Such a deep aneswr! GD&RVVF

This was a wonderful piece.  Simply gorgeous, from the simple, direct storytelling, to the characterization.

It works well as a short story, I wouldn't suggest trying to extend it (but I don't know if you have yet).  The simplicity and ironic ending is what sets this apart from the rest.

Simply put, this really isn't a TG story as such, the way most tell it, it is a wotch story with TG content.

Good job!

felt sorry for the witch at the end but other wise a terrific story.

In Coeds and Wishes, I found food for thought.

Not so much in Changes. Trainmaster got everything right: Surely our witch is human, and every reader will want to know more about the adventures of Melissa and Courtney/Curt.

I'm afraid you have launched yourself upon a serial, and your characters are so rich that it would be a shame to finish off in a single episode. (The two might meet again in the year, who knows, not I?)

Think of this as your change-of-pace project, which will give you time and rest for your more serious endeavors.

     leah

A nitpick to an otherwise terrific story. Trivial thing: "you humans" -- shouldn't it be "you mortals" -- in keeping with the witchy lore she's trying to teach at the beginning. I'm guessing that she's human, too, if a little more preternaturally endowed than the rest of us. What's important is that I want more. Fill me in on the future. What happens to Courtney, what happens to Melissa? What happens to the "lonely people" they meet up with along the crowded highway of life? Do they get to seduce each other again? Does Curt ever repent (Whine: Does he/she have to? I'll bet she sells more cars than ever)? What of his wife? Does Melissa pass the test? When do I get to meet her (I'm lonely, too)? Jeniifer, thanks for publishing this. Trainmaster.