Marilyn, what a sad story. You showed the disintegration of the husband so well. All the misdiagnoses making things worse. Truly heartbreaking. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

And what a gift your MC got – encouragement!! Your first paragraph was wonderful and laid the groundwork for how important this creative act was to your MC. Great story. Well done!

Lovely story! The value of music in our lives can never be overstated. I’m thinking that Briar had a better handle on Aunty than Alex did. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for reading!

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!

Thanks Becky!

I was taken by surprise when it became a SF piece – pleasantly so. I love SF. I think you did a great job in the confrontation with enemy. And I like that she was starting to like her current planet. This was a fun read. Well done.

Juanita,
This is a wonderful story about enduring friendship. I have one of those myself and so felt very close to your story. Well done.

You’ve done a great job of building the anxiety up in this piece. I felt the tension, fear and moments of hopelessness. I was glad to see her pick up the knife and felt a certain despair when her aunt didn’t answer her there at the end. Great job.

Sharon,
This was a fun read! I think Estelle showed a lot of spunk to even attempt her adventure and then to run into so much adversity – I’m impressed she didn’t let loose on those kids. It does also show such sweetness in the kindly gentleman who lent her the chair. And I was happy that the manager took it seriously. Well done.

Hey Becky,
I wanna be in your SAA meetings. I think helping people to make conversationa and feel more comfortable in a group is a great idea. I think your dialogue had a wonderful rhythm to it. I would like to get to know this couple more and see how a introvert and an extrovert got together. It would be interesting to put them in a social…[Read more]

Thanks Becky!

Thanks Maria. I’m glad you like it.

You did a wonderful job with the build up on this story. I felt the tension building along with with your MC’s belief in the palm reading – against her will I think. We are all so bound by our word count but if you do a longer iteration we could use some more interaction with Bill or some texts they shared. As it is the ending feels a bit abrupt.…[Read more]

Hi Tom, I wasn’t sure where the story was going to go so it ended up being a surprise. It reminded me of a country song – Thank God for unanswered prayers. Sometimes what we perceive as obstacles end up keeping us from that headlong collision. Fun read. thanks for sharing.

Jennifer, I think this was a fun competition of the wizards – not only magic but bad jokes and adages abound. I was amazed at the number of sayings you came up with for the word twice. I think you had fun with this one and it shows. Thanks for sharing.

I wasn’t sure where this was going to go in the beginning but I was always sure I wanted to know. I think your story had a wonderful rhythm and I especially liked your use of the number 2 throughout – including the two rings at the end. Well crafted story. Well done.

Martin, you’ve done a fine job building some tension in this piece. I’m not sure I found anyone to cheer for in this one – maybe that happens with contract killers. I did enjoy the read. Thanks for sharing.