I really, really enjoyed reading this. It was very eloquent, and the wording definitely gave it that ancient-world feeling despite the fact that the character was actually living in present-day. The only critique I'd have to offer is on the very last part: The "quest for the meaning of life" sounds a bit out of place. The rest of the story evoked a sort of dreamy feeling, but the use of a term that I hear so often broke it. Perhaps that was the intent? Also, the word "chainsaws" in the second to last line broke the dreamy feeling. Perhaps replacing it with an allusion would change this? But really, it was a wonderful read, and I think it's a great story. :)

I like this, and look forward to reading more of it. Hope to see you working on it!

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