All Comments on 'Conversations 07 - Moving Forward'

There is no after life.

The angst of the bereaved

4/5

What the hell dude?!? I wasn’t expecting to be sobbing at 2am!

But…it was a touching story and I appreciate that you wrote it.

Wow. Talk about a gut punch. It was a hell of a story. 5stars

Well done.

It’s hard to say I love a story that is this sad. But it was very well written.

I personally don't get a kick reading stories about people seeing and talking to dead persons. These unfortunate ones have mental issues they need to seek medical help and reading such stories doesn't appeal to me.

5* I never saw that twist coming. You fit so much into this short story, painting such a strong picture of loss and love and moving on. (Who made the coffee?) Thank you for posting it.

So how does the dead ghost wife make coffee?

Heart breaking and wonderfully written

A ghost story? It may be close to Halloween but do we need this?

Can't blame the husband!

5

Legitimate tear-jerker.

I’m not crying, you’re crying

Cute fun different twist I liked it.

Cheers

SAGE

Cheesy AF but I'm touched

Well, that took a turn. And not a bad turn at that.

This is getting to be standard trope.

For a flash story, it was quite good. Sad, but well worth reading.

Damn, that one will rip your heart out.

Let go, Brandon!

So heart tugging

Thank you

Nicely written, from a man's perspective, this is Love.

Decent story. I'm not sure why it's in LW though.

There is nothing wrong with the actual writing. But the story itself... with a weak, pathetic, whiney man who is hearing voices and seeing the "ghost" of his wife??? Well, I think the technical term is, he's "fucked in the head". A basket case and "Jenny" should stay well away.

Damnit, I did NOT expect to cry! Short but powerful!

Wow. Wasn't expecting that.

One of the few beautiful stories I have read here or anywhere on Lit. Excuse me, I have to go find a tissue.

Wow! Fantastic!

Damn it I didn't need to start my day with tears. Seriously, good job.

Just wow. Every once in a while one of these flash stories just grabs you. And this author has had more than a couple. Thank you!

.

5 *****

Sad but great story.

Wow. That is a gut punch and realistic.

Dammit, that kinda hit me in the head. Good left turn.

better off in non erotic or romance. She is a loving wife but not the type for this category.

Wow, totally zapped me. Very good story. You could feel the emotion.

So sad, but true. I have never completely got over the loss of my wife 50 years ago.

Wow that was different.

Lovely! You fooled me. You turned an angry story into a loving story. Wonderfully done!

Thank you for this conversation.

Not at all what I expected with the way the story started.

Under-scored

5* -- excellent

Sad but nice.

I lost my wife 5 years ago to cancer. This is real. 5 stars!

Tales of love and loss--especially permanent loss with no chance of avoidance of the reality of it nor redemption from the permanence of it--are simply too close to home and scar the heart.

I found this story worthwhile for its skillful communication and the depth of feeling it conveyed.

And I also hated it...for reasons of personal identification with the MC.

Thank you for sharing your talent. Please write something that doesn't hurt.

Dang! I’ve got a great “ghost of spouse” story, but by the time i get it posted, the readers will have had their fill.

I can imagine how hard it can be to move on in spite of being trapped in bittersweet memories....

I've read a few of these 'ghost of a loved one' stories and they always seem to take me back to the bitter-sweet. Love to read them and wish I hadn't at the same time.

Hey Harry…guess what? If YOU are correct about no afterlife….you’ll never know 😈

.

But if I’M right and there is….we’ll BOTH know 🥳

.

Better hope that if I’m right….HE will be merciful to those like YOU 😁

😭 that was a trust I didn’t expect. Heart wrenching but worth the read.

Harry in VA is such a tool, he loves his obnoxious short criticisms of other peoples’ stories, I wish Lit could permanently block his ability to comment. I noticed he’s never posted a thing, probably because he can’t string two coherent sentences together. I liked this story. The twist made me sad but any story that makes the reader feel emotions is good by me.

@Anon: What if it's a SHE, and she boots your ass for getting that wrong?

Wow, leaves me free of thought. Powerful... LP

You know you can program most modern coffee makers now to brew your preferred kind of coffee at the same time every morning?

We do it every day in the office. Load it up the night before with filtered water and the proper amount of coffee grounds. And when we all arrive at 8 am every morning there's a fresh pot ready for us.

It isn't metaphysical or ghostly...it's just modern technology that's been around for at least 20 years now.

Lovely story mate. 5 stars.

