I could smell the vicks and it was never mentioned.
Sep 30, 2013
I'm There with YouNEW by: czechgirl
Brought back memories of my childhood experience. Vivid sensory depiction!
Sep 30, 2013
CreepyNEW by: Anonymous
How I remember those days and the spooky sounds.
Sep 30, 2013
Interesting memoryNEW by:
I enjoyed this. I felt like I was in the room experiencing the sights, sounds and smells.
Sep 29, 2013
GOOD JOBNEW by: Anonymous
Good job. Sounds like a dreadful experience.
Sep 29, 2013
Great ImageryNEW by: Arob
Could relate to the vivid descriptions, and the interpretations we create as children.
Sep 29, 2013
vivid imageryNEW by: Angela
The author captured that feeling of terror one experiences as a child, often unbeknownst to the adults in their lives, and the subsequent connection you have for a lifetime when that memory is triggered.
Sep 29, 2013
memories relivedNEW by: Allie-Lou
My goodness, did I ever identify with this. Even 70 years later, the smell of Vicks came back and instead of the clomp, it was the ping of the metal top. I love stories that bring back good memories.
The terror seems to have been forgotten
Sep 29, 2013
Insight NEW by: ML
Your story captures how routine things can be viewed as scary in our childhood imaginations and how as children we kept our fears to ourselves and endured.
