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Tom Barrie Simmons Author's avatar

My word! I've written a couple of horror stories, but I don't really like going into that particular dungeon – the way one thinks can become a habit which can colour one's world.

Extremely well written though, it brings to mind a joke I sometimes tell.

Three aviators crash in a forest.

They are unlikely to be found, so they must make the 10 day journey out on foot.

They draw lots on who will cook each night, on the understanding that the loser will cook each night until he cooks a bad meal.

Twice the guy cooks delicious meals from roots and herbs, and on the third day he's had enough

He takes mud from a stream and makes it into rissoles.

His companions eagerly tuck into their meal. One of them spits out the mud and shouts "this rissole's made from mud! – But beautifully cooked"

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nettie glickman's avatar

It rewrote DNA like a deranged tattoo artist with a grudge. Holy placenta Vince you do have a way with words and visuals that stretch the mind to potential joy

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Colleen Bent's avatar

oh my gosh. You are my bedtime story 173 and what a ride that was.....thx for sharing :)

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Vince Roman's avatar

Thanks for stopping by

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Theresa Greene's avatar

Well, that was perfectly awful .

Well done !

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Vince Roman's avatar

Thank you

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Bryan Wiler's avatar

What a lovely, grotesque piece of work this is. Begins as a comedy of sorts with beautiful imagery - "cigarette burns on sweatpants" being my favorite - and then morphs into a dark allegory. Gives off serious "A Modest Proposal" vibes.

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Gillian Fletcher's avatar

Woof—I wish this were beyond comprehension but I don’t think it’s too far from what can happen when we place value in the wrong things!

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Yolanda D.'s avatar

Omg...what a horrible, degenerative piece of shits! The whole town of Mayfield is what I'm referring to. How could they even think of returning what they could never have in this lifetime, POWER? They give up their young to make a life out of giving them up for auction and then being sold to be that evening's dinner.

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Vince Roman's avatar

You can interpret it that way

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Khrystyna Catalina's avatar

What in the fuck actually did I just read every word of? Why did I like it?

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Vince Roman's avatar

Glad you liked it

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