Incredibly powerful and moving, the hands and the last part about being entombed, especially. I don't know how to go on living life after this story haha. Beautiful in every way.
The amber metaphor does real work here. You trusted restraint over announcement, let the handprint ceremony earn its moment. Julie's "living grief" is devastating. Strong craft.
This was beautiful, Rosie. It contains all the bittersweetness of loving someone deeply and losing them slowly. The "living grief" - that phrase got me. I had tears in my own eyes at the end.
Incredibly powerful and moving, the hands and the last part about being entombed, especially. I don't know how to go on living life after this story haha. Beautiful in every way.
Oh, thank you!! 🩷 I’m sorry!! So glad you liked it though!
Beautiful. I just happened to write something with a lot of the same themes:
https://open.substack.com/pub/brobazguy/p/a-stick-in-the-mud?r=50p6db&utm_medium=ios
Thank you! I'll check it out- thanks for sharing.
So good, Rosie! Kinda bittersweet, Dad had a good day, but how many of those are left? 💔
Thanks, Stephen! 🩷 so bittersweet.
Rosie, this is so beautiful. Well done and congrats on 7th place!
Thanks so much, Leanne!! 🩷
The amber metaphor does real work here. You trusted restraint over announcement, let the handprint ceremony earn its moment. Julie's "living grief" is devastating. Strong craft.
🩷 thank you so much for your comments, they mean the absolute world!
This was beautiful, Rosie. It contains all the bittersweetness of loving someone deeply and losing them slowly. The "living grief" - that phrase got me. I had tears in my own eyes at the end.
Oh, thank you! That means a lot. There was a bit of personal experience for me to draw on unfortunately. It’s awful being in that living/grieving space. Thank you so much for your comments 🩷