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At the Edges's avatar

beautiful

The Faraday Room's avatar

Thanks so much!

Kayleigh Thorpe's avatar

Oh...Thats so sweet on the ending. I love everything about this, so tender. Thank you for writing this.

The Faraday Room's avatar

Thanks, Kayleigh - I'm glad you invited me to be part of this.

Kayleigh Thorpe's avatar

I had a feeling you’d absolutely smash it :D

Alex Matthew's avatar

Outstanding. I'm not sure if the use of onomatopoeia is deliberate but it is most definitely effective. What's amazing is that it's a story about sparklers that takes about the same time to read as a sparkler sparkles. Great work. 👍

The Faraday Room's avatar

Thanks, Alex. With so few words to play with, I found I needed to choose each one carefully, for its meaning but also for its sound & musicality — almost like a poem. At least that’s what I was trying to do.

I always appreciate your positive feedback and encouragement, but perhaps even more so this time, since this one is such a departure from what I normally do.