Hi dmack ,I found your writing ad random. Hopefully this review will find you in good spirit.


On Title/Subject
Choices is a good title since the story covers three: driving upon drinking, hit and run and turning himself in to the police. Two bad ones and the final good choice, to answer the subtitles question.


General impressions
I liked this short story a lot. You manage to get a really good mood right at the beginning of the story. I sat at the edge of my seat wanting to know more.

The first paragraph really set the tone from the start, an eerie atmosphere with the flickering light, the empty parking lot, the description of the car. You know for sure something bad has happened or is about to happen.

I liked the description of the hotel room and the description of Albert’s thoughts. They are just enough to give you a feel of the place and the main character, without overdoing it. It’s well balanced.

The plot of the story is well taken care of. The ending follows from the character description of Albert. I wasn’t surprised he turned himself in.


Suggestions
Albert is a good guy, who happens to make a mistake or two. When he stopped his telephone call with the police I had hoped to hear some more detail about why he ran away and stayed anonymous. But Albert went to bed instead… Pity.


Final thoughts
All in all a very nice read, you managed to tell a tale of a situation that’s frequently a reality according to the local news. Some people choose to run after an accident, leaving the victim for dead. Albert did make mistakes, but in the end corrected his mistake and took responsibility. A good choice.




Keep up the good work, enjoy writing!

Wies Blaize.