Challenge 388

Long Shrift

In what way is Ron Van Sweringen’s “The Cross Among the Lakes” a story of Easter?
Tom Lassiter’s “The Girl Who Disappeared Clouds” can be read as a fantasy, if taken literally. What does the rain symbolize?
In Danielle L. Parker’s “The Embrace of the Four-Armed Houri,” how would the story be changed if the Houri were entirely human?
Karlos Allen’s Rusted Chrome emphasizes plot, characterization, and action in about half a dozen settings. In the concluding episode, when O’Leary and his friends go to confront Alex, the virtual reality is depicted eerily and in somewhat somber hues. How might the senses of sight, sound, touch, etc. be invoked in other episodes to aid the reader in visualizing the characters, settings and action?
How does Arnold Hollander’s “One for the Money” use the technique of misdirection?
In John Stocks’ “Love’s Like That,” does the title mean “Love ought to be like that” or “Love can be like that”?