Wow. Like...seriously wow. That was so well done and Josh-ish and so so gut-wrenching at the end. You wrote the ending magnificently - I almost feel more sorry for Sam than for Josh, because he'll have that memory for the rest of his life. Poor, poor Sam. I loved how you wrote Josh's rambling thoughts about him. You have a real knack for pacing and timing you know that? It's arranged just right so that people get a general uneasy sense about something being wrong, but can't pinpoint it until the exact moment you want them to. Once again, like so many of your stories, your description of your characters' thoughts and feelings towards their friends is brilliant. Again, just...wow.

I love your writing style. Meditation and On This Day (that was the title, right?) are both incredible. in both of them i had to reread it and read other reviews before really understanding what was happening. what are you talking about, you pretend to have talent? you have loads of it.

OH MY GOD!. i can't believe you did that.it was a wonderful story and everything.you should make a sequel.does he live/does he die/do they find the intruder?.i was getting cinfused as to why he was rambling and getting so mushy,my thoughts were 'why is he so cold /why doesn't he get up and turnon the heat?.then i realized he left the door open.i thought that some one would break in.and they did.great story.keep writng. make a sequel.i/everyone would read.

Oh my god! Oh my god! OH MY GOD! That was so...heartwrenching... I was getting confused at the end, but I realized what happened... Oh my god... That was truly excellent. Devastating at the end. Thank you!

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That was amazing. Like a punch in the gut. I thought Josh's voice was spot on, and I loved how the ending felt both very shocking and somehow inevitable. Reading through a second time, I picked up on (and admired) some of the very well crafted hints. Very, very good.

Knowing where the title comes in makes it all the better. Stunning, gorgeous, surprising. Great job.

Um, I reviewed this on the yahoo! list, but I needed to review it again. When I read it the first time, I cried...but I didn't read close enough to figure out the details. I read the story again during lunch today, and I actually lost my appetite as I realized what was happening.

All this to say, "Wow, powerful stuff!" I agree that this is screaming for a Sam POV, and follow-up stories...please, keep writing!

Wow. That was, quite simply, the best story I've read in a very long while. I love the ambiguity of the piece, and the spot-on characterizations. So amazing! Here I was, wishing for more angst/h/c stories, and I had the incredible luck to stumble across this story. Thanks for posting it!

Excellent story! The ending was a total surprise and almost made me cry! Write more!

Oh man. I guess I should've known by how he was rambling, there, but that totally snuck up on me. That just totally clenched my heart, there (in a good way, I mean). Loved this one.

You like to pretend you know how to write? Don't sell yourself short; this was incredible! Ach...almost defies words...please please please please *please*, if you are able, do a follow up, possible from Sam's POV? Man...very very good.

Nicely done. Subtle and effective. The end kind of creeps up on you; there are enough hints you know something is coming, but not so many that it spoils the effect. Your Josh voice is quite good, too. Overall, this is quite a nice piece.

This was really good, and well written, and very deep, but ... I don't exactly understand it. Or am I not supposed to? Help me out, please!

Wow, that was really... that was really powerful. I started to get a hunch that something was wrong with Josh when he started talking about how cold it was, but I was thinking he'd done something to himself again - like with the window. Great ending.

(I tried to review this last night, but FF.net decided to crash me out in between clicking on the story and clicking on the Review button. 'Cuz it hates me like that.)

That gave me a knot in my stomach (and yes that's a compliment :) Very good angst! Thanks for the friday afternoon treat.