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Maryellen Brady πŸ’—πŸ“š's avatar

You had me in tears in the 1st paragraph....

Sarah Tinney's avatar

I’m sorry. I wanted to make it sound like it could be a person or an animal…maybe I should have given him a human name πŸ₯Ί

Maryellen Brady πŸ’—πŸ“š's avatar

Oh don't be sorry. You reached in deep & you wrote this brilliantly.

Wendy Russell's avatar

Awwww, beautifully done. Love this take on the prompt.

Sarah Tinney's avatar

Thanks. I didn’t want to do horror…but I feel this was darker 😭

Wendy Russell's avatar

You struck a really nice compromise!

Nimita Kaul's avatar

My stomach dipped from the first para itself. :( :(

Superbly done Sarah!

Sarah Tinney's avatar

Thanks. I didn’t think I could do horror, and then switched to writing about animals and made it worse πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­

Nimita Kaul's avatar

killed it! literally and figuratively! hahaha!

Sarah Tinney's avatar

I know, I’m sorry 😭 I wanted a less dark story, and failed!