Closed is a flash fiction written by Kelly Mulry.
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Closed is an abstract narrative about a degrading world with only a glimmer of hope that could represent any number of things, although I feel it represents the authors feelings of their surroundings..
The Review
Story: 7/10
While the story is sound, and actually has some strong emotional feelings throughout the entire piece, abstract is unfortunately not my type of story. If abstract was, however, I would rate the story an 8.5
Grammar: 8/10
The grammar was pleasant in most of the story, although a couple sentences felt ‘off’. However, I felt it could have been the writing style causing this (this isn’t necessarily a bad thing).
Overall: 8/10
I really liked Closed, even with it’s abstract format. My only qualms are the length (so short!) and the price. Right from the beginning I could feel the emotion coming out of the piece, and it was easy to visualize the scenes happening.
I feel that Closed would have been better in a collection, rather than as a stand alone piece. As a stand alone, I don’t think it warrants a price tag due entirely to its length. However, I would still recommend Closed to you if you like bite-sized readings of high-emotion abstract pieces.
You can buy Closed by Kelly Mulry for the Kindle on Amazon.com for only 99cents. And you can find more work by Kelly, including drawings, on his deviantART page.
Tags: deviantART, Review, Stories
Waaaah! ;_; You reviewed my story! Thank you, thank you! =] A positive review too.
=[ I don't agree with the price tag either, but Amazon.com wouldn't let me post it without having the price somewhere between $0.99 and $200. I figured since it was much more of a test story than anything, I should post it up with the smallest amount. I actually wanted to sell it somewhere between $0.05 and $0.15, but alas, that isn't possible. =[
It probably will be later bundled with my short story collection (which will hopefully come out midway next year). I may tweak some of the sentences as well. =]
Again, thank you very much for the review! =DD
You’re very welcome~!
Ah, yeah. That does suck. I guess they figure no one would want to price anything lower than 99cents?
Ooh sounds exciting! I look forward to seeing your collection. <3
Haha, it was my pleasure. :3