[5238] The Spout

Hi everyone,

Here is my short story "The Spout" for your destructive reading:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aleQ1Aae5OWQp49ejfBpQiN8x-f1pkmk_US5OB_0dGQ/edit?usp=sharing

Please feel free to suggest in the doc.

I don't have any particular questions about this one: just looking to discover what's working, what's not working, etc.

Note: This is a long one, and after a mod removed my last post for leeching, I agreed to make sure I had high-quality critiques for beyond the word count of this one in the bank, which you can find below.

2328 - "The Grotto" critique https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/wlcel1/2328_the_grotto/ijuoee2/

1772 - "Beyond the Mirror" Critique https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/wl9fqt/1772_beyond_the_mirror_chapter_1_v3/ijux73i/

605 - "The Violets" critique https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/wklsn3/605_the_violets/ijpwlx4/

2170 - "The Big Death" Critique https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/wk3gsd/2170_the_big_death_comedicliterary_short_fiction/ijpt041/