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David Rachels's avatar

Well done! Favorite image: “patrons who looked like they were cosplaying Tom Waits.”

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Thanks, David! So many great lines in this one

nibbins the cat's avatar

This works well. Nicely done

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Thanks for reading, my fine feline friend!

Rebecca Buchanan's avatar

Very good! I'd love to read more stories like this. :)

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Thanks, Rebecca! Andy's one of a kind, but be sure to check out our older posts for more stories from AD Schweiss and Colleen Quinn. If you liked this one, you'll dig those too!

Rhema Sayers's avatar

If he 'pardoned' Francis, who supervised his brother's torture, why didn't he pardon Not-Katie? Did he see something in Francis that was missing in NK? Excellent read. I hope my writing approaches this quality someday.

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Same here! Thanks for reading!