love it.

wow! though the snowy scene threw me, as the picture isn’t snowy, but great descriptions of a futile effort on the part of the weary traveler!

Welcome to ficlets!

Wow. Talk about an amazing first ficlet. It has the feel that there’s something there that you’re just barely missing it, and have to read it over again. Very nice, and also welcome!

Thank you! The story ended up being more stream of consciousness than I first intended…the snow and ice came out of the feeling of isolation I wanted to convey. I was mostly inspired by the sky in the photograph, how foreboding it looked. Thanks for reading!