I liked the fairy tale quality of your story. It flowed well from beginning to end and left me wanting more which is what I like in a story. The quaint language was hard for me to follow, probably because I do not read this type of story very often. I applaud you for being able to tell so complete a story in so few words.
Some people are magic. The writers who can take so few words to draw a mental picture with such nostalgia as yours for instance. In this story I felt the loss of the childlike belief when Uncle Jim told his secret. Like all good stories it left me wondering, did the author then wow his own family with a touch of Uncle Jim's magic? Bravo, Doug. A wonderful story
I enjoyed this portion of the story enough to want to read more. The dialog, which is a very hard thing for me in my writing, seemed slightly off somehow, but then again the syntax could be part of the character development to show us that the people talking are not "like" us? Thats my guess.
Write on!
Belinda
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