I love how even the mention of the war is non-specific. My first thought was Civil but I don't remember any Civil War battles up in Washington... a future war maybe? Post-post apocalyptic? Intriguing!
Really well put together. A perfect short story... the world, credible characters and it stands complete and alone but also leaves plenty of questions, and scope for more tales. Very enjoyable. I like the coin and the allusion... psychopomps gotta eat, after all!
I hope you don't mind me asking, but I was confused about this part of the sentence "only the dead remained to be prayed over by carrion birds" - were the birds preying on the dead, or were they praying over the dead?
Sorry, I haven't had a chance to read more of your work, so I might have missed a few details about your world!
Loved this! The physical descriptions drew me in right away. I trusted Polly, and I see why Nolan took a chance on her company. This could so easily grow into a novel with Polly at the center, a moral choice to make. How simply but powerfully this story moves.
Intrigued!
- clearly ferris island adjacent
- time period unclear but feels civil war esque
- she’s a genuine seer of the dead? Her dad too?
- this guy was going where?
- she passed thru the spiritual realm to grab this dude???
- the coin exchange leaves me curious
Lots of questions, enjoyed this!!
This is wonderfully freaky...an angel of death chasing down wayward souls for a bounty in that non-nothingness between life and death perhaps?
✨ Everything in your tales always fits together so perfectly - the scene, characters, dialogue. It's very cool. Loved this.
Really liked this one! I love how immersive it is
This is fascinating! I’m so intrigued, and the slow trickle of clues made the story seem longer and richer than its word count!
I love how even the mention of the war is non-specific. My first thought was Civil but I don't remember any Civil War battles up in Washington... a future war maybe? Post-post apocalyptic? Intriguing!
Really well put together. A perfect short story... the world, credible characters and it stands complete and alone but also leaves plenty of questions, and scope for more tales. Very enjoyable. I like the coin and the allusion... psychopomps gotta eat, after all!
Oh my GOSH wow. Words can’t express how much I love this story. I would read a full novel about these characters!
Me too. I want to know more about this world. This would be the perfect start to a novel, really pulls you in.
Delightful! Now I’d like to know how Nolan gets on!
WHAAAAAA?????
Very intriguing meta-physical story! 😄
I hope you don't mind me asking, but I was confused about this part of the sentence "only the dead remained to be prayed over by carrion birds" - were the birds preying on the dead, or were they praying over the dead?
Sorry, I haven't had a chance to read more of your work, so I might have missed a few details about your world!
Not a problem at all, EH! I do mean “praying”, but that might have been less-than-successful wordplay on my part. 😅
Oh! Sorry, I think you might have me confused with someone else - I'm not Evelyn.
Oooh, that's pretty awesome and thematic wordplay! 😄
I'm SO sorry EH—I realized that right before you replied and edited it. 😆
I need to pay better attention when I read comments on my phone…my eyesight is not to be trusted!! 🫣
No worries!
I've actually been trying to find a good name that begins with an E for a character - so you might have just given me the perfect name, thank you! 😄😆
Fantastic, I was drawn right in.
This is excellent.
Loved it! There's so much depth to it, so many facets, that it seems part of something much larger :)
Ooooo…spooky and atmospheric with a twist!
Loved this! The physical descriptions drew me in right away. I trusted Polly, and I see why Nolan took a chance on her company. This could so easily grow into a novel with Polly at the center, a moral choice to make. How simply but powerfully this story moves.