Friday's Ninecrow, Yours Today! (Patreon)

Here we go, guys! We're in the conclusion of the story for real now...eek! 

I hope it has the feel I was going for. I think when you sit down and read the book in a sitting, it's going to work. I'm just worried that after two years of slooowly reading it, it's going to feel like a letdown! 

What I was going for was the tone of an unsettling short story, like, say... Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, or A Good Man is Hard to Find. You know the feeling after reading a story like that? Things aren't *quite* fully spelled out, the ending isn't tied up in a bow, and they're so much more disturbing because of that. But you read those stories in twenty minutes, not a paragraph at a time over two years! :) 

I think the buildup might have left people expecting a big twist or something, not just...yeah, this is a terrible place and bad things happen here, and you probably can't stop it. 

Anyway--just some thoughts to keep in mind as we get through these last pages! This is page 152 and 153 here, and 158 is the final page. I'm still debating whether to post in batches or not... For now, one or two pages at a time seems to feel right.

Another preview coming for you tomorrow!