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Nissa Harlow's avatar

Oh, Dave. Too bad! A good man is hard to find.

Kailani B.'s avatar

Taken too soon.

Thanks for reading!

Emily S Hurricane's avatar

Aaaaa this is too cool for a short story hahaha I’d read a whole novel about this premise šŸ˜šŸ˜

Kailani B.'s avatar

Thank you very much!

Bryan Pirolli's avatar

Great piece! Could have been sponsored by Blackwing with that pencil :) Thanks so much for contributing this to The Midnight Vault II.

Kailani B.'s avatar

Thanks! The nod to Blackwing wasn’t intentional and I didn’t even notice it until after I’d written it, so I guess my subconscious decided to be a backseat writer for this story :)

The Faraday Room's avatar

A guy so nice he tolerates telemarketers? What a loss.

Kailani B.'s avatar

There aren’t too many like him.

Jay Myser's avatar

This was such a magical story. And I just loved the dialogue.

Kailani B.'s avatar

Thanks, Jay! That’s so nice to hear.

Stephen's avatar

emerald pencil! and I can't quite explain it but after reading it optimism lingers. there's something sad and wise about your writing. hats off

Kailani B.'s avatar

Thanks for the great comment, Stephen!

I have more short stories you might enjoy, some of which I’ve narrated myself.

Stephen's avatar

sounds good! thank you

Liam Palmer's avatar

I enjoyed this thoroughly

Kailani B.'s avatar

Woo-hoo! Thanks so much!

Ian Barr's avatar

This was great! Creepy, whimsical, and that ending! Oof. Haunting.

Kailani B.'s avatar

Excuse me while I go tape this comment to my wall.

Thanks so much, Ian!

Carolyn Mario's avatar

Well, beware the crackin'.

Kailani B.'s avatar

And let’s not forget guys in suits and glasses.

William E.'s avatar

Well done! A modern take on a classic show.

It's interesting that both of our stores center around media (mine got finished but missed the deadline) but go in different directions.

Kailani B.'s avatar

Thanks for reading!

I hope you post your story anyway.

William E.'s avatar

I will, eventually.