would jump into the empty box and close the lid behind us without hope.
After the educational part, which I liked very much including the creative approach to an old theme, I especially loved that Perry's first set up didn't work. It usually isn't THAT easy.
I loved it, Thank you!
Keith and Aidan reacted to a traumatic situation by not talking with words, but by tending to basic needs, which in this case means getting away, getting something to eat, healing wounds. Words are clumsy sometimes.
It might not happen in real life, I think only a very few would be able not to talk, but it showed how we sometimes feel instinctive close to people with similar experiences.
Thank you!
What a nightmare! Living there would kill me, wolves like dens.
I had the feeling Ryan was a bit lost, although everything was exciting and new he didn't really belong there. So, if he goes away after his month is over, there is the chance he takes Adam with him, which would be a nice addition to the money he got. Right?
And that could always be a recipe for disaster, I'm just saying.
Thank you!
The Wardrobe
Sam dragged his suitcase over the threshold, turned the hall light on, and kicked the door shut behind him. He reached out to drop his keys into the blue glass bowl on top of the chest of drawers as always, but then stopped mid-motion. Where the chest had been was only a dark smudge on the wall. The matching mirror Mark and he had bought in Venice was also gone . While he stared at the delicate piece of blue Murano glass art standing on the floor, his fingers holding the keys opene
I wholeheartedly agree. All my dogs were/are from the animal shelter and all of them were/are from the a-little-bit-of-everything variety. They are the best.