I like the exploration of just how the House works here. Also, I’ve learned never to trust garden gnomes.

that’s the chance you will take if the elevator ever becomes operational.. meanwhile, it keeps the pesky pointed-hat people occupied.

Elsha, not only is this a wonderful story by itself, but you have also managed to seamlessly connect together some beautiful pieces of mythology about the House.

I love that bit about the round the clock seance, and the house preparing a place for it.

The House itself is developing a living, breathing personality, which is absolutely wonderful!

I love this. Have you ever watched Miazaki’s “howl’s moving castle?” This reminds me a lot of it, but somehow more precious, and more mysterious…

The Great Glass Elevator – like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory :)

In third grade I absolutely loved reading “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator”. In fact that is presicely why I click on this story. Great job on it, by the way.

Both promising and ominous. A good combination!

“The Great Glass Elevator was donated to the house, mysteriously crashing into the west garden one evening.”

Genius. I loved the image. A donation is often a benevolent gesture, and a jarring event such as this could easily be misconstrued as being the opposite!

I’m so glad you got that, zxvasdf! :P

Lovely addition, as it really paints a picture of the scope and nature of the house as a whole and its denizens.