Damn, just put us all to shame by keep writing this good stuff. It’s really not fair. How can we even begin to compete?
Not certain, but I believe it should be “the periphery.”

wow. How do you come up with these images!?

My mere-mortal guess is practice, practice, some skill, and a bit more practice. Keep ‘em coming!

Very interesting and well described scene. I must read on!

In the last line, I think you meant to write “sight” instead of “site.”
And yes, that Sissy is every bit the manipulative little girl I thought she was.

I can actually see everything coming into place now!

It’s amazing, how all of your characters, seemingly irrelevant to each other, are starting to connect…