Nice, this one's gonna pull a few tears :-)

You have me going down the adultery path; then yanked me back.. Well done

Well done! While this has been done before, I wasn't expecting the story to go that way.

.

@lujon - "As I waited to be connected, I fidgeted with the coffee maker, making sure the auto brew settings were set for tomorrow." Try to read the story before commenting; it was under 1 page.

I had to stop reading when I realized the wife was dead. Not because you wrote it poorly; you didn't. It really doesn't fit in Loving Wives, non erotic maybe.

The sorrow the emotion just so very sad.

Energy changes form. Harry scary what’s the life force become?????

LOVE slap-hapy-papy #9

Interesting but probably unrealistic for most. A friend who lost her long term husband to cancer was fucking some other guy within a few weeks, despite insisting she "loved and respected" her husband.

This feels like self abuse....the kind of person who won't get help with grief and instead nurses it and picks at it and allows it to ruin lives.... If, after a year, he's still only marginally functional then his therapist isn't worth a damn or else he's the problem because he won't let himself heal....and he's ruin the lives of others because he's not willing to let go and heal. It's horrible to watch....and it happens more than one might think.

There is no Harryin VA.

Total cliche', done a thousand times, all bad.

5 stars for a great short story.

I have to say I was wondering where this was going until you brought the image of the departed wife into the picture, Very good writing with the suspense you created at the beginning , it was hard not to finish the story. Keep up the good work

have very little commentary to add...this is a nice well thought out and written story.

Non-Erotic. Recent submission (Days) with same plot.

Wow.

Aiming for the soft spot, bastard.

I‘m‘a sucker for these vignettes.

Five, cheers

Captcha

This is a remarkable sweet story which only got better as the story unfolded. Five big stars ⭐️ for this one. Thank you, Tinman!

Great story with an emotional kick. Loved it.

Its OK, but I think I read something very very similar recently. Yeah, it was a husband finding his wife in bed with another man. Problem for the husband is that he is dead, and his wife remarried. His wife consoles him and the corpse man passes on. I wonder if he looks like Bruce Willis? This was OK too, but maybe a bit redundant with the other story. Still, thanks for the effort.

Great story.

Again, a rip off of The 6th Sense movie with a twist.

Fantastic emotional story 5*.

Shit! I didn't see that coming at all. Caught me completely by surprise. WOW! Great writing!

Tnman_1903, thank you for writing your beautiful stories, it's been too long since your last one.

@lujon2019

So how does the dead ghost wife make coffee?

with a coffee maker

Want to see much more of it.

old hat

That was very good.

Very well done. Thank you.

Well done. The whole series has been a pleasure to read.

Well done and very sad. But its life

Oh you bastard!! From left field and wham!!

Got this grumpy SOB sniffling.

Great writing.

Thanks

WOW ! great little story. thought Taylor had cheated on him at first. Great twist and the age of his daughter.

Clever little storey. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amazing story. Gut wrenching. So realistic. Sad but somehow lovely.

I hate this story....every time I read it! Hits way too close to home for me. My compliments.

Jesus don’t write too many more like this, I’ll jump off a ledge. 5*

This one;;kinda hurt.. but it was a car , Same results though... Keep writing... If it slaps folks in the face,. Just proves your a good story teller

A rare five stars from me. JPB

After reading through, and skimming over so much dribble and pure crap on this website, it is a pure joy and pleasure to read some good literary Prose. It took me almost 16 months to get over losing my first wife Debbie and the four-month-old child that she was carrying. Unfortunately I lost these two beautiful souls not to an accident but an act of random violence which occurs more and more in our major cities nowadays. I am currently 64 years Young, and my second wife Cindy who is 63 and I've been together ever since we met 18 months after my first wife was taken away from me. With the help of friends and neighbors, I was able to get my justice/revenge on the two assholes who took my wife from me, and then I was able to let the anger and despair go and get on with my life. The timing was right for me to meet my second wife and we have been so blessed with three grown successful adult children and seven grandchildren. Thank you once again for touching my heart and soul with his wonderful piece of literary work

It’s easy to get a tear out of me with stories like this.

Gave 5 stars because of feelings it brought I truly hope your still writing, please don't stop. Thanks for this one. No matter how sad it is.

I'm out.

very well done

Brought a tear to my eyes 5*****

Hey, TraLaLa Re: lujon2019, instead of being a smart(?)ass, why not give the correct answer? "I fidgeted with the coffee maker, making sure the auto brew settings were set for tomorrow." The ghost didn't make the coffee, HE did using the timer.