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Ian Cattanach's avatar

Beautiful!

Slade McTaggart's avatar

thank you so much, ian! much love bro !

Kerr Martin's avatar

Dang, I was fine right up until I wasn't. This almost brought me to tears, man. You managed to capture action, that need for adventure, the desperation for a new life and the deep sadness of a mistake that will sit with Jake, and the boy's family, forever. You did something special here, and had me thinking about the ramifications of the characters actions on people beyond the story, the emotions of characters you hadn't even wrote about. That's amazing worldbuilding, especially in such a short piece, and that is real talent.

Slade McTaggart's avatar

thank you so much for the kind words, kerr. i always appreciate hearing your thoughts. much love, my friend.

Ramona Moth's avatar

Such a textural, captivating read!

Slade McTaggart's avatar

thank you so much!!

Ellis Wiens's avatar

You cooked with this one, pun intended. Jake’s being primed for danger by his father’s harsh nature killed the boy, a mistake born of instinct. A weighty read indeed!

Slade McTaggart's avatar

ellis! thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts! much love!

Martin Garcia's avatar

Slade! You broke bad? Hah, I really liked the middle part. I was tense.

Thank you for sharing and I hope you are doing great!

Slade McTaggart's avatar

thank you for reading and interacting martin! you are awesome!! i hope life is treating you well!

Aidan Gardner's avatar

5 star read, thank you Mr Slade!

Slade McTaggart's avatar

my goat. thank you aidan!

Steven Muir's avatar

Great descriptions color a moment of intensity that pull (and pull well) the reader in. Perfect amount of context and word count for an enticing, highly readable short. Excellent work!

Slade McTaggart's avatar

thank you so much, Steven ! cheers my friend!