I’m first! It’s already not going where I expected, but it’s fascinating. I love the book of Esther, so it’s fun to see the parallels and the differences.
Extremely evocative. I can see some of the characters, i like how you use the names to establish some flavor: if im not mistaken, im picking up jewish, irish, and italian names—perfect mix for a gritty mid century new york. Excited to follow this!
I was hooked from the opening line to the shawl to the singing to the Statue of Liberty reference. This is brilliant. And the prophecy! Oh man. This is so cool.
I’m first! It’s already not going where I expected, but it’s fascinating. I love the book of Esther, so it’s fun to see the parallels and the differences.
Extremely evocative. I can see some of the characters, i like how you use the names to establish some flavor: if im not mistaken, im picking up jewish, irish, and italian names—perfect mix for a gritty mid century new york. Excited to follow this!
Also: woman in the beginning must be etta. Began and ended with crossing! So i wonder if the sirens are for ricky…
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Yay! A new serial from you. Just let me know which one is Haman so I know when to boo.
> An irritating, unreachable itch scratched at his mind. This shawl had not been woven to serve Ricky Melchiorre or his mistress’ blood-red ruby.
Oh no Paul! What identity are you running from?
Great story. Anxious for Part 2
The prose is brilliant! I'm excited to see where the story goes!
Thank you!!
I was hooked from the opening line to the shawl to the singing to the Statue of Liberty reference. This is brilliant. And the prophecy! Oh man. This is so cool.
Thank you, Michael!
Very interesting. So far most of my reading has been about the book of esther (which tbh i had barely heard of, and i'm getting hooked
Looking forward to seeing how this unfolds!