beautiful. the ending was magnificent and something just went "click" inside my mind. but first I thought she had a talking disorder; I thought she was dumb. but reading back carefully, I see the allusions: thin and tall, then that normal girls ate solid food. really very clever.

I apologize for the anonymous review... FP refuses to let me log-in. Well, anyway. I really liked this a lot. It was very intelligent and you protrayed the "tree" very well, I think. It fit in nicely. I got the whole idea with the eating disorder around the time the counselor said she began her diet in the seventh grade. The rest of the time before that I really thought the woman was talking to a tree, lol. Thanks for the great read.

I guessed an eating disorder or something along that line when you referred to Aspen's past.

All in all, this was a pretty enjoyable story. I liked the last line the best. And the whole concept was pretty enticing.

Nice work, keep writing!

I didn't think to look at the author when I first found this... Hence my final comment. *kicks self*
Anyway, I read it again - just for kicks - and I still really like it. So, just another quick word of praise and I'll be off.

I kinda got the idea it was that. Good work =)

Really nice flow you've got going here. I'm curious to see what may unfold next, but as it stands, this is also a brilliant one-shot piece.
I don't really pick up the bit about an eating-disorder in it all that well - it seemed more to me like Aspen was confused about just what she was. It seemed more like mental conflict to me.
Anyway, this is a good piece. It's solid without any glaring gaps in it. I may have to check out some of your other pieces if this is any indication of your talent...