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John Coon's avatar

Absolutely creepy. Enjoyed this horror story!

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Shaina Read's avatar

Thank you John!

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Grim Flandango's avatar

Dark. I loved it!

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Nick Winney's avatar

Woah! Thats absolutely brilliant Shaina. Could not stop reading it. Desperate for this not to be all there is of this horrific dystopia? Huge round of applause from me. This is the sort of thing I wish I was writing right now.

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Joseph L. Wiess's avatar

Mad scientists inside. Enter at your own risk.

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Hanna Delaney's avatar

Chilling, Shaina. Absolutely chilling.

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Shaina Read's avatar

Thank you Hanna ❤️

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Susan Roebuck's avatar

Excellent story telling

Wow!

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Frank's avatar

Everybody has their price, even when they don't know what part of themselves is being bought...tragic all around but more real than we want to believe! A vicious heart rending story that I couldn't put down Shaina, whew!

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Jared Lambert's avatar

An emotional roller coaster. Curious, sad, then scared!

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Shaina Read's avatar

Thank you so much for reading Jared!

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Really enjoyed this, Shaina! Captured my attention the entire way through, no small feat! I'll be thinking about this one all day.

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Shaina Read's avatar

🙏

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Alexandra Danila's avatar

That ending took me by surprise. Great story.

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Shaina Read's avatar

Thanks so much for reading!

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Scoot's avatar

why do you post these in the morning??? WHY DO I READ THEM?!

Is the "serpent" in serpent-chip what I think it is? This is wonderfully done. Well. You know what I mean.

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Shaina Read's avatar

So you can enjoy your breakfast! And yes, the serpent in serpent-chip is exactly what you think it is.

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Nick Winney's avatar

i need to know about serpent chips.... not the sort you have with an avocado dip, presumably?

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Shaina Read's avatar

Bahahahaha! No, thank goodness 😅

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