Grandmother's House by justagirlonfire

I agree, a very engaging piece of writing that flows flawlessly. Lots of lovely touches. www.chelseyflood.com

i agree, a very engaging piece with an authentic voice. North-um-ber-land is great, i could hear her saying it, and the line 'nothing should ever be lonely' is so well observed. I also agree the writing is flawless accept just one sentence i stumbled on: in my hurry knocking a protruding corner of felt. in my hurry I knocked a protuding corner of felt. seems to suit the tense better? but really good and so atmospheric, though not sure i completely understand what happened in the end. i'll read again. Juliet

One of the best things I've read on here for a while. Well done, Justa. Strikingly-drawn character, the grandmother. However, I too am unsure what the ending is exactly. Don't tell me - it'll ruin it for other people!

Thanks everybody. I wrote this piece to submit to a magazine (my first ever submission) under the theme of 'The Garden'. I don't know that it's good enough for publication but I have to start submitting sometime, right? I was a bit rushed before the deadline so I didn't manage to get as much editing done as I would have liked. Thanks for all the lovely feedback. :)