Blimey! She put apples where? This is quite a unique genre of story, it's like a comedy horror, and dare I say it is there even a hint of erotica? I mean apples and dark growlers! And the way Olette vibrates with all that apple joy and teases us that we haven't experienced her particular apple taste, almost sounds seductive.
And even the image - this is all curious, bizarre and wonderful. I think the image is the perfect accompaniment to the writing.
This is a fantastic short story, or is this an excerpt from something longer? You have a unique style of story telling and a unique way of writing. Your mind is probably a bit dark which is great!
I must say the sound of apple cider cake also grabbed my attention, sounds delicious, does it exist?
The cake does indeed exist. In fact this story was an exaggerated/embellished excerpt of events that happened today. The cake was made and I mostly liked it!
I do love making the images to accompany the tales. Sometimes I get it very right and others... they just look nuts.
I think I am influenced my all the Gothic horror I read as a youth and of course the fact that I can be a right rude un thrown in 😀
Ha! I think the gothic horror influence is very evident. You say the story was an embellished version of something that happened to you earlier, I sincerely hope some of those things I read didn't actually happen!
I think you make the blend of horror and comedy work really well actually. Throw in some 'rudeness' as you call it and you have a great mix there.
Delighted to know the cake really does exist, I may have to get on that.
Thankfully make of the aforementioned events didn't happen. She just turned up with a basket of apples and carried through on a threat to make a cake 😀😀 she doesn't like me much though, that's where I get all the witchery from!