Gurkhal
Auror
I'd be brave and say; end with a bang, unless the whole story has been one of subtlness. The reader deserves to know what the end game is.
Good luck: it's always a tightrope. Hard to know until you put it in front of a reader. I'd offer to read, but if it's the Mesoamerican sisters story I think I already have?Thanks for the advice, all. I will work in some language that provides some additional pointers. I don't want to hit the reader over the head with it, or insult their intelligence. I read a lot of literary fiction and, particularly with regard to short stories, the authors rarely come out and state the point in overt terms. That's the idea I want to go for here, but with enough there for the reader to actually draw conclusions. If I can make it work.
Good luck: it's always a tightrope. Hard to know until you put it in front of a reader. I'd offer to read, but if it's the Mesoamerican sisters story I think I already have?