Great idea and kind of a neat glimpse into some family dynamics and the indirect effects of death. I think quotation marks would have helped, call me old fashioned. LoA
For the story itself, I liked it very much. You can tell there’s some bitterness lingering. Nice job on that. And thank you for entering the challenge too! I do agree with THX on the quotation marks angle though. Without them, it took a couple read-throughs to follow along properly. LoA
I loved it. It felt very poignant and real. And I disagree with THX and Melia (no offense, guys); the lack of quotation marks made it feel more real to me, somehow. It added ambiguity. Was the conversation with a ghost or spirit, or was it just someone imagining her dead aunt’s responses, as she desperately searched for the answers to questions that can never be answered? It felt like the imagined conversations that I think we have all had from time to time.
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Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars
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