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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Excellent writing,Ben. I wouldn't change a thing. Geeze, family dynamics! So darned complicated!

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Ben Woestenburg's avatar

Thanks Sharron!

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Virginia Neely's avatar

This so exactly captures the way people talk in a hospital waiting room, ignoring the elephant in the room but letting their emotions erupt in roundabout conversations. You really get the family dynamics across. The only criticism I have is that the ending is rather abrupt and doesn't terminate the situation. Or maybe that's the point. That's where the characters are.

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Jim Cummings's avatar

Excellent, Ben. I'm sure many of us have gone through these situations before and the conversations and emotions you've captured here ring true.

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Ben Woestenburg's avatar

Thanks Jim. The older you get, the more dead people you know. It's a sad fact of life, and something we all go through whether we want to or not.

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June Girvin's avatar

Great stuff, very true to the situation.

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M.E. Proctor's avatar

Lots of names in this one, but it's OK. It's a panicky, nervous situation, and everybody gets everything out in a jumble. This is one case where the confusion is the story. Good job, Ben.

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