Comments on: Housemate https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/ SUBJECTIVE FICTION Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Zachary Dillon https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-100 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:49:51 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-100 In reply to ben latimer.

I can’t say anything about your theory except that I’m relieved, because it bolsters my hope that I’ve left enough dots in there for the reader to draw a constellation.

Your comment didn’t include a link, but I know exactly the double-exposure portraits you mean. There are many in my elementary school yearbooks and they are all, without fail, hilarious.

Thank you for reading and responding.

]]> By: ben latimer https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-99 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:53:12 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-99 My theory: That was Nelson’s feral twin brother, kept in a secret part of the house until he broke free and killed their parents. After that, the brothers shared the place, an uneasy alliance, each keeping to their own part of the house until Chris upset the balance.

The photo Chris discovers is not of the family, but one of those double-exposure mall portraits. (example in link) Foreshadowing! Dun dun duuuuun!

Don’t change a word. That was a fun read — again demonstrating your range of not just subjects, but styles. I’m just reflecting where it took my imagination…

]]> By: Zachary Dillon https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-98 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:18:38 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-98 In reply to DrAsk.

Thanks, Doc! Yeah, I think a sweep of the house with bleach and a sponge is in order…

]]> By: Zachary Dillon https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-97 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:16:51 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-97 In reply to Lori lynn.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for reading! xoxo

]]> By: DrAsk https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-96 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:54:25 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-96 I am indeed intrigued as to who the fuck that WAS – clearly less than stellar bathroom habits, I’m thinking.
Disturbingly surprising. Fun read.
Thumbs up Zac!

]]> By: Lori lynn https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-95 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:53:30 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-95 What the heck??!!! The ending got me. I had to read it twice. Ha! Keep in the writing race. Love reading your stories.
Xo

]]> By: Zachary Dillon https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-94 Sun, 31 Oct 2021 09:34:16 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-94 In reply to jim ilika.

Thanks, Jim! You’re someone who’s seen a lot more than the average person, so I’m happy to keep surprising you.

]]> By: jim ilika https://www.zacharydillon.com/2021/10/30/housemate/#comment-93 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 23:21:01 +0000 https://zacharydillon.com/?p=856#comment-93 Well, I guess I will be checking my room for drafts. Maybe the entire house. Very creepy story and not what I expected. Congratulations.

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