Talk:The Last Day of October--Short Hoggers/@comment-4849011-20160413193215

Hey, I finally made it! I'm tired from mowing the lawn earlier, so I'll keep it brief. I love the world you create in these stories (even though there are some truly frightening things). I love the blending of these fantastic elements with things like modern comic strips and movies, and I love the references to M.C. Escher, Krampus coal, and the like. It's sad that the editor of the newspaper resorted to victim blaming rather than entertain the possibility that something had happened to the trio. Clarissa was up there with these other terrible monsters, wasn't she? I thought the line, “All his heartfelt yearning to beseech her hand in marriage was suddenly turned to cold ash,” was great. I love that a spider and its web scared this horrible creature, and you put a new spin on waking up from a dream to discover it had really happened.

I apologize if I botched any of the spelling and grammar clean-up (My computer is kinda wonky today). I do have a question, though. Was there supposed to be something between “'It would be impossible to describe every door and room he passed through in such a short time, but he had little to fear in the beginning,'” and “'Because there was life within those rooms,' he replied"? In any case, I enjoyed your work as usual!