Diurnal
A Short Story
by Kim White
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Pub Date Jul 11 2014 | Archive Date Feb 02 2015
Description
A deeply affecting and elegantly written short story, Diurnal paints a vivid portrait of a family haunted by loss and shaped by grief.
After a fatal accident takes place in their backyard, Susan and Brian decide to try, one last time, to start a family. Against a backdrop of unsettling signs and omens, Susan bonds with her unborn child, recording her hopes for him in the diaries she has been keeping since childhood. When the pregnancy ends in tragedy, Susan struggles to keep memories of her son alive, but in doing so sacrifices the relationship she was meant to have with her daughter. Years later, her daughter must come to terms with the consequences—deciding who she really is and how she wants to carry forward her family's dreams and memories.
*Readers, please note this title is a short story of approximately 8,500 words.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781938280122 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Mallory Anne-Marie H, Reviewer
An indelibly beautiful short story which lingers in the mind and heart for a long time, DIURNAL explores the soul of Susan, a suburban jewelry creator, and through her observations, her husband, her neighbors, strangers, and her final pregnancy. Susan is a woman of a deep soul, and expresses it through her jewelry designs. I believe she unconsciously found herself constrained, and through her creativity expressed a desire for freedom, for flight. Certainly she found relating to others and expressing love constrained. I think only through her final pregnancy did she allow herself to express love, and then only for the unborn. But there, neither were the results of that ideal.
Nadia A, Reviewer
Great short story that stayed with me long after I finished reading it.
Cindy H, Reviewer
This short story was so elegantly written, it was almost poetic in style. The author gave us a story to ponder over. I liked the first part best and wished only the best for the main character. I too would worry about high power lines in my yard and wanting to get pregnant.
And wow, the second half broke my heart. I felt for the child growing up and reading the mothers diaries and how they must have felt. Although this was a short story, it said a lot in what was not said, if that makes sense. I know I plan to read more from this author and an glad to have found her.
I recommend this well written story!
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