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David Sheley's avatar

This story is going to hit close to home for a lot of folks.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, David. Loss is a powerful tool in storytelling since so many people can relate. Thanks for reading and commenting!

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Carolyn McBride 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦's avatar

I love that he did not pass the gift of healing to who I expected. And the ending was pretty cool too. Well done.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks, Carolyn, I'm glad you liked the direction that it took! Thank you for reading one from the archive. 😁

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njakins@me.com's avatar

This is probably your best story yet Brian.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. This definitely had a different feel, and I'm happy with how it turned out... thanks for reading!

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njakins@me.com's avatar

Excellent story. Reminder to live life in the moment of every second of every day. To always love and. To be gentle and kind and most importantly to forgive. The healing comes after forgiveness and accepting the things that are out of our control.

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Tom Pendergast's avatar

Wow Brian, this is really a side to your writing I haven't seen before. Nice job

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Tom! I do feel like my voice is starting to "solidify" a little, and it makes me want to write some stuff that has a little more depth. Hard to do consistently, but I'll give it a whirl.

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Mark M.'s avatar

Very touching. Great job, Brian!

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks, Mark, and thanks for reading!

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Excellent Story. I loved the old woman with the walker.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thanks, Scott! She brought a little levity to an otherwise heavier story 😁

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