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Patris's avatar

This Easter story has all the crew together- the stigmata of the hero, his act of grace, the thread of confounding circumstances- and the insistence on Eddie’s elevation.

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Joe's avatar

Interesting take!

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Patris's avatar

It’s just that time of year.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I love this breakdown of it. That’s a Wow.

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Patris's avatar

You lead here, not me, but must say I find threads in your stories that take me - and anyone who would - make that should - study your themes. It could be a course in modern lit.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I try to have some underlying messages and certainly Eddie being ok with a bit of self harm was one of them. I was raised Catholic but just missed the subconscious Easter parallels

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Patris's avatar

I was marched through bloody reenactments - you should try an Easter season on a 1960s Greek island.

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Patty Mallett's avatar

Excellent. As per usual.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thank you. I liked it a lot and I wrote it while a cold/flu combo was pummeling me. Gotta get better for a big audition tomorrow

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Parker McCoy's avatar

Eddie's a true hero. Bus drivers are rarely heroes in fiction. Groundbreaking. Legend.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I love spotlighting under appreciated people

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Joe's avatar

Excellent story.

Drove busses for many years - school and city.

"What if" is always on your mind.

The motto is: "Hit nothing but air".

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I rode a bus to high school. I’m sure I was one of the worst occupants

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Vince Roman's avatar

Great story

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks Vince. It feels like I’m putting some good work out there

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Karlyn's avatar

Great cross-section of characters! But I like how Patris described them as the crew :)

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

It didn’t feel ensemble to me. I was mostly in Eddie’s head while I was writing

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Robert M Savage, Jr's avatar

I love this stuff!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I’m thrilled you love it. Especially because the same people taught us the craft.

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