[-Jim-]

Pardon my bluntness but, holy SHIT! That was so great I don't know what to say. The more I read your stuff, Tricia, the more I find myself inspired. Rarely does a day go by when I do read from you that I don't get fleeting images and ideas floating through my head.

I could see myself writing a story...a long story, off of this piece. That's how it happens to me. Ideas don't come to me in words, but rather in images, actual photos in my mind and more than a few times your work has brought thos images to my mind. I think that's why I like the photo contests the best.

The story you tell here, how can I put it? It seems complete, feels complete. It is a wonderful, chilling, and, at the end, a bit quirky, tale. You amaze me with the striking images you spell out time after time after time. And this one is chock full of them.

Thank you for writing this. I haven't really enjoyed a piece this much for quite a while. Excellent bit of writing!