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Kelson's avatar
Kelson
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Joey T avatar

    Agreed with everything below and I can see why it was recommended. Thanks for sharing Kelson !

  • jeff mantel avatar

    Great characters and point of view Kelson

  • Emsy avatar

    A very interesting and engaging concept.

Emily Kinney's avatar
Emily Kinney
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Teen
  • Emily Kinney avatar

    Joey T Thanks so much! Very kind of you.

  • Emily Kinney avatar

    Thank you, Tom Baker!

  • Tom Baker avatar

    One of your best Emily Kinney, recommending for Staff Picks

  • jeff mantel avatar

    Some particularly good symbolic writing in this one Emily Kinney

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Jacque Stead
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    Sabine Shah Thank you for your encouragement! I'm glad you liked it!

  • Sabine Shah avatar

    A perfect little package like the one you mention in your story. Really deserved to be a staff pick. Good job.

  • Jacque Stead avatar

    Joey T Thank you for the suggestion... "fixed". :-)

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    jeff mantel Thank you for reading the piece... I appreciate the encouragement.

  • jeff mantel avatar

    A few grammatical mistakes but a nice little story Jacque Stead

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    Alexandra Neon Thank you for the kind words, I am so pleased that you enjoyed it. Jacque

Brendan Carroll's avatar
Brendan Carroll
  • Adventure
  • Alternative
  • Fantasy
  • Joey T avatar

    Love this genre - rare to see it but pleasant when it shows up!

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    Alex Hamilton Thanks, Alex!

  • Brendan Carroll avatar

    Katrina Allardyce Thanks, Katrina. I'll take a look. Glad you liked it.

  • LianneGraziella avatar

    I really like reading your work. Will you be uploading any more? Brendan Carroll

  • Katrina Allardyce avatar

    Great story, really enjoyed it. Dialogue needs some fine tuning. Great stuff!

  • Alex Hamilton avatar

    Good story, I have never thought about combining the Knights Templar with the Norse legends. Very interesting concept and well written.

JD Mayrant's avatar
JD Mayrant
  • Alternative
  • Literary
  • Drama
  • jeff mantel avatar

    Interesting conceit JD Mayrant, well executed

Lora Zhang's avatar
Lora Zhang
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Warren Paul Glover avatar

    Nice.

  • Miko 72 avatar

    I like it, so Funny, sweet and short!

  • Sheepyblue avatar

    Funny story, I liked it.

  • Lora Zhang avatar

    Hannah Marie thank you for the read and the encouraging words as always!

  • Lora Zhang avatar

    Hi Sunny Nayyar I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the recommendation!

  • Lora Zhang avatar

    Hi RJ Leek thank you for the read. I'm glad you enjoyed the story!

  • RJ Leek avatar

    Lovely little piece. Really enjoyed it.

Paul Bassett Davies's avatar
Paul Bassett Davies
  • Alternative
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Topaz Miuki avatar

    Amazing concept. I just love the story. I remember having imaginary friends. it was fun. Anyway keep up the good work!

  • writergeorge avatar

    very good

  • Harri avatar

    Enjoyed it, thank you!

  • Lisa Vooght avatar

    A really fresh idea for a story! I always had imaginary animal friends when I was a little. (Well, I might still have one...)

  • Robert Tucker avatar

    haha. What an amazing concept for a short story.

  • Paul Bassett Davies avatar

    Thanks for the appreciative comments.

  • Joey T avatar

    Great story and very well written, thanks for sharing Paul Bassett Davies!

  • Sheepyblue avatar

    Brilliant story - I loved the idea, very interesting. I'd like to request to Staff Picks

Sally-Anne Wilkinson's avatar
Sally-Anne Wilkinson
  • Drama
  • Sabine Shah avatar

    It is a good piece, tapping all five senses. But the guilt part was a bit overwhelming.

  • Sheepyblue avatar

    Great piece, some interesting descriptions too - I liked it

  • Joey T avatar

    Sally-Anne Wilkinson, this brings back memories (not many still in tact, mind you)...

