Oh god, Blythe is hysterical. That was a fantastic way of bringing that birthmark story down to earth. God only knows what she was thinking in the few seconds before the explanation.
The story of House's childhood was poignant, and, in the spirit of the internet anonymous overshare, stunningly familiar. The tree falling on the house was a nice touch.
As always, so many good things in this chapter, one can't mention them all. I loved April's brief appearance and the resting place for 'filed' paperwork and of course young House's reaction to the willow tree's revenge. Thomas' self description as a narcissist and his fretting over his degree of happiness or misery said "House!" to me. The resolution was beautifully done, satisfying and funny at the same time. Thank you for another highly enjoyable story.
What a beautiful present to all of us on a Tuesday!
Once again, you bring your story to a close, finding a magical balance between resolving the major storyline, and leaving enough loose ends to make it real. I wish more writers knew how to do this!
I loved the juxtaposition of the scenes from his childhood, and the portrait of his father, with the scene with Thomas. Thomas' backstory is compelling, and you were able to show (and not tell) us the parallels between the father and the son.
As always, the doses of humour were brilliant. I am still giggling over the labeling of the box full of forms, etc. April is a totally spectacular character, and you use her to such brilliant effect.
And...of course, the little nuggets of wisdom strewn for us to stumble over and appreciate.
PLEASE continue to write for the Sharkverse. Your stories are all so wonderful.
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Oh god, Blythe is hysterical. That was a fantastic way of bringing that birthmark story down to earth. God only knows what she was thinking in the few seconds before the explanation.
The story of House's childhood was poignant, and, in the spirit of the internet anonymous overshare, stunningly familiar. The tree falling on the house was a nice touch.
The box made me giggle :)
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I'm sorry about the part that was familiar to you. That's a bad thing to have in common with House.
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" I always thought Greg’s is a sort of … butterfly. Now, that’s just my opinion. You’ll have to ask Lisa what she thinks.”
Love Blyth saying he should ask Lisa's opinion. (Huge giggle)
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Thomas' self description as a narcissist and his fretting over his degree of happiness or misery said "House!" to me.
The resolution was beautifully done, satisfying and funny at the same time.
Thank you for another highly enjoyable story.
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Once again, you bring your story to a close, finding a magical balance between resolving the major storyline, and leaving enough loose ends to make it real. I wish more writers knew how to do this!
I loved the juxtaposition of the scenes from his childhood, and the portrait of his father, with the scene with Thomas. Thomas' backstory is compelling, and you were able to show (and not tell) us the parallels between the father and the son.
As always, the doses of humour were brilliant. I am still giggling over the labeling of the box full of forms, etc. April is a totally spectacular character, and you use her to such brilliant effect.
And...of course, the little nuggets of wisdom strewn for us to stumble over and appreciate.
PLEASE continue to write for the Sharkverse. Your stories are all so wonderful.
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