Thank YOU for reading my tales. Except for the fiction of being threatened by aliens (!) , the landscape and the weather from Glen Orchy north across Rannoch Moor is as I describe it. The wildest, most barren place I , personally, have ever been.
I love how you wrapped this up! I sensed that after part two, you were afraid that you wouldn't know where to go with it but you did a great job as usual, with elegant description and flowing language.
And as a bonus, the Highlands are still intact in the event that I ever get there!
Thanks, Jim! When you go to Scotland ( and I hope you do), you will meet cool people there from Poland, Nigeria, Ireland, England, just like in the US. MANY different accents to sort out. Now, you will have to wonder which are non-human... ha ha ha
There was a TV show MANY years ago about people competing to be taken to the new planet. Documents left behind proves they were to be ingredients in a recipe book. I've remembered that for some 50 years. hahaha
I love where you took this, Sharron! What a beautifully crafted conclusion to an awesome story. That final scene will stay with me for a long time.
When you started painting the scene with landmarks the story came to life even more for me. I once visited Scotland (Invergordon in the Highlands region), so this brought me back. Thanks for this!
I hope you know how interested I am in your comments. I learn from you. I think Hamish and Weelu were a good match. I DID have to change the ending to Part 2. I am so glad Substack lets us go back in and revise even after a piece has been published. Thanks Justin, as always.
Agreed, I love those characters. They were meant to find one another! I’ve gone back and revised my stories a time or two as well. Thanks, Sharron, that means a lot! 😊
Thanks, Tim, for subscribing to 🍁Leaves. I hope you find a few things you like in my small corner of Substack-land. I am checking out both of your novels.
Wow! Thank you,, Bill. It was a long story and I am a beginner with this speculative genre, so I appreciate you reading all three parts. Sometimes we think our little stories are finished with one page, then we find the characters have more to tell and have to keep going. You know how it is.
Fantastic conclusion, a happy ending (of sorts). Unlike Carpenter's "They Live" where the aliens have enslaved us, living among us, their home. Love this. Well done, Sharron!
Film from 2009, where aliens are forced into slums. With the Human/Alien cohabitation theme my mind jumped to that one. But there the aliens are less human-like.
This read very much like one of your travelogs. Only these folks weren't tourists, they were refugees. Wee-lu picked up the language quickly and is very assertive. Reminds me of my wife.:) Love the unconventional ending. This 3-piece set really shines, Sharron.
Wow! Thank you, KC, for this kind comment and for the re-stack! I thought the ending was a little weak here, but I did like the two characters. It is a geography and terrain I am very familiar with. How I wish I could go back to Scotland just one more time.
"Home is now here". Gosh, Sharron! I've been looking forward to this post, and let's just say oh boy I'm not disappointed! 🙌
Talk about an inflow of immigrants! Yeow!
What a great end. Did not see it coming. Your descriptions are so detailed I can see it all in my mind. Thank you for generously sharing.
Thank YOU for reading my tales. Except for the fiction of being threatened by aliens (!) , the landscape and the weather from Glen Orchy north across Rannoch Moor is as I describe it. The wildest, most barren place I , personally, have ever been.
I love how you wrapped this up! I sensed that after part two, you were afraid that you wouldn't know where to go with it but you did a great job as usual, with elegant description and flowing language.
And as a bonus, the Highlands are still intact in the event that I ever get there!
Thanks, Jim! When you go to Scotland ( and I hope you do), you will meet cool people there from Poland, Nigeria, Ireland, England, just like in the US. MANY different accents to sort out. Now, you will have to wonder which are non-human... ha ha ha
Aliens are not the enemy .. unless there is a recipe book.
Urgh. Not sure I understand your meaning here. Not sure I want to.... ha ha ha
There was a TV show MANY years ago about people competing to be taken to the new planet. Documents left behind proves they were to be ingredients in a recipe book. I've remembered that for some 50 years. hahaha
Yowza! Did I really need to know that? Now I will be thinking about it too... ingredients. eeeuw...
I love where you took this, Sharron! What a beautifully crafted conclusion to an awesome story. That final scene will stay with me for a long time.
When you started painting the scene with landmarks the story came to life even more for me. I once visited Scotland (Invergordon in the Highlands region), so this brought me back. Thanks for this!
I hope you know how interested I am in your comments. I learn from you. I think Hamish and Weelu were a good match. I DID have to change the ending to Part 2. I am so glad Substack lets us go back in and revise even after a piece has been published. Thanks Justin, as always.
Agreed, I love those characters. They were meant to find one another! I’ve gone back and revised my stories a time or two as well. Thanks, Sharron, that means a lot! 😊
It was good.
Great! glad you liked it, Tim! I hope you read all three parts!
I did.
Thanks, Tim, for subscribing to 🍁Leaves. I hope you find a few things you like in my small corner of Substack-land. I am checking out both of your novels.
"With two miles to go, light began to fade, the wind picked up and scattered large heavy drops of rain, challenging their every step."
A wonderfully descriptive and satisfying story.
Wow! Thank you,, Bill. It was a long story and I am a beginner with this speculative genre, so I appreciate you reading all three parts. Sometimes we think our little stories are finished with one page, then we find the characters have more to tell and have to keep going. You know how it is.
Fantastic conclusion, a happy ending (of sorts). Unlike Carpenter's "They Live" where the aliens have enslaved us, living among us, their home. Love this. Well done, Sharron!
Thanks for reading it, Alexander. I thought the ending was weak, but I ran out of steam. It may need one more part...
We're always our worst critics. I found it ended with hope, which I liked. But there are definitely questions that remain! Have you seen District 9?
District 9? Nope. Film? Book?
Film from 2009, where aliens are forced into slums. With the Human/Alien cohabitation theme my mind jumped to that one. But there the aliens are less human-like.
Oooo! I will check this out right now. Thanks.
I remember it was good. I might misremember, though! :) Let me know what you think if you watch!
I enjoyed all three parts of this story. Thanks Sharron. ))) If the "others" are as gentle as Weelu, they have much to teach this world.
Commenters below recommended District 9 movie. Definitions say it is violent and very disturbing, so no thanks.
Thanks for the warning!
Lovely series, Sharron! Very personal.
So glad you liked the story of Hamish and Weelu. An odd, yet somehow correct alliance.
This read very much like one of your travelogs. Only these folks weren't tourists, they were refugees. Wee-lu picked up the language quickly and is very assertive. Reminds me of my wife.:) Love the unconventional ending. This 3-piece set really shines, Sharron.
Wow! Thank you, KC, for this kind comment and for the re-stack! I thought the ending was a little weak here, but I did like the two characters. It is a geography and terrain I am very familiar with. How I wish I could go back to Scotland just one more time.