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!!
Really liked this one! I love how immersive it is
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.
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.