I really enjoyed that! You manage to capture Mary's thoughts very vividly. ...And they're mixed up enough so that they seem all the more realistic.

There was a little bit of ambiguity concerning the prounoun "she" when the woman entered Mary's room the second time, and I also had a bit of difficulty in tying the memories and the wood carvings together at the end of the story. Those are really the only things I can offer by way of suggestions, though.

I enjoyed the muddled quality you gave Mary's thoughts and the way they melted into the narration. The descriptions were also beautiful, especially concerning the woodworking.

I'm guessing that Mary must be fairly young, yes?

AND there were very few spelling/grammatical errors! An added bonus!! Anyway, a great story.

Hm...what exactly was it that made her stop carving... Was it the sunlight, that made her carvings look real?
I get mixed ideas about Mary's age, maybe if you dropped in a hit about her age, like "she held the eagle in her small hand(s)" or something small like that.
For some reason I kept thinking of the name Mary as in Mary the mother of Jeasus(I don't usually think of religious stuff, so yea)...I don't know why, I just do. Though, that may just be because I'm tired(which is why I advise you to ignore all the bad spelling/grammar).
~Dream

Wow... subtle enough to leave the reader guessing and wondering, but explains enough to form a clear and vibrant picture. Excellent imagery, I love the pictures in Mary's mind.
This could definitely be expanded... although it's powerful as short and concise as it is. One thing that bothered me: how old is Mary? At the beginning of the story I thought she was an old woman, but near the end she seemed more like a child. I would definitey clarify this. Also, the wording of the second paragraph is a little awkward, and you switch to present tense.
Otherwise, very good.

Hey I loved it, it was really powerful. Bravo ^_-

awesome! some great imagery here...

Wow! I'm again impressed. Quite a sad picture displayed. I loved the descriptions of the carvings. Also her thoughts, but what was the big change that made her ready to break her habit of eating only at night? What made her change her mind?

I enjoyed this story a great deal, despite all the minor things I pointed out to you earlier. Tis a very good story.

hey I love it. I emailed it to lauren and she loves it too. She thinks the name sanding would be a good title for it.