A wonderful, yet sad, story that stirs the reader’s emotions and paints a very vivid picture. I could feel her longing for attention from a father who couldn’t express himself and I could understand her hanging onto one of the good memories of time spent with him. Of how she carried that memory through life in her memory box decorated like the game board.

I can definitely see where:

...The song was “Silent House” by the Dixie Chicks, which is actually a song about Alzheimer’s, and the line was “I will try to connect all the pieces you left.” Ultimately that line didn’t have much to do with this vignette...

made your ficlet fleas start nipping your ankles! Sands is known for throwing shapes and watching them fall so it only stands to reason that someone has to try to connect all the pieces he leaves behind.

Magnificent job, as usual, your stories always seem to absorb me into them. I like ALL the Sands' you have written. Keep up the good work and more Sands, please? (wink, wink…an update on More Than Darkness would be welcome)

Depressing, definitely :)

But I really enjoyed it. It's amazing how you can capture so much emotions with so little wrds. And always good with details, I could feel myself walking that enpty house. Nice job.

BTW, love the POTC refference in your A/N.

I am intrigued, as i always am with your stories. keep going with it!

Wow, I was meant to do my usual thing and pick out my favourite lines and comment on them but I couldn't stop until I got to the end. So often ficlets are disappointing drabbles, but I know I'll never get that with you. I love the way you paint such a complete picture without spelling things, you describe without bombarding the reader with details they don't need. Very dark, very good!

Thank you! :)

I'd like to see another chapter for this story soon: Our little Sands isn't really gone though, is he? Either way, I'll be back!

So very weird. Here I was writing Miss Becky a note saying how hers and yours (I should have also said Vanilla Fluffy's) fics were the only Sands fics I could read, and this new story pops up in my inbox. I can't believe that Sands would have offed himself. Think he would think it too weak. I'd like to read a whole new story from you - that it was a body double who was offed and that his daughter will uncover the truth. Just how father and daghter could ever be reconciled after the former so betrayed the latter is anybody's guess, but if any writer can handle that, it would be you! Thanks for all the many happy reading hours!