Recently I read a short sci-fi post on dailysciencefiction.com titled A Star Falls. Basically the story is about the encounter between an unhappy single mom and an Alien from outer space. The Alien is handsome and understanding and the lady feels herself compelled to reveal all of her most pressing concerns like how her husband left her for a "cocktail waitress." After their conversion the Alien leaves the lady by herself. She decides to follow through on one of the things she talked about. She left her kids at home alone and started a completely new life as a new person far far away where no one knew of her past.
The story uses good word choice and description so the reader can create a good image in their mind of what the setting looks like. You are also able to somewhat relate to the narrator. However, I wasn't that intrigued by the plot. Overall I'd say that it did a very good job of developing characters given only a couple paragraphs and it was worth the time it took to read.
The story uses good word choice and description so the reader can create a good image in their mind of what the setting looks like. You are also able to somewhat relate to the narrator. However, I wasn't that intrigued by the plot. Overall I'd say that it did a very good job of developing characters given only a couple paragraphs and it was worth the time it took to read.
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