I was an only child until I was nearly thirteen, and to all intents and purposes remained so, as having a sister so much younger than me meant I escaped and also missed out on the annoyances of sibling competition, irritation and companionship. I always wanted an older brother, which of course, was impossible. I used to imagine playing hide and seek with the imaginary brother, and never quite being able to find the real him. This beautiful, strange, parallel word-esque story reminded me of that. It’s beautifully written. It made me feel a little homesick for the past.
Fascinating reading, Eros. I hadn’t read the story in this way!
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Love this! Such a magical, delicate interpretation of the prompt!
I totally agree! Isn’t there an interesting connection between your two pieces?
Yes!!
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I was an only child until I was nearly thirteen, and to all intents and purposes remained so, as having a sister so much younger than me meant I escaped and also missed out on the annoyances of sibling competition, irritation and companionship. I always wanted an older brother, which of course, was impossible. I used to imagine playing hide and seek with the imaginary brother, and never quite being able to find the real him. This beautiful, strange, parallel word-esque story reminded me of that. It’s beautifully written. It made me feel a little homesick for the past.
Hi, where can I find ‘WildFlower’ art? Thanks.
https://zoraleigh.substack.com/s/bananas-and-bunnies
Thanks
Her work is tremendous, isn’t it?
It is. I’m just looking at a few works now
Took me back to my childhood. I’m the youngest with two older sisters who were always incredibly good at hiding, much to my annoyance. Great story.
Wow I love this title and its great title
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