Comments on 'The Typewriter'_The rains fell like little teardrops, spattering on the pavement and bouncing off the cafe umbrellas._
The old man's arthritic hands painfully pounded out each and every letter.
_Glidna looked around for the man who said he would be here. Her hair matted to her smooth skin and stuck there, sopping wet but ethereally beautiful._
The typewriter seemed to develop yet another film of rust. One layer for every year of his life.
_Over the course of her life, Glidna had uncovered that she was never very much inclined to waiting, and that it was a waste of her time to be doing nothing while someone else was being late. But the man would be here._
The old man smiled grimly with a look of lost joy and possible nostalgia. He remembered. Yes, he remembered the feeling.
_Glidna spun her head, to and fro, scattering raindrops along the tile._
The ache in his arm.
_She squinted._
The old man wheezed as he typed out the last few words.
_There he was._
In his last breath, the old man vanished. Glidna smiled.2008-06-20T04:41:12Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/31643Comment on The Typewriter<p>Very well done, indeed magical.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=723202008-06-20T04:41:12ZApostrophe http://ficlets.com/authors/murphyrose27Comment on The Typewriter<p>Very well done.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=654382008-05-27T14:13:45ZKrulltarhttp://ficlets.com/authors/krulltarComment on The Typewriter<p>Glidna sure is a hot name…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=652932008-05-26T19:41:20ZN555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja http://ficlets.com/authors/bigkittyproductionsComment on The Typewriter<p>Glidna sure is a hot name…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=652922008-05-26T19:41:13ZN555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja http://ficlets.com/authors/bigkittyproductionsComment on The Typewriter<p>Glidna sure is a hot name…</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=652912008-05-26T19:40:52ZN555champ /\and/\ X-Ninja http://ficlets.com/authors/bigkittyproductionsComment on The Typewriter<p>That story was amazing, I liked how you wrote his story too!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=648012008-05-25T00:10:52ZNissakithttp://ficlets.com/authors/nerissaComment on The Typewriter<p>Wow, awesome! Excellent concept and execution.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=647052008-05-24T16:34:26Z[pens&feathers]http://ficlets.com/authors/rhapsodyyinbluComment on The Typewriter<p>Ah, that was very romantic and even magical. Loved the whole idea, and execution was spot on. Great one! Worth every last one of the five stars.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/31643?basename=647042008-05-24T16:33:58ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477