The loss is indescribable, but this story will always help.

Hi! I just want to say I’ve been reading this fic for the past three days and it’s so incredible. I’ve been so moved throughout, when they all sang together I almost cried. My heart pounded with the action of the riots. The second I opened chapter 18 I simply started sobbing and still am now. Thank you, so much, for spending your time writing this. This is the first time that a piece of writing, fanfiction and professional novels alike, has brought me to such raw emotion and that has led to sobbing tears. I’m so glad i read this and I never wanted it to end. Thank you, thank you so much. You are incredible.

Okay, I need to stop crying now.

You have a gift though. A true, honest to god gift. My whole life I’ve wanted to be an author myself, and if my work is even slightly as good as yours, I can say I made it.

You rock my friend.

It’s that time of year again, where I reread this story

ik I'm terribly late but omg I'm speechless there's absolutely no enough words to describe this story nor how breathtaking it was it connect so deeply with that at certain point you're no longer just a reader but experiencing everything with the characters chapter 17 obv had me sobbing but couldn't look away just wished u told us what happened during those years but as long as they turned out to be alive & happy no complains thank u for writing this masterpiece

I've read this fic too many times to count since the beginning of times and I recently just remembered it and had the urge to reread it. I did and it seems even more amazing now that time has passed. I feel everything Santana is feeling and it amazes me so I just want to tell you that you are incredibly talented even tho you probably already know it and I want to thank you for sharing your gift for free

Girl what? Are they dead?

i can’t believe heathers read this one omfg wow

I feel a little let down reading the last chapter, a cliffhanger if there ever was one. Lots of questions too because of other characters that were part of the story, happy ending for everyone I presume?

Small confession I’m familiar with both Independence and Dyersville, so imaging sets of my own x-great grandparents taking their children to the circus at either town was fun. You held true to the cities overall, the Wapsipinicon River (locals call it the Wapsi), the race track (a corn field now) and the church that dominants the city still to this day. As an Iowa native yes Iowa mosquitoes are horrid little creatures.

Items that did bother me (I couldn’t suspend my disbelief) was the overall lack of education of the circus kids/adults they should have had basic reading/writing skills, specifically the white families. The time it took to tear down, load the train, travel, unload the train, reset it up, then perform a show that afternoon seemed a bit fast.

Historically, I kept thinking ‘our girls’ could do this or that truthfully they had few if any options as women (including Quinn and Rachel) under the law. They couldn’t own property (widows aside), limited divorce options, couldn’t vote until 1920, and limited employment opportunities. Hence they were tied to the men in their families. Their choices were few, that's why the epilogue rang true for me.

Your story is exceptional. Your ability to draw on the emotions of the characters overwhelmed me at times. Your inclusion of books and artists gave me a sense of how Santana saw her world around her. The light heartedness of Brittany came through with each word you used to describe her. Sam’s sorrow broke my heart, yet his courage and loyalty had me cheering. Ma Jones? Serious Mercedes attitude came through. Puck actually annoyed me every time he opened his mouth. (Common law marriage is still legal in Iowa, if Puck had only known.) Rachel spot on yet you let her endearing qualities show through. Thank you for the translations.

This is an extraordinary piece of fan fiction brilliant in its conception, beautifully written, no hesitation in illustrating the prejudices prevalent at the time, carefully researched, and remarkable in its telling. It’s obvious this was a labor of love. Thank You for sharing it with us.

I read this story for the first time a couple years back after having first discovered the allure of fanfiction. Fanfiction quickly became my crack and I consumed uncountable amounts of fanfiction, and I've read every good femslash story about Glee. By far this one is the absolute best. This story has it all! So well-written, such beautiful prose that delivers marvelous imagery, and the characterization is on par with that of characterization I've seen in actual published literature. You constructed an entire world of people that made me laugh, and made me cry. You created characters with struggles that made me so sympathetic, I could forget they were just words on a screen. Brittany and Santana, Puck, Sam and Mercedes, Brittany's father, they're all such fascinating characters that I LOVED to read about! I've also read many of your other stories, and every one of them are almost as good as this masterful perfection. Thank you for writing this, I will always come back to read my favorite parts over and over :)

I will never not be over this story. Never. I read it once ever yearI cry. Like, I wish I had this in physical form. Like wow.

This has to be my fav gotdamn story of all timeim rereading it because of thinking of it nonstop whilst watching The Greatest Showman. So flawless

But...do they ever figure out scissoring?

I thought it was a beautiful story with a terrible ending. I can see where you went with it, the hints from Quinn that they are alive, but as a doubtful person I'm also just reading it repeatedly as nothing but skeptical.

This is my second time reading your story after 4 years. And it still got me the same feeling. How my heart clenched in some moments, or my heart bursted in aaw for their sweetness. It's still one of the top 3 of the best fanfic of my version. I still wish you would write what was happening between 1898 to 1920. I believe it will send your fans to the sky with joy. Thank you for writing this masterpiece.

The end of chapter 3 was so incredibly romantic it made my heart clench. It had alot to do with everything santana (and it felt truly i was with her the whole time) went through during the day (chapter). You are a truly incredible writer