Review: A story to keep you on the edge of your seat!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2012
I had the privilege of editing this short story and I can truly say it's a brilliant piece of writing.Cora is a runner and mother of two. She meets a woman after a run, and in the discussion about finding time to run and raising kids, the woman suggests that perhaps Cora's kids can be left alone for a short period while Cora takes her morning run. Cora normally leaves them with her husband but he's out of town on a construction job at the moment. With a small pang, Cora leaves the TV nanny on and her eight year old daughter in charge, and goes off...to disappear. If it can go wrong, it does and the rest of the story is the most tense, suspense filled story I've read in a long time. I literally had to force myself not to cheat and read the ending to satisfy my white knuckle level.Ms. Strong's prose is tight and full of action and angst. Her characters are full of "life" and as real as if they existed off of the page. Everything flows perfectly as the plot and characters wind their way to such a tense but satisfying ending that I can heartily recommend the story.I give "The Run" a definite 5 stars, and I want more from this wonderful author.