I love that line, too, because it leaves us with at least a little hope.
i've wondered if, in writing this, there would come a feeling of being together with the characters, of being stitched to them almost, of still being with them after all this time and right up into this newest turn of their lives. which would be somewhat the opposite of how it feels, for me, to read it: the sudden wrenching realization that they're out of reach.
I am pretty certain Penumbra was right there with every character, feeling every emotion. This story was just as hard for me to read because she had me right there, too, every step of the way. This story is about death, both of the body and of the spirit, and as such, it is everyone's story.
Re: just a little Overwhelming Helplessness
i've wondered if, in writing this, there would come a feeling of being together with the characters, of being stitched to them almost, of still being with them after all this time and right up into this newest turn of their lives. which would be somewhat the opposite of how it feels, for me, to read it: the sudden wrenching realization that they're out of reach.
I am pretty certain Penumbra was right there with every character, feeling every emotion. This story was just as hard for me to read because she had me right there, too, every step of the way. This story is about death, both of the body and of the spirit, and as such, it is everyone's story.