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MARTYS | The Witness Chronicle's avatar

I love the self-awareness here, especially “notverygoodfiction.” 😂 The way you tie all the previous characters together makes this feel like a short story about the stories themselves.

And that final “Stocking filler?” is a great callback to the six-word story.

Which of your previous “short stories” do you think came closest to actually being a short story?

Nick Speak's avatar

Well, thank you. Kind comments, there.

TBH, I like all of them - probably, Bob, though. Did you get chance to read any?

MARTYS | The Witness Chronicle's avatar

Not yet, but Bob definitely sounds like one I should start with! I’ll give it a read soon.

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