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Oldhaven's avatar

I will be thinking about this for a long time, but not as long as he did.

BeLiz's avatar

I love how this ends with almost the same last paragraph as your earlier piece: handing someone something warm and settling in to give them all the time in the world, so they know they’re important and worth the trouble. Is that where this piece was born? The horror of RA3 is visceral as I read it, but the power of our minds and the narrator’s commitment to knowing what is real are both breathtaking.

Lupatrian's avatar

Oooooo this is intriguing. So original. I love(d) it.

Cassandra Columbia's avatar

This is great! Sometimes my self tricks myself, too.

I hope she took a nice, long time and filled you in on everything. But most of all, for your sake, I hope she did it chronologically, because things go downhill from November 8, 2016. Talk about unreality!

Carole's avatar

Okay, who the hell are you? You toss off these short stories for free; you must have published a ton of books. Please list with your c.v. Also, don't stop. Thanks!