Postcard from Brentville has a lot of hurt to it. I think that the way it creates an emotional reaction in the reader is very excellent. I write so much gore, but for me, something like this can be much more emotionally effecting.
The other thing I think about, is how much this reads like a plural/DID sort of story. I think about the different aspects of Diedre, how the tantrum is called "the brat's tantrum"... I can see how that could get very tied up in dolls and kig, since it is a very physical way to change yourself, embody someone else, look totally different. The trauma experienced by Diedre seems super intense as well. Children are not made for an isolationist life.
Thank y'all for making this game. Glad I got to read it.