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Brenda - A Voice that Wonders's avatar

Intense. Brilliant.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you, Brenda. That means a lot that you enjoyed my flash fiction.

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Brenda - A Voice that Wonders's avatar

Oh it was more-ish๐Ÿ˜Š

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Iโ€™m sorry, what does โ€œmore-ishโ€ mean?

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Brenda - A Voice that Wonders's avatar

I want more. ๐Ÿ˜Š I enjoy mystery, murder.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Ohhhh, I understand now. Thank you.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Scared the you know what out of me

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C.J. Heck's avatar

(giggle) Uh oh, whoโ€™s gonna clean up that mess?

Just kidding โ€ฆ thank you for your comment, Kathleen!

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

๐Ÿ˜‚

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Dave Williams's avatar

Gripping detail.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you, Dave.

Do you have a better understanding of flash fiction? A compelling story can still be told with a limited word count.

Thank you for reading them.

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Parker McCoy's avatar

Wow, that was tense. Get him, Charley. Great read.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

That was very high praise, Parker. Thank you most sincerely. Iโ€™m glad you enjoyed the story.

Thank you for restacking!

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Jo-Ann Petrarca's avatar

Oh the horrorโ€ฆ

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C.J. Heck's avatar

I think youโ€™re right, Jo-Ann

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Michael Newberry's avatar

Scary as fuck!

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thatโ€™s a good thing, right?

Thank you, Michael! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

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Michael Newberry's avatar

I donโ€™t know, I canโ€™t watch scary movies. I had nightmares for weeks after seeing The 50-foot Woman as a kid. Read one Stephen King, and swore off him for good, so I was relieved it was short and the kids okay. And what a good boy Charley is.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Awww, thank you for sharing that, Michael. You have a gentle soul โ€”thereโ€™s nothing wrong with a healthy dislike for horror, blood and guts.

Sometimes I surprise myself that I write scary and thriller flash fiction. In life, Iโ€™m a peace-loving, heart-oriented old broad. Robert says itโ€™s my alter ego at work โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

Thank you, Michael!

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Connie J. Casella's avatar

You have such a wild and unique imagination! I couldn't write like that! I can just write about Teddy and he follows me to the bathroom and waits for me until I'm done! Teddy is here, on the ottoman but as soon as I get up to go to the bathroom, he'll follow me!

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Iโ€™ve always had an active imagination, Connie, and Iโ€™m an avid fan of Stephen King. Maybe thatโ€™s where I get the darker flash fictions! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you for restacking this post @Kathleen Hobbs (https://substack.com/@livetobehappy)

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you, Robert Cosmar, for restacking this post/Story. ๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹๐Ÿ’‹

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