Man, the jaunty title, almost like a 50’s jingle, really set me up for the story. Good stuff.

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Thankee sai. I think the title is really just as important as the story, for that reason alone. (Would that the challenges with length limitations consider that – face-eating yetis aside. :D ) It’s kind of weird – a cliche that doesn’t really work inside the story works wonders on top of it.

Actually I wasn’t so sure about the title… but I like the way the distinction between medicine and poison blur into each other. And the understated tension between the characters. Nicely done.

A lesson in cool subtlety. Nice job.

She’s gonna die.. daughter’s gonna kill her.. and collect the insurance..evil.

I thought Mom was already dead……I was confused who the pills were for. I’ma blonde…..bear with me

i took it as the stains were washed, old, and over time she had given her a pill for every ill… i did think perhaps she was already dead, and the daughter was going to follow her, or was insane, but I chose the happier one..

I like the interpretations – always a pleasure to see where my ideas blend with others. But my own intentions:

Mom’s not dead, but going to die. Sick and leaking fluids for months. Daughter has been carrying Mom on her own insurance, which is about to be terminated by the insurer due to all the claims for Mom. This would leave daughter’s son vulnerable (sickly boy – implied). Is daughter just participating in Mom’s euthanasia, or actually murdering her? I left that open. And given this, daughter also sets aside another OD – for herself this time, if the guilt gets too much to bear. In my brain, daughter is trading Mom’s life for son’s – and might not be able to live with the deal.

I like the crazy interpretation, though – COMPLETELY recharacterizes the story. I like that ficly forces a story down to where it can be recharacterized like that – it’s like concentrated writing. :D

Wild, creepy, and a lot of fun to read. I personally like the fact that everything isn’t spelled out and it leaves things open to interpretation at the end. Interesting juxtaposition between poison and medicine; it can kill or heal.

TextMason, you pack so much into so little so well.

My take was that she was going to kill Mom before the insurance ran out so she had the money to care for little Bobby. Mom’s dying anyways so….

Yeah, a horrible, no good, very bad situation. But wonderfully written.

Very mischeivous and taboo. I love the angle. Great job!