From Goodreads: Flash Fiction (500 word Short Story) of a dark, dark secret in a dark, dark house.

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This is a very short story that I think has the potential to be more, but I personally had a hard time following it.  Upon beginning the story, readers will quickly note that it’s extremely repetitive.  Now, this is a writing technique that Ferreira uses on purpose, repeating the word “dark” multiple times, but I found that I really didn’t enjoy this repetition.  If you look up at the very short synopsis, you’ll get an idea of what I mean about the repetition.

Yet, while half of the story is extremely repetitive, the other half suddenly flows very nicely.  It was a very sudden shift, a bit jarring; however, while I wasn’t a fan of the repetition, I did enjoy the flow of story once it transitioned.  Unfortunately, I didn’t really understand the big revelation at the end.  I read the story twice (because it’s so short), but I still didn’t understand it fully.  I think that it’s more of a reader error than a writer error, though. Overall, as “The Dark, Dark House” is a very short read, I think you should give it a try to see if it’s your style.  Unfortunately, it’s not for me.  One star.

 I obtained this short story from Amazon when it was free.