about the "last post" game

in the old house the mirror in the hallway to the bathroom seems always there, just as it has been there since the goblin's childhood, it's full length, and, to anyone else of course it would be just another mirror, like any other mirror perhaps, much like those that they pass in the course of their day then , and yes the goblin too passes many mirrors in his day too, save that each time the goblin looks into the depths of this one mirror he see him reflection, but besides seeing his own reflection as most people would, he also sees those ghosts of himself years before, no not as some tease, nor as a premise for regret or something, no, only as something "matter of fact" then, clearly as those ghosts were back then, or as they still are perhaps, “...well it's a compromise goblin...” said one of them suddenly before continuing “...I mean we don't get to live on into that “you” we see here, but we do retain our countenances though, which is more than I can say for you of course, for you're dying goblin like everyone living is, whereas we can't die twice, ah but we can't change neither, simply we're as “stuck aground” in your past, as you are “stuck adrift” in your present goblin, yet we salute you though, for simply we owe ourselves to you back then, that's all, dare I put it as it's as if you are the “last post” of us now, where we are your previous posts then...”

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[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

A strange contrast here. His ghosts live eternally but stuck in a time warp, as redundant versions of himself. He gets to lives through it all, yet must die in the end. So what would I chose. I’m not sure, goblin. What would you...? Interesting writing.

[fleamailman]

"...people have their memories where us writers have our ghosts, the difference is in the writing about them where memories fade over time but where ghost take on a life of their own for our disturbing them with our pens..." ventured the goblin thanking the cat for her comment though, then adding "...so what topic would you like to read of me..."

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

The goblin has endeared himself to me with his wise views on life. I’m interested in everything he has to say. :)

[fleamailman]

"...well you could give me a hint about what views would interest you now..." suggested the goblin a bit before bedtime then adding "...yes readers are difficult like that aren't they just, I mean everyone knows what they want to read, and everyone is disappointed when you give to it them because it's exactly what they expected, so I suppose the writer has to write that which the reader didn't know that they wanted to read, just guessing...", whereupon the near warm evening outside the goblin's apartment betrayed little about the change of season and the sharp cold to follow

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Then let’s try our hand at things most unexpected. What could you tell me that would be most out of the blue? Knowing you, I will be pleasantly surprised.
The air is taking on a chill here too. I love winters when I can sun myself up on the highest wall I can find. Great views too.

[fleamailman]

"...some people one can't please no matter what one writes while others will be pleased with anything simply because you that wrote it, yet it's always a compromise between what you actually want to write and what they're willing to read..." ventured the goblin before adding "...no, those readers know it's fiction and will readily accept it as such, thus it's like acting my dear cat where if the act isn't real to the actor himself then I very much doubt that it'll ever be real to the audience neither...", but by now the clock had caught up with the goblin, while outside the awakening day beckoned the goblin to his workload, sighing "...dailylife should be a means to an end, yet if I don't find my own values within it it will give me its values instead..."