All Comments on 'Dead Voices'

When describing the audio from the recording it says that Frank and Rita were in a long time relationship.

Since Frank and Rita were married to each other that would be reasonable.

Maybe it had been Jack and Rita that was meant?

o, again you have written another thoughtful rendition of adult relationships. You crafted a revelation of how Impulsive suppositions and unsubstantiated allegations so easily convict the innocent.

I think this writer has clearly, methodically displayed that the survivors had good reasons to believe in the fidelity of their deceased spouses. Carefully re-reading of this story should clarify the knee-jerk reactions of those who always seek a scapegoat.

Especially near the end. Who is narrating?

Good read very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

Early in my story I made a mistake, putting the name Frank where it should read Jack. Thank you for finding the error and pointing it out.

"After the funeral we could arrange the funerals."

OOPS?

The second to last paragraph should say 'after the INQUEST...'

I noticed that as soon as the story was posted, but not before.

I don't know whether you have experienced the suspicion or conviction that a person has lingered after death to support and assure goodness knows what, but I'm sure you have by the little things you say that also went through my mind when my man died recently. The first 3 days after his death I can say for surtain he was here. Sceptics will forever smile that little 'we won't say anything' smile of theirs, but that doesn't subtract from the fact that his presence had been far more than the smells and familiar objects left behind with him no longer there physically. Thank you for the story.

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Mortification! Sorry 'bout my atrocious spelling.

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A lovely (a word I never use.) story.

I'm afraid I had guessed some kind of script long before they got to the coroner's office. I'm not crazy about Jack's voice whispering in her ear, as a plot device, but otherwise it's pretty believable. (I'm not sure what "death by misadventure" translates to in US law, and I'm doubtful that Jack's and Rita's deaths would be ruled accidental over here, but this is something I really don't know much about.)

Anyway, as I said, nice.