Story 53: "Grace" by Bardsmaid

[wendelah1]

In her post-episode short story "Grace," Bardsmaid takes on the unenviable task of creating a sympathetic portrayal of a character who is little more than a cypher in the series. The story's structure is simple: it takes Marita Covarrubias from her drive home after her unwilling appearance as a witness at Fox Mulder's trial to her small apartment, where she takes off her clothing, puts on a nightgown and goes to bed. The more important journey is an interior one, into her mind and her psyche. The writing is exceptional, full of the details and nuance that create a character with whom one can believe in and empathize.

Grace

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Comments

[dictatorcari]

Wow, that one is...unexpectedly powerful. You weren't kidding when you said she had an unenviable task...I rarely think about Marita at all, even when she's on screen. She's too vague to be interesting to me on the series, and nothing about her ever sunk a hook into me. I don't know, she seemed like a catch-all character to use when there wasn't anybody else around.

That said, this is really fascinating. I cared about Marita! Wonder of wonders.

And I love this line: "The shock of knowing he was gone had been hauntingly disconcerting, like a novel with the final page torn out."

Lovely.