I love this. It's good to read your words again. ❤️

Nice shots. Definitely conveyed a femme fatale/dangerous mood. Love the nail color too. :)

Perfect, thanks. This wasn't working for me the other day...

Absolutely miss the long-form content!

How do you find long-form #leofinance content? #threads is a great addition, but it's sad if we aren't going to offer real content.

The final paragraph is meant to show that he raped and murdered the girl, but that he is unable to admit it, even to himself. He has to disassociate (think of himself as a fish watching himself) to even

Great analysis and comment. Thank you. The 'lack of outrage at his predicament' that you point to is something for me to consider if I revise more. There is backstory here that explains it, but that doesn't

Thank you. I'm glad you did not skip a single word ... I spent time choosing each one! :)

Thanks! Glad to hear the suspense kept you reading.

Yes, you got it. Thank you. That's exactly the story I tried to tell, and it's great to have feedback that affirms it was done!

Yes, please do include it on Monday. Thank you. Some of my best readers come to me through DreemPort, so I'd be glad to have it included. As far as standards go: I chafe at the idea of any kind of restrictions

After seeing this thread, #dreemport gave the story a second look, and offered to include it in their next round of submissions on Monday. Awesome! I do enjoy sharing my stories there.

My latest short story submission to #dreemport was rejected for "abusive language/hate speech."

Yeah, I don't think I would ever attempt to write dialect from another country! I've read that the key is to only give a taste of the dialect, without going overboard. That's what I mean when I say yours

This could be a standalone slice-of-life story, nice job. I think the dialect works in the dialogue, helping to create the regional flavor. I also like how you build up to revealing that his father is

New crime fiction published in #scholarandscribe. I spent a couple months with this one; enjoy!

4/ The bay here looks more like a river ... until you consider that the stand of trees on the right is Rennie Island.

3/ ... Hoquiam means 'hungry for wood' in Native American. The area was called Hoquiam because of the driftwood that gathers along the bay and river.

2/ At the border of the above 144-acre Dog Marsh and the Grays Harbor bay. Note the driftwood ...

🧵1/ Felt like an Indian (or cowboy) on the prairie while checking out this ship at the Port of Grays Harbor loading facility in Hoquiam, Wash. #pnw