Comments on: 034/2012 Last Minute Preparations

By: Marcus Speh

Marcus Speh — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:07:08 +0000

Yeah, this is a wonderfully told: you really captured the essence of time, which passes in such a special way, because it’s coming to an end, or meant to anyway. Double suicides have often captured my imagination. I don’t understand suicide at all, I’m just not the type I suppose, too optimistic (which is a serious hindrance when it comes to the darkest secrets and topics), but when couples do it or try to do it, the relationship dominates the death. That is interesting from a writing point of view. So well done, especially that celebration of food in the last paragraph…

By: susan

susan — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:00:43 +0000

Oh Linda, I love that you read it that way! I honestly hadn’t thought of that and it would be a sad twist, that she too felt she could not live without him.

By: Linda H.

Linda H. — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:31:24 +0000

When I first started reading this, I wondered whose death she was preparing for–her own or (in thinking of your dark tales this summer I thought perhaps…) someone elses. I didn’t know you’d give double the punch.

Another great story, Susan. I can’t wait to see what you post next.