Comments on 'Welcome Oblivion'Though they happened so quickly as to become jumbled in order, Sissy was aware of some number of pistol shots, one loud bang, a dull ache on the side of her head, and a stinging pain on her neck. All of this preceeded in rapid succession being jerked violently backward.
Something wooden cracked. A gurgling croak erupted from behind her. The river splashed joyfully to accept them. The night became suddenly darker, more stifling.
Frankly, she was a little disappointed. By all evidences she could ascertain, her life should have been flashing before her eyes. Instead all she could see was Joanie's ghost-like apparition in the doorway of her until-recently, much-adored teacher.
Still, the water was warm and welcoming. Nothing else mattered. Indeed, the dark, wet oblivion seemed a pleasant alternative to the swirl of fear, guilt, and confusion she'd been suffering through on the dock. Wrapped in the river's embrace, Sissy was content to drift away, perhaps to sleep in her would-be lover's arms.2008-06-24T21:46:17Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/35185Comment on Welcome Oblivion<p>I’m glad Sissy’s sticking around. I want to see what happens with her.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=736272008-06-24T21:46:17ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on Welcome Oblivion<p>On another series I might kill a character to spite the readers (which says a lot about my own pathology), but this series has been plotted out since ficlet #1 to bring us here, where it all started with a very bad dream. Wrap up soon to follow. Thanks for all the great comments, everyone!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=735042008-06-24T12:50:11ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on Welcome Oblivion<p>Now that we all said it, he’s going to kill her just to prove us wrong.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=734762008-06-24T03:28:16ZJohn Perkinshttp://ficlets.com/authors/johnperkins21Comment on Welcome Oblivion<p>hahaha. John, if I didn’t know any better I’d say you’ve been looking for a mistake to point out to THX . LOL </p>
<p>Amazing imagery, as usual. You did a great job. And I agree with John and g2 when they say Sissy probably isn’t out of the picture yet.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=734042008-06-23T21:46:19ZHunting Beautyhttp://ficlets.com/authors/missourigirlComment on Welcome Oblivion<p>I know everyone’s going on about the imagery, but it’s awesome, I’m not gonna lie. I’m thinking Perkins might be right; I have the feeling Sissy’s not completely out of the picture quite yet.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=733572008-06-23T19:14:37Zg2 (la pianista irlandesa)http://ficlets.com/authors/spanishpiano701Comment on Welcome Oblivion<p>“Ah ha ha. Finally, a mistake,” he cackled maniacally.<br />Wait, um… where was I? Oh yes. “Until recently” in this passage, “the doorway of her until recently much-adored teacher,” should probably be set off by em-dashes or commas.<br />Other than that, brilliant as always. I love “wrapped in the river’s embrace.” Nice imagery. Though I’m inclined to believe someone will dive in after her.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=733052008-06-23T17:04:24ZJohn Perkinshttp://ficlets.com/authors/johnperkins21Comment on Welcome Oblivion<p>Powerful imagery. I like the muddled, confused way the intense final scene has been moving along for the involved characters.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=732742008-06-23T15:11:21Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on Welcome Oblivion<p>Wow. I love all the imagery. This whole series is addicting!</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35185?basename=732602008-06-23T14:31:22ZWatweenhttp://ficlets.com/authors/watween