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Review of Beginnings by Jacky Author Icon

This is classic flash fiction. It is simple, direct, and wastes no time (or words) in getting to the point. The story is heart-warming and well told, with an understanding of people that portrays everything with a very light touch indeed. The punchline isn't hugely punchy but this story doesn't need that - it manages very well with an extra dollop of heart-warming.

I've read a lot of your stuff, Jacky, and this story is an excellent example of what you do so well. you write about ordinary folk in ordinary situations and ordinary dilemmas. It's a very necessary part of life and there's nothing wrong in that.

But, if I were to suggest anything to you, it would be to try something different. Not to stop what you're doing but just to see whether you can do other things. You never know - you might surprise yourself.

Certainly you can write well enough to succeed in most genres. I wouldn't suggest Horror but Fantasy might be something you could add to your abilities.

To return to this particular story, it's a most enjoyable and inoffensive tale of a romance of long ago. It speaks of people who are the salt of the earth and their ability to find fulfilment in the simple things in life. As such, it succeeds admirably and deserves the star rating I'm giving it.

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