A lovely cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for. I love the change in the basement echoing the change in Marcie and the change in the cats. That metaphor of relighting the flame works on so many levels - from the relationship, to the basement, right down to the cats. So much change occurs over the length of this short story.
This was so much fun, Jackie. I was thinking at the beginning, "How old are these cats?" so I love that twist at the end!
I love the way you introduced the couple and made so much clear about their relationship with a little bit of dialogue. This is such a cool stand alone story, but I wonder if it has any place in your larger Faery universe?
Thank you for sharing your story with us this month!
if there are faeries, it’s part of my Favor Faeries universe for sure. whenever I write a story like this, I feel like I’m getting a little bit more insight into this crazy world I’m trying to build.
Thank you! 🤩
Nice twist at the end.👍😬
It took me a while to come up with that. :)
Nice job, the characters were well developed and I enjoyed the ending as well.
Thanks!
A lovely cautionary tale about being careful what you wish for. I love the change in the basement echoing the change in Marcie and the change in the cats. That metaphor of relighting the flame works on so many levels - from the relationship, to the basement, right down to the cats. So much change occurs over the length of this short story.
Thanks. I was hoping people would get it!
So the cats got nicer accommodations and a human companion to care for them… tricky cats 😂
I mean, they're faerie cats. Would you expect anything less?
😂 I guess I shouldn’t
Great story, Jackie! The prose leading to the reveal of the “faeries” was nicely unnerving.
Hah, thanks!
Worth it!
😎
This was so much fun, Jackie. I was thinking at the beginning, "How old are these cats?" so I love that twist at the end!
I love the way you introduced the couple and made so much clear about their relationship with a little bit of dialogue. This is such a cool stand alone story, but I wonder if it has any place in your larger Faery universe?
Thank you for sharing your story with us this month!
if there are faeries, it’s part of my Favor Faeries universe for sure. whenever I write a story like this, I feel like I’m getting a little bit more insight into this crazy world I’m trying to build.
That was really good. Love the ending twist.