STORY INFO
Long Live the King
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Author
Hazel Ide
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Danh mục
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Update
1 year ago
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Part Chapter
1/??
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Reads
65
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"I was eight years old the first time I heard his name." Shifting in the hard plastic seat, my wrists are shackled to a metal chain link at the center of the table, limiting my mobility.The officer observes my discomfort passively, already impatient and annoyed with my recollection of events."I was thinking a little more recent, Miss Clark. Like why you were caught standing outside his home with a bloody—""No, no, you d...
Outstanding reviews
Love, love, love it! Wow, what a fantastic MC you have here. Her attitude is priceless; you want to love her, scary as she is. I'd love to see this person in other tales, Hazel. She's that memorable.Major kudos to you for the cameos by Palahniuk and Bukowski, and especially for the Tom Robbins mention. The inclusion of Douglas Adams and Vonnegut just rounded out a spectacular list of authors I love.You nailed the prompt, totally. This, IMO, is your best tale to date. Nicely done, Hazel. Nicely done indeed.Cheers!
Wow thanks so much Delbert! This one was really fun to write. And I agree re the authors, obviously all amongst my favorites too. Plus, anyone who can get away with calling a book Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates deserves a nod.
LOLOL THAT is actually my favorite Tom Robbins book! He was more mature in his writing, but he still had his trademark similes and irreverence. You're one of the very few people I know who appreciates Tom Robbins. I bow to your taste in literature.Cheers!
Likewise!!
Great story. The slightly condescending voice this was told in, and all the writers jokes, really painted a picture of a hyper-intelligent slighty unhinged but mostly harmless (?) stalker. Reading both Margaret Atwood and Charles Bukowski feels like the Barbenheimer of opposites! "Or, I could tell him what actually transpired while adding narrative, a creation of my own making." haha brilliant sentence at the end of a writers story, we can all relate to that.
Thank you for reading, Scott! I'm glad you picked up on that. Yes, the MC is pretty arrogant yet completely oblivious at the same time. And re the authors, haha, I don't know, I feel like when you're young and discovering literature, though specifically Atwood and Bukowski are so different, they both lead you down a path of self-examination, opