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Joe's avatar

Wow, Jimmy.

How you do this is beyond me.

I have been reading you daily now, for over three years, and have been surprised every. single. day.

This story felt cathartic.

I sincerely hope this story helps someone.

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Patris's avatar

Stunning. That’s all I can say..

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Patris's avatar

Nope, also

Visceral

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lou J's avatar

You surely make me want to help her. And hope that she someday feel fully free.

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Carol Angel's avatar

Wow! Is right, I hung on to the very end. Perhaps a movie…?

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Paula Brink's avatar

I love this one. As Patris said, visceral.

I admire you for being able to write a story every single day. 👏🏻

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Patty Mallett's avatar

Chilling. Disturbing. Hopeful.

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Nick Winney's avatar

I've never read a duff one yet Jimmy...im sure there must be ONE thats meh in 1200 but im fucked if i've found it yet.

and this surely isnt it.

Personally I don't know how you do it.

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George P Farrell's avatar

The kite appears to be a relic of the experience that she can never be free of. Trauma is forever.

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Mike Bertrand's avatar

that was for me reminiscent of the feeling i get reading some s. king stories. the mixture of psychological realism with radical events. i dont know if you are a fan or if you hate to be compared to other writers but its a compliment from me, for sure. im early enough in reading your stories to not have developed a sense for your personal style. thats part of the fun 🙂

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I don’t mind comparisons. Because I publish every day I purposely change styles sometimes. I know my voice well so I don’t mind stepping out of it

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Karlyn's avatar

You know when you can read an excerpt of a novel on Amazon or other online book vendors and when you can’t wait to click to buy? That’s this. I’m all in. I want to be with the woman who flies her butterfly kite.

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Pete K's avatar

This, right here, is one of those pieces. Nice work, Jimmy.

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