Brilliant choice to set this in such a tight space, that claustrophobic sense of life closing in and limiting your choices. The pigeons work so well as a foil, just doing their thing, living life with no expectations, no worries.
This was a wrenching, heartbreaking read. You so powerfully conveyed her anxieties and confusion and struggle, all while creating an atmosphere of a woman living in a tower of fear -- with only a pair of pigeons to keep her company. The starkness of this piece moved me.
Those last lines, so effective. I want to quote them but I don't want to spoil it for others.
Same!
Thank you both!
Brilliant choice to set this in such a tight space, that claustrophobic sense of life closing in and limiting your choices. The pigeons work so well as a foil, just doing their thing, living life with no expectations, no worries.
Yes, agree! Brilliant choices.
Thank you both again, thank you, thank you!
Reading this again. Really powerfully observed and sober.
Thank you for coming back and leaving such a kind comment!
This was a wrenching, heartbreaking read. You so powerfully conveyed her anxieties and confusion and struggle, all while creating an atmosphere of a woman living in a tower of fear -- with only a pair of pigeons to keep her company. The starkness of this piece moved me.
Thank you!