I'm glad I gave this story a try, in spite of typically not reading shorts and flash fiction on Substack. It was really fun to step into Chloe's little shoes and unpack all of the events, little by little, through her filtering of the world. I also really appreciate the ending -- it could have gone in a lot of grim directions, but I feel like it ended somewhere loving, albeit flawed and human.
The best intentions.......😇
I'm glad I gave this story a try, in spite of typically not reading shorts and flash fiction on Substack. It was really fun to step into Chloe's little shoes and unpack all of the events, little by little, through her filtering of the world. I also really appreciate the ending -- it could have gone in a lot of grim directions, but I feel like it ended somewhere loving, albeit flawed and human.
All in all, beautifully paced and written!
Loved your reply, thank you Hasse! So easy to be on the high horse of judgement, when we’re all flawed.🙏
Lovely story Rostislava, such engaging characters.❤️
Thank you, Nancy! It started as an exercise on unreliable narrator, and although Im not sure I met the brief, it ended up in a story 😊
I'd say I hope Chloe does get a dad, but I'm not sure how much of a bargain John would be getting...
Unknown are the ways of the heart… Thank you, Jane! Xx
A cracker of a story!