  • Tom Baker avatar

    Sally-Anne Wilkinson Some fantastic descriptive writing as always!

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RacingStarShips
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Sci-fi
Pen Works Media's avatar
Pen Works Media
  • Romance
RJ Leek's avatar
RJ Leek
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Jim Wilde avatar

    Authentic, gritty, and easy to identify with the main character, nice piece.

  • corrielou68 avatar

    Ah ignore my last comment-your character likes to read encyclopedia's... :-)

  • Amber Meyer avatar

    RJ Leek , this was an excellent story!

  • Joey T avatar

    I can see why this got on the front page. Thank you RJ Leek

  • trumble avatar

    A well-constructed character study.

  • RJ Leek avatar

    Hi Christina, many thanks for your time and kind words., it's very much appreciated.

  • Christina Ar avatar

    I would like to recommend this story Staff Picks .

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snott
  • Alternative
  • Literary
  • Teen
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    jeff mantel Thank you very much!

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    Tom Baker Thank you Tom!

  • Tom Baker avatar

    Great little piece snott, some nice descriptive writing

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    Alex Hamilton Thank you, I'm glad you liked it.

  • Alex Hamilton avatar

    Great piece, like a snap shot of life. Very well written, enjoyable read.

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Pen Works Media
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Miguel Rodriguez avatar

    I like this. A lot.

  • Wordy Smith avatar

    Good story, very engaging. The description, however, is more or less a spoiler, and I would question this.

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Jane Turley
  • Literary
  • Crime
  • Drama
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    jeff mantel - Thank you very much, Jeff:)

  • Jane Turley avatar

    Thank you, Tom Baker :)

  • Tom Baker avatar

    Such a sad, but original, story Jane Turley

  • bethanhead avatar

    A really chilling ending. Thoroughly enjoyable Jane Turley !

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kateannejack
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • writing_dancer avatar

    Woah. I loved it. :) Thank you

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    Sabine Shah Thanks, glad you liked it.

  • Sabine Shah avatar

    I loved it. It painted a thousand pictures in my mind.

  • kateannejack avatar

    Thanks Sophie, it certainly is.

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    doceft Thank you very much. Glad you liked it.

  • doceft avatar

    A simply graphic, wonderful and sad piece all at once. I really enjoyed it kateannejack.

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    Sophie E Tallis Thanks Sophie and thanks for telling me about Readwave, great site.

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    Lisamarie Lamb Thanks, glad you liked it.

  • Lisamarie Lamb avatar

    Oh, such a sad and sudden ending, thank you.

  • Sophie E Tallis avatar

    Sad and evocative, you know I love this kind of writing Kate. Well done!

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    Tom Baker Thanks so much Tom, I really appreciate your kindness.

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    jeff mantel Thanks, glad you liked it.

  • jeff mantel avatar

    Very poignant and vivid kateannejack

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    Hannah Marie Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated.

  • Hannah Marie avatar

    Beautiful imagery kateannejack and great description. Well done.

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    Alex Hamilton Thanks, pleased you enjoyed it.

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    bethanhead Thank you, glad you liked it.

  • Alex Hamilton avatar

    Beautifully evocative piece. Thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece.

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Ben Mears
  • Drama
  • Poetry
  • writing_dancer avatar

    That's a real dream that you had? Wow that must have been a shock to wake up from that! Thanks for sharing!

  • Lora Zhang avatar

    I really enjoyed this Ben Mears. Looking forward to more!

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    jeff mantel Thank you

  • jeff mantel avatar

    Quite a vivid description Ben Mears

  • Ben Mears avatar

    Hannah Marie Thank you very much

  • Ben Mears avatar

    Christina Ar Thank you, I am thrilled you enjoyed it.

  • Ben Mears avatar

    Emsy Thank you so much, for the feedback and the read

  • Ben Mears avatar

    AnotherKilljoy Thank you so much, I am flattered that you enjoyed it so much.

tater22's avatar
tater22
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Teen
  • Sabine Shah avatar

    Good work overall, but would have been even better if the morality issue was not that obvious.

