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Liz's avatar

love this!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Love that you love it

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Karlyn's avatar

I always look forward to your last sentences! With very few words you paint a picture of irony, surprise, sometimes sadness…this one with the foil-wrapped duck!🤣. Love it.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Closing strong was a lesson I learned writing 100 word stories. And being in a punk band

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Elizabeth Hennessey's avatar

Yowza! Didn't see that one coming!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

I like to keep readers off balance when I can

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Patty Mallett's avatar

Nick means business, man!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Hates mosquitoes but doesn't cook those. 😆

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Joe's avatar

What a character!

Great story!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks Joe!

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Tony LeHoven's avatar

Excellent!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks Tony! Invite some new readers to this party

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Luke's avatar

There I am, in one of your worlds. And the last sentence made me laugh.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Are you the particular neighbor or are you making Wild Duck to go with pie?

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Luke's avatar

Hahaha. Despite the poetic beauty of it, no duck with the pie.

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V. C. Ackerman's avatar

“I won’t let a neighbor starve.” Before I got to the end, I was thinking “wow, Nick isn’t so bad after all”. But then I got to the end and oh my GOD Jimmy! I’m dying, that’s so funny.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

A little on the dark side of the humor spectrum. I remember thinking it was messed up. A little Arte Johnson to go with the Denis Johnson 🤡

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