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SJStone's avatar

Oooh. That was excellent. Great transition to the pool itself. The apparition was well done. Had an old novel feel to it. Swarthy is definitely a 20th century word, isn't it? Well done.

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Simone Francis's avatar

Thank you. That's the feel I was going for. As i mention in the footnote it was inspired by an early 20th Century story.

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Posy Churchgate's avatar

Delightfully unexpected- love a vengeful sense of justice- excellent 👌

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Simone Francis's avatar

Vengeful spirits, especially in female form, seem to be one of my tropes.

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Posy Churchgate's avatar

It’s not a bad ‘zone’ to explore

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Bill Suefert's avatar

Interesting!

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Simone Francis's avatar

Thank you Bill

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Simone Francis's avatar

Thank you John. I think I am going to be digging deeper into some of these folklore tales. I have just read a couple that were quite discreetly sexy for the time so might get spiced up a bit.

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