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J. Mira | Nothing Has Changed's avatar

This made my day. I’m so glad the piece found its way into fiction, and even happier that it still feels completely yours: the porch, the records, the quiet attention to small rituals. The narrator choice works beautifully because it lets the tenderness stay slightly sideways, held unnamed until the end, when it is revealed through the object rather than explained. For a first fiction post, this has a lovely quiet confidence and an engine underneath that might even take the story further.

Thank you for the mention. And I’m very glad we met too.

Strangeleaf's avatar

That was very cool. I could really see a series of short stories centered around this world. There's a comfortable vibe. Zen-like. Nice job!

Kind Chicken's avatar

!! Thats an interesting af idea! I’m gunna dwell on this. Thank you, and thanks again!

Thorn's avatar

This is really beautifully written. I love the pov this was written in. Prepping for the Apocolypse at 33rpm is one of the articles on here that has really stuck with me, making this micro fiction extra special. I love it! Thank you!

Kind Chicken's avatar

I had been framing it out in my head for a bit, when the idea came to write it from the perspective of the Turntable. I wasn’t sure of its genre or what it wanted to be until I started writing it, and apparently this is the form it ended up taking. I’m glad they resonated with you! I’ll likely start posting more fiction in the future as they come.