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That was very well done! but what was the thing in the woods...ive said it before and ill say it again. stop going into the woods at night. have they never seen ANY horror films!!!!

very interesting style. i can imagine some found footage being used to tell this story very affectively. hearty congrats and well deserved. 👌

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Thanks so much Nick! I'd definitely be out of luck if my characters paid any attention to horror films... I pictured the thing in the woods as a sort of Herne the Hunter - maybe with horrible teeth?

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yes... thats what i was seeing!

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Oh man what a clever idea for a framing - with the chat being punctuated by those superbly written bits by putting into the mouth of a character. Genius. Really great work.

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Thanks Keith! Figuring out how to frame those paragraphs was probably my favourite part of writing this piece.

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Wow, well done! This is phenomenal🖤

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Thank you!

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Really enjoyed the format—unique and appropriate for the story, too, so very well done!

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Thanks James! Glad you liked it.

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Oh I'm so glad this won. There were over 20 stories and this was one of the last I read. I just... I was like, wow. Well deserved. Very clever.

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Thank you so much Hanna! I had the idea for this one at the last moment and was never sure I'd get it done in time... but it was such a fun idea I couldn't risk not trying, you know?

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Well done! From concept through execution, just perfect.

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Thank you Mark!

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Absolutely chilling. Bravo, Iris.

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Thanks Shane!

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