I really admire the fluidity and grace with which you write. It is as it should be. The words here do not tell a story, they simply are the story. Never was there an akward line. Such an original idea too. I love it.

wow. that was really beautiful.you honesttlu have a gift for words, you had me close to tears. exellent.

Beautiful.

“The flame flickers most violently before it dies my friend.”

That just sticks in my mind... Perfect. Brava.

this was really beautiful keith, i did shed a tear.

lovely keith! i really loved your "rendition of an artist". thank you for writing it. sorry it took me so long to get around to it, though.

Wow...you see this is why I don't review your work often enough for you. I'm always at a loss for words. I love the spacing hee hee. Very good. The descriptions of his paintings in the beginning were awesome. I loved the whole thing through out the story about modesty and how you ended it with Richard. Dude you're so awesome I want to marry you.

okay, at first this story didn't really pull me in, like some stories i have to be dragged in head first before i ever consider reading one, thats why first paragraph if i'm not sucked in then its bye, bye. this one took a little bit of time, but, eventually it got me there, i think it was the word count that made me reluctant.

i have to say this story is very complicated, well it was for me anyway. not that i didnt understand it coz i did but, its just the words used although they fitted were a little hard to take in, in some sentences. but i have to say this was very professionally written, may have taken me like an hour and a half to read but i liked it.

the story was well planned out and flowed easily, there were no tough transitions to make, from the different plot lines that emerged. i really enjoyed the development of the character Gustav becoz you didnt just blatantly tell us he had cancer you eased us into the situation and very well i might add.

this is a very interesting story and the imagery that comes from this is amazing, all the way through i could picture every scene step by step, it was very well written.

so all in all a very good read and i have to say a very good write. the way you write is beautiful and i love it, really draws me in, when i do get into the story and i can't stop. so great job, i really liked this, and after the wait, it was well worth it. i loved it.

lots of love

~AllyCred~