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Nick Winney's avatar

Nice one!

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Nick!

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Leanne Shawler's avatar

Twist!

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

I love a good one! Thanks for reading, Leanne. 😁

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Claudia Befu's avatar

This took a dark turn indeed! Some of your stories remind me in a way of fables. There’s always a lesson in there.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you for reading and commenting, Claudia! I think it's a natural tendency in my fiction to explore some measure of truth like many fables do because that's what I grew up reading. It makes it a little more challenging at times, but fun to see the response.

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jeff white's avatar

Imaginative, tightly written, at once familiar and not. Excellent work.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you, Jeff, and Happy New Year!

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Scott Weinzirl's avatar

Very good, enjoyable and thought provoking.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you for reading and commenting, Scott!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

One-upmanship never ends well.

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Except when I'm the last one to one-up and then it always ends well 😉

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Kristin Noland's avatar

Such a good story! Thank you for sharing it. 😀

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Thank you for reading and commenting, Kristin!

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Kristin Noland's avatar

I like to compliment when compliments are due. It is very good. :)

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