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Nov 5, 2021Liked by Jimmy Doom

the stoic anti-hero walks alone.

and "thumbs working his phone like starving pigeons plucking seed" is a great line.

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Thanks. It's my paean to the last game of DCFC season and a shameless plug for my pigeon feeding charity.

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Jimmy Doom

See? Always the romantic. A beautiful first foray into a different genre. I loved it.

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I'm glad you did. Maybe some people were hoping for the hookup, but it didn't feel right, at least not then.

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Jimmy Doom

It's human nature to hope for the hook up (;

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But once the narrative hits any variety of rough spots, bumps, hesitations, the author can't smash them together like Playdoh

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Jimmy Doom

I wish everyone happy endings IRL but, please don't make me read or watch fiction about it. Good work, Jim

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Yeah, I'm not gonna be at a RomCom film fest any time soon

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Nov 6, 2021Liked by Jimmy Doom

Oh, the possibilities.

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I plan on revisiting these characters. This is one where I cannot allow my real life feelings or experiences to encroach to much. They can be the spice, they can't be the protein.

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*too. Morning fingers.

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Nov 10, 2021Liked by Jimmy Doom

Keyworth

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Prophetic, kind of. They moved to USL

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