  • jeff mantel avatar

    Could do with a little more description to balance out the dialogue tater22

  • Kevina Oyatedor avatar

    Love it!! The conversation with the two sisters kind of reminded me when one of my sister's and I argue.

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Fiddler Zvi
  • Sci-fi
  • Sheepyblue avatar

    Interesting story - I liked it a lot. Staff Picks maybe?

  • Drusilla Ekata avatar

    This is an extremely well written, thought provoking story, well done!

Lisa M's avatar
Lisa M
  • Diary
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Tom Baker avatar

    A great idea Lisa M but some of the language does seem anachronistic to me too

mbardon's avatar
mbardon
  • Adventure
  • Romance
  • Sci-fi
  • Joey T avatar

    Thanks for sharing mbardon - this one's getting a lot of attention!

  • jeff mantel avatar

    Very good mbardon

  • Hannah Marie avatar

    Great story mbardon. Really interesting how you add in the time travel element. Really well written.

  • Pia Lou avatar

    I loved your story! Maybe Mr. Pierce should be a little more severe when he reprimands Joan? But other than that, wonderful work!

  • Sheepyblue avatar

    Interesting story, well written and entertaining.

Tom Baker's avatar
Tom Baker
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
  • Thomas Williams avatar

    Tom Baker A very, very good story Tom - eerie and immensely gripping. Well done.

  • Lora Zhang avatar

    Hi Tom Baker I love your story! I didn't find it too long. Looking forward to more!

  • writergeorge avatar

    Very good.

  • Pia Lou avatar

    Very good description of the Norwegian landscape and the people! I really enjoyed your writing style.

  • Hisashikarazu avatar

    oh, and a recommend for Staff Picks

  • Hisashikarazu avatar

    This is fantastic. I can only describe it as H.P. Lovecraft written in the style of Jorge Borges.
    Truly top notch material.

Lisa Vooght's avatar
Lisa Vooght
  • Adventure
  • Literary
  • Drama
  • Sabine Shah avatar

    Excellent story. Well pieced together, from the beginning to the end. You have a talent for telling stories. Keep writing.

  • Lisa Vooght avatar

    Thank you for making this a staff pick!

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    Hannah Marie Thank you, hannah for reading and taking the time to comment!

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    Rockin Richie B. Thank you Richie! You do, indeed, rock!

  • Amber Meyer avatar

    I enjoyed reading this story very much :) Your writing was believable and descriptive, and you did a very good job!

  • Lisa Vooght avatar

    Alexandra Neon Thank you for reading, and for your feedback!

  • Alexandra Neon avatar

    A great short! The viewpoint from the child was realistic and poignant, it complimented the situation perfectly.

Beem Weeks's avatar
Beem Weeks
  • Literary
Sally-Anne Wilkinson's avatar
Sally-Anne Wilkinson
  • Drama
  • John Allison avatar

    Wow! Excellent writing, difficult topic, great job.

  • Kenechi U avatar

    I'm so freaked out by this! Very well done Sally.

  • Rockin Richie B. avatar

    Congratulations Sally-Anne Wilkinson!

  • Jacque Stead avatar

    Raised the hair on my neck! A chillingly introspect of a monster... short on words, big on content... Very well done!

  • Weston Gardner avatar

    very good job getting us to understand a character in such a short amount of time.

  • Sheepyblue avatar

    Interesting story, chilling and well written

  • Joey T avatar

    I like the twisted psychology of the narrator, and it's very effective how his partner's opinion is never referred to. Love it!

  • Sally-Anne Wilkinson avatar

    Tom Baker Thanks for the feedback and the recommendation.  I appreciate the reviews a lot :)

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    bethanhead Thank you very much for the positive feedback.

  • bethanhead avatar

    I read this on the edge of my seat! I throroughly enjoyed it !

  • Sally-Anne Wilkinson avatar

    Old Fat Prop Thanks for the positive feedback.  Glad you didn't enjoy it ;-)

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