This is insanely dark and deeply disturbing Hyun Woo Kim. Definitely not for everyone to just read but unfortunately, it depicts part of real life. I love the symbolism. I often use them too.
Definitely a very brave piece because its so triggering, because its so dark, because the topic matter is so awful. I think the snapdragons made this piece. But wow I wanted to hurt the protagonist.
As it slowly grew and then loomed as it grew I kept thinking no, nope, no, nuh uh, and it was interesting which lines made me feel like pretty soon I wouldn't be able to be in denial, and which lines that I knew, but was still like, gonna be in denial, and by which lines I was like, goddamit. I think it is a good evocation in the reader how it goes in real life, those feelings of, I don't want to experience or acknowledge this because then I'm going to have to deal with it, and what it takes to get someone to look straight at it and go, damn...that happened. The biggest place where that denial was getting eaten away by acid was as the mother started screaming more.
and thats what happens with the missing stair sometimes --- the loudest voice is the one who is angriest at the person who fell in, not the person who is the hole to break your ankle in.
This is insanely dark and deeply disturbing Hyun Woo Kim. Definitely not for everyone to just read but unfortunately, it depicts part of real life. I love the symbolism. I often use them too.
Definitely a very brave piece because its so triggering, because its so dark, because the topic matter is so awful. I think the snapdragons made this piece. But wow I wanted to hurt the protagonist.
It's supposed to make you feel that way, I guess.
As it slowly grew and then loomed as it grew I kept thinking no, nope, no, nuh uh, and it was interesting which lines made me feel like pretty soon I wouldn't be able to be in denial, and which lines that I knew, but was still like, gonna be in denial, and by which lines I was like, goddamit. I think it is a good evocation in the reader how it goes in real life, those feelings of, I don't want to experience or acknowledge this because then I'm going to have to deal with it, and what it takes to get someone to look straight at it and go, damn...that happened. The biggest place where that denial was getting eaten away by acid was as the mother started screaming more.
and thats what happens with the missing stair sometimes --- the loudest voice is the one who is angriest at the person who fell in, not the person who is the hole to break your ankle in.
Reading what you wrote makes me feel that I got the job done right. Thanks, River!
That shows what great writing it is, to evoke that kind of reaction from its reader.
Yikes! Disturbing but engaging!
Here's a little secret: until I finished my first paragraph, I didn't know this was going to be a disturbing story.
The snapdragon symbolism was really interesting here. But also - YIKES! Does he get his comeuppance in the end? Poor Nancy.
I hope he does, but I was more looking for the YIKES than some poetic justice.
🫣 You got it! haha