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Tumble
Between growing up in the middle of nowhere and being homeschooled by her reclusive father, Elle has lead an incredibly sheltered life.
Little has changed in her life now that she's officially an adult. The mystery of what, exactly, her dad does for a living has never been solved, and neither has his strong preference to keep both of them in almost total isolation.
Her life changes when she discovers something peculiar in the dirt while working in their garden, yet her father's disinterested reaction to it is as puzzling as his insistence that she forget she ever found it.
The truth is out there. Can Elle find it?
A short story by Lydia Schoch.
Little has changed in her life now that she's officially an adult. The mystery of what, exactly, her dad does for a living has never been solved, and neither has his strong preference to keep both of them in almost total isolation.
Her life changes when she discovers something peculiar in the dirt while working in their garden, yet her father's disinterested reaction to it is as puzzling as his insistence that she forget she ever found it.
The truth is out there. Can Elle find it?
A short story by Lydia Schoch.
25 pages, ebook
First published May 1, 2014
About the author
Lydia Schoch
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Sci-fi author. Blogger. Weightlifter. Introvert. Meditator. Immigrant.
Beyond those labels, I'm the sort of person who tries to find the joy in every situation.
(Well, as long as that joy doesn't involve cats. I'm allergic to them. ;) )
Sci-fi author. Blogger. Weightlifter. Introvert. Meditator. Immigrant.
Beyond those labels, I'm the sort of person who tries to find the joy in every situation.
(Well, as long as that joy doesn't involve cats. I'm allergic to them. ;) )
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June 5, 2014
This is a teaser. It leaves me wanting to know so much more ... It has an excellent surprise ending, which brought to mind "A Wrinkle In Time" in some respects. The child, the backyard, the sudden shift from our world to a world ruled by other norms and laws of science. So much fun.
May 4, 2014
Hooked me like an addict and had me saying Wow, More More More at the end! Excellent!
May 25, 2025
Tumble is a fascinating little story. It is the first time in recent memory that I have finished a short story, only to go back to the beginning immediately and read it again.
The tone of the story is an intriguing and smooth escalation from banality, to healthy curiosity, to benign strangeness, and onward to a few other things I won't spoil. That smoothness was one of the factors that got me to go back and re-read it immediately; I couldn't help but wonder if I had missed a subtle hint somewhere.
The writing is crisply detailed, with strong sensory language everywhere you would expect it--and missing in a few places where you might want more. The slight askewness of the descriptions adds to the mounting mystery of the story, which ties together in a very unexpected way in the end.
When you finish reading Tumble, you will find that many things have been left unanswered deliberately, and some left unanswered but with no clear connection to the main plot. You will find yourself asking: "Is there some connection here that I'm not seeing?" You will wonder, and that is perhaps one of the most powerful things a short story can get you to do.
The tone of the story is an intriguing and smooth escalation from banality, to healthy curiosity, to benign strangeness, and onward to a few other things I won't spoil. That smoothness was one of the factors that got me to go back and re-read it immediately; I couldn't help but wonder if I had missed a subtle hint somewhere.
The writing is crisply detailed, with strong sensory language everywhere you would expect it--and missing in a few places where you might want more. The slight askewness of the descriptions adds to the mounting mystery of the story, which ties together in a very unexpected way in the end.
When you finish reading Tumble, you will find that many things have been left unanswered deliberately, and some left unanswered but with no clear connection to the main plot. You will find yourself asking: "Is there some connection here that I'm not seeing?" You will wonder, and that is perhaps one of the most powerful things a short story can get you to do.
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