I last updated my Short Stay piece in 2022. Then, other
commitments caused me to put down my pen. If I’m honest, what I’d intended as a
short story (per the title) was threatening to become unwieldy – or even an
epic – thanks to my over-active imagination. And I don’t have a great track
record with finishing epics, as some of my older readers will remember.
However, I’ve continued to receive enquiries around Short
Stay. Taking advantage of some free time this autumn I’ve penned a conclusion
to this tale, to put people out of their misery.
By way of warning: too much time has elapsed since I
last touched this story, so you may find the continuity wanting, and the
transition from chapter four abrupt. Therefore, I’ve not titled this update as
a straight chapter five, and it could almost be read in isolation. There’s
a change in the narrative to the present tense, which to my mind works better with
the events described.
My second warning concerns the content tags you’ll note
carefully before plowing into Ended. Poor Kaden.
Fuck... Yes.
ReplyDeleteChaucer never finished Canterbury Tales. So many beloved shows have been canceled without a satisfying conclusion. The ending we want is never guaranteed, as so many of you characters can attest, and sometimes we are just left to rely on our own imaginations to determine their fates, as their loved ones are left to do following their disappearances. It's rather poetic sometimes to leave these works on a cliffhanger. But as for me, I can't wait to read the finale. It's been a long farewell to a Short Stay, but I'm sure Kaden will go out in style.
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