Aw. Thank you, Justin. It was a HIGHLY immersive experience to write it, too! 😂 I'm happy it resonated with you. And thank you SO MUCH for your recommendation. I got the notification earlier and it made my day! 💜
It took me a minute to realize why this one flowed different - using 'you' as the pronoun! It fits this story so well. I can't wait to see what you've got up your sleeve for the rest of February.
Oh, it’s not about you! It’s about me: this kind of romance (is that what you call it?) really makes me uncomfortable. Like run away and hide uncomfortable!
Thank you, Ben! And welcome. I'm a sucker for a callback. I use them liberally. Perhaps too liberally. I doubt I've written a story, long or short, that didn't use at least one. For me, it's always about rhythm. And the callback is like the refrain of a song. If the reader has been with you from the start, they get to share that cool "hey, I know this song" moment with you by the end. So fun. :) Thank you for reading!
I'm glad I landed here, referred from Substack's Thursday lurk, via Tom P's Out Over My Skis...whose rules and voice I like, though not fast engines. I will read more of your surprises with pleasure. Thanks.
I've just been reading about 'callbacks' and I'm a little giddy myself ... I feel an attraction to them ... wondering if I have the deftness to carry it off. I'll be quietly trying in the background! Looking forward to reading your other piece - thanks so much for sharing. B
Wow. Damn! This was so intense and deep. Thanks for resharing it Meg, or else I’d never have come across it. It’s one of my favorite of your pieces yet.
This one hit me. Hard. I’ve been sitting here trying to come up with why and how, but all the words are ones I’d never wish to voice to anywhere but in my journal. 🙏
The open to interpretation non-endedness in what I’ve read of your writing is a little maddening, in a good way. These stories stay alive in and of themselves.
Ooh, thank you for this. Very early on in my Substack days I received some feedback from a reader (who I still talk to!) that one of my stories ended too neatly.😊 I took the feedback very seriously and have since been less fearful of leaving MUCH to the imagination and at least a few threads dangling. I usually know how the story ends, but I like giving readers the chance to decide that for themselves. That way, everyone gets the ending they're looking for. Maybe. 😂😊
That was fantastic.
Thank you, Tom! And welcome to the show! 💜
“But your hand over his was enough to send grateful blood rushing to his cheeks. And anywhere else it pleased to rush.” -whoahwhoahwhoah
Dear Wil, how do I put this without sounding creepy?...
I briefly considered you--professionally--when that line hit the page.
How's that? 😊😂
You’re welcome!
Ha! I just meant I knew you'd appreciate it. Not that you inspired it! 🤪
I thought you'd be proud. 💜
😂
Breathtaking, Meg. I was completely immersed from the first line.
Aw. Thank you, Justin. It was a HIGHLY immersive experience to write it, too! 😂 I'm happy it resonated with you. And thank you SO MUCH for your recommendation. I got the notification earlier and it made my day! 💜
Haha! 🤣🤣
You are so welcome! I’d been meaning to give the recommendation for a while now, but it kept slipping my mind. Take care and stay warm!
It took me a minute to realize why this one flowed different - using 'you' as the pronoun! It fits this story so well. I can't wait to see what you've got up your sleeve for the rest of February.
Thanks Claire! Yes, the elusive second person POV. It just kinda snuck up on me. 😊
Yes second person POV that's what it's called! I couldn't remember that for the life of me earlier 😂😂
This scared me way more than the cat!
I really don't know how to take that, Tom.
Oh, it’s not about you! It’s about me: this kind of romance (is that what you call it?) really makes me uncomfortable. Like run away and hide uncomfortable!
Ooohhh. So I did GOOD, then? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤪
I think probably you did, I can’t tell because I’m too scared! 😀
I'm not being selfish at all when I say, I love your words. Oh. and "Hello" !
Oh hello, Timothy. Welcome and thank you. I'm not stingy with my words. Happy to share them! Desserts are another story. 😊
Quite impressive, young lady.
Thank you, Mark. I particularly like the "young" portion of your comment. 🙂
Sheesh. Like watching a timelapse of slow motion train wreck. I thought you said horror wasn’t your genre.
Oh my, the things people reveal about themselves in here. What a delightful insight you've given me. I will treasure it. 😽 💜 😏
Thank you, sincerely, for reading. 💙
What a beautifully real story. I loved the rhythm of it and the callbacks. I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you, Ben! And welcome. I'm a sucker for a callback. I use them liberally. Perhaps too liberally. I doubt I've written a story, long or short, that didn't use at least one. For me, it's always about rhythm. And the callback is like the refrain of a song. If the reader has been with you from the start, they get to share that cool "hey, I know this song" moment with you by the end. So fun. :) Thank you for reading!
I'm glad I landed here, referred from Substack's Thursday lurk, via Tom P's Out Over My Skis...whose rules and voice I like, though not fast engines. I will read more of your surprises with pleasure. Thanks.
Welcome aboard, Sherry!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Great story, emotionally engaging.
And in the spirit of learning, off to check out second person POV and 'callbacks'
Thank YOU for reading!
I don't venture into second POV often. But here's one other piece I wrote in that voice. https://stockfiction.substack.com/p/not-today
As for callbacks, you will see them often in my stories, for they are like catnip to me. Impossible to resist and they make me giddy. 😺
I've just been reading about 'callbacks' and I'm a little giddy myself ... I feel an attraction to them ... wondering if I have the deftness to carry it off. I'll be quietly trying in the background! Looking forward to reading your other piece - thanks so much for sharing. B
Wow. Damn! This was so intense and deep. Thanks for resharing it Meg, or else I’d never have come across it. It’s one of my favorite of your pieces yet.
Thank you, friend! It's arguably MY favorite of all of them. Thanks for visiting. 💜 And for sharing this one!
This one hit me. Hard. I’ve been sitting here trying to come up with why and how, but all the words are ones I’d never wish to voice to anywhere but in my journal. 🙏
I keep this one close to the vest, too. One of my favorites to revisit. Like a good journal entry. 💜😊
Ohhhh yes. It was obvious that there are things that you… *know.*. Things I know. And that’s all we need to say. 🥰🤓🥰 So well done!!!
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The open to interpretation non-endedness in what I’ve read of your writing is a little maddening, in a good way. These stories stay alive in and of themselves.
Ooh, thank you for this. Very early on in my Substack days I received some feedback from a reader (who I still talk to!) that one of my stories ended too neatly.😊 I took the feedback very seriously and have since been less fearful of leaving MUCH to the imagination and at least a few threads dangling. I usually know how the story ends, but I like giving readers the chance to decide that for themselves. That way, everyone gets the ending they're looking for. Maybe. 😂😊
Love it.