Tears on the Tiles (LJi s8e12)

Jan 30, 2012 20:32

The cold winds of Niflheim greet the glow of radiant infernos raging from Muspelheim as old friends, a clashing conversation from the parents of primordial life. A lowly rattle of thin ankles under a gaunt, small frame elicits a shiver within an elder woman’s throbbing joints. Her sharp, rawboned fingers place the Scrabble box onto a worn, ( Read more... )

start, stroke, shadow, board, hel, pain, season 8, helen, 1930s, old friends, eidolon, niflheim, heart attack, lji, life, entry 12, therealljidol, family, scrabble, racks, tiles, some assembly required

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basric January 31 2012, 02:17:00 UTC
A good well written story, I enjoyed reading it.

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cloworora February 1 2012, 16:51:21 UTC
Thank you.

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copyright1983 January 31 2012, 05:50:20 UTC
You had me at Scrabble. :) Nicely done!

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cloworora February 1 2012, 16:51:45 UTC
It's her favorite game.

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cheshire23 January 31 2012, 16:36:45 UTC
I...don't even have words to say how much I love this. Especially the end.

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cloworora February 1 2012, 16:52:45 UTC
If that is your feelings on the entry, then I succeeded in conveying exactly what I wanted.

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n3m3sis42 January 31 2012, 19:41:12 UTC
This is beautiful.

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cloworora February 1 2012, 16:53:12 UTC
Real people are beautiful, flaws and all.

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whipchick February 1 2012, 01:09:05 UTC
I really enjoyed your voice here, and the use of good Scrabble words throughout!

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cloworora February 1 2012, 16:56:22 UTC
Recreating Helen's voice isn't easy. Brutally honest and sweet, all hugs until you piss her off; she's sort of between a rabid chipmunk and a sweet grandmother.

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