Hi David - nice ending. I was left wondering if Felix was a fellow soldier who had become lost in the snow, or if he was a very old friend who was appearing as apparition now because Joseph was near death. I was also curious about which war / battle this referred to (assuming it was a specific incident - I think that would make it a stronger story, rather than leaving it as a generic battle and therefore Joseph being a generic soldier). And as a would-be fellow writer, I couldn't help noticing the large number of adverbs in the first few paragraphs - something which all the gurus say is to be avoided religiously (just like that one). Keep posting and let me know if you are writing.
Hi David - nice ending. I was left wondering if Felix was a fellow soldier who had become lost in the snow, or if he was a very old friend who was appearing as apparition now because Joseph was near death. I was also curious about which war / battle this referred to (assuming it was a specific incident - I think that would make it a stronger story, rather than leaving it as a generic battle and therefore Joseph being a generic soldier). And as a would-be fellow writer, I couldn't help noticing the large number of adverbs in the first few paragraphs - something which all the gurus say is to be avoided religiously (just like that one). Keep posting and let me know if you are writing.