Review: Say Less Feel More
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2012
This is a really fine little Christmas story about a widow and how she lives with the loss of her favorite dog and husband just before Christmas. Understandably, she is not now in the mood to carry on the traditions of those many happy Christmases that came before her dog and husband passed from this earth into heaven. Odd things begin to happen in the evenings when the porch light comes on. Objects long lost appear as if brought in from outside by a dog. After a few incidents, the author explains the significance of each item and how the item related to past Christmases.Here is where we get to my opinion. Dear Author: Don't Explain. Tell the story as you have so expertly done. Let the reader sigh, brush away a tear, remember and then try to forget all those wonderful Christmases with loved ones and beloved pets. You have a gift for setting tone and scene with your fiction. But know when to not explain things and honor the moments when words are not needed. I cannot explain how to do this. I don't have your gift. But when you have finished you story and everything has been found or seen, let me reflect upon the meaning of those things you have so expertly uncovered for me.