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Matthew Clapham's avatar

Beautifully told, Jessica. I have a real fondness for tales that draw on folk tradition, and this works wonderfully.

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Jessica Neal's avatar

Thank you Matthew! I have that same fondness :)

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Anzhela Neal's avatar

Wow, Jessica! This is beautiful crafted story, I even have tears running, and I wanted more. 💕 Love it. Is there will be next chapter or next fancy from travel of Dima, Dimitri?

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Nick Buchheit's avatar

Beautifully crafted story. Love the ending. It left a nice impact.

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Jessica Neal's avatar

Thanks Nick ☺️☺️

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A. C. Sanders's avatar

Jessica, that was absolutely beautiful!! I want to live in this world!!!! It was so cozy and lyrical thank you for sharing!! 😭😭😭

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Jessica Neal's avatar

Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Merry Christmas :)

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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

Maybe it's the recent loss, but your story touched me deeply. By the end, I was reading through misty eyes.

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Jessica Neal's avatar

Joseph, your words mean a lot to me, thank you for sharing. And I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you had a peaceful Christmas surrounded by lots of love and joy 🩷

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Kerri-Ann Arnott's avatar

A wonderful story. Left me with so many questions. I could ‘see’ it all.

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Jessica Neal's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️ and I’m sure! Haha

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