Wow. I've lived with ghost, both my inner critic and my mother's voice. She's still alive...but...the amount of jabs/backhanded compliments/ 'suggestions' she can cram in a few seconds - the woman deserves a medal.

This story was like looking in a mirror - but you put better words to my thoughts. You have a way with them, it puts you face to face with the character, inside their setting. Phenomenal stuff.