First of all, congratulations, Justin, on having your story win the Lunar Award! It certainly is a well deserved honor. That story is fantastic!! This story is a scary one. Malaki seems a little crazed, if not a lot crazed!!! But who knows where he has just been and what he has just gone through..... Nice job!! Happy Halloween!!
Thank you, Andrea! I was really excited to hear the news about the short story. And I agree with you! Malaki seems quite crazed to me, but I’m sure others might interpret his character differently. Thanks so much for reading! 😀
Deliciously scary. Justin Deming has left us with so many questions: Who was Malaki? What had he done? Who was chasing him? How did he lose his shirt? Why was the house on fire? Why did he surrender? This perfect story confirms for us that writers don't need to have all the details. Readers have their own.
Thank you so much, Sharron! I was hoping there weren’t too many gaps to fill/unanswered questions, so I really appreciate your take on the story and overall reassurance! 😀
I love a good waking up shirtless story. And a good one-word title. And phrases like "thrumming like thrash metal."
Thank you my friend!
Love this micro fiction Justin. I identify a lot with your writing style, wich is very close to my writing style. Thanks for being here.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Rolando! I’ll have to read some of your stories!
I am hoping for it Justin.
Any suggestions on where I should start?
I'm writing in my substack "Outside de therapy room" since August. I usually publsh on Mondays. I have 2 kinds of publications
1. Short fiction stories
stories
2. A.secrion called inspirational words. In this one, I choose a word that inspires me and write freely from this starting point.
Since the world is facing some wars, i suggest you start with "Violins against war Machines"
https://open.substack.com/pub/rolandoandrade/p/violins-against-war-machines?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=20ov80
So much left to the imagination. I have a feeling he wasn't long for this world.
Bravo, Count Deming.
I agree, Mark. And thanks so much! (Also, no one has ever called me that, mua ha ha!)
First of all, congratulations, Justin, on having your story win the Lunar Award! It certainly is a well deserved honor. That story is fantastic!! This story is a scary one. Malaki seems a little crazed, if not a lot crazed!!! But who knows where he has just been and what he has just gone through..... Nice job!! Happy Halloween!!
Thank you, Andrea! I was really excited to hear the news about the short story. And I agree with you! Malaki seems quite crazed to me, but I’m sure others might interpret his character differently. Thanks so much for reading! 😀
Deliciously scary. Justin Deming has left us with so many questions: Who was Malaki? What had he done? Who was chasing him? How did he lose his shirt? Why was the house on fire? Why did he surrender? This perfect story confirms for us that writers don't need to have all the details. Readers have their own.
Thank you so much, Sharron! I was hoping there weren’t too many gaps to fill/unanswered questions, so I really appreciate your take on the story and overall reassurance! 😀
Wow, atmospheric stuff!
Thanks so much, Barrie!
Great micro horror!
Thank you, Jason!