All Comments on 'The Resurrection of Allen Barnes'

I loved the idea of this story, and it was handled well, especially Ruth. This story did/does have potential for a lot more though; history, his pain, etc...This is the core of what could be a very beautiful exploration. As I finished this, the first thing I thought was ‘Ruth wouldn’t want her story to be rushed...’

"Ruth" means "compassion". (Its opposite, of course, is "ruthless".)

Interesting idea. I can relate to it. My wife committed suicide six years ago. She's my guardian angel now. Among the lovely parting gifts she sent me was a beautiful girlfriend, young enough to be my daughter. We started dating about a year after my wife's death. Not long after that, we were having mind-blowing sex about once a week. My GF helped me to heal after losing my wife.

We're not together any more. But I have my mementos. One of them is a piece of yarn that fell off of a shawl my GF sometimes wore. Should I discard it, like Allen did?

Well written. Thanks for sharing!