Sitting under the yellow of the last cottonwood on the acre. An orange haze on the horizon. Never-ending farmland. The darkening evening sky.

A short story about the day before Halloween.

Content Warnings

Death of a family member, depictions of anxiety

Made and written in 4 hours for ECTOCOMP 2024 and Bare-Bones Jam.

More information
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
AuthorSkyShard
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withTwine
TagsAtmospheric, Female Protagonist, Halloween, Indie, Minimalist, Narrative, Short, Story Rich, Text based, Twine
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse

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alyshkalia49 days ago(+2)

So lovely and melancholy... going to replay more slowly to savor it!

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SkyShard49 days ago(+1)

Thank you!!

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Zachary Dillon52 days ago(+3)

There are some really beautiful descriptions and settings in this. I would paste some examples, but I don't want to spoil them. I also really like the structure. I didn't expect it to be the type of comparative chronicle that it is, and I love how its meaning builds and deepens with each section without making direct references, just simple juxtaposition. Really nice.

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SkyShard52 days ago

Thank you so much for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

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