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"They say small towns give birth to more rumors than they do babies," Lord have mercy, that's truth right there

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Fun approach, from the perspective of someone leading an orientation. And fun lore 😊

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One can feel the small-town grits and grease of 1935 with this story, awesome writing Mme Reid!

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"Lost to time and a train whistle..." . ❤️

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Loved this. 'bullhonkey' ... nice ... 'plain as a slice of buttered bread', excellent.

The voice was super convincing. Just the perfect narration.

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I adore Hank and hope he becomes a Ferris Island regular (if he isn’t already and I just haven’t read his stories yet). ♥️

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Jan 30Liked by S.E. Reid

I had a vivid image of Hank and the store spring to mind after the first few sentences. You are so adept at making words jump off the page and right into pictures before the eyes. Really enjoyed this story for everything it told, and for the things left to the reader to imagine ♥️

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Jan 30Liked by S.E. Reid

Ah, so sweet! Now, gee whiz, where could Fly have up and gone to... 🧐 Hmmm? Lol!

S.E., Just wondering what the prompt was for this piece, if there was one!

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Hi Frank! It's actually based on a very, very, VERY old S.E. Reid story, given a bit of a spitshine Ferris Island update.

(Archive Members will get to learn more in the Winter Seasonal Summary, coming up soon. 😁✨)

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Jan 30Liked by S.E. Reid

L O R E M A S T E R HANK

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I loved how different this was! The way you balanced the present with the past, and then twisted the whole thing was delicious!

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Loved the orientation 😍. Something as mundane as a new job orientation turns into a mystery and horror story all in one. Great piece!

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Jan 31Liked by S.E. Reid

👍💖

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Jan 30Liked by S.E. Reid

That was good. 😁

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Loved the voice! Pulled me right in.

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Really good! Absorbing, and full of wisdom.

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Nicely done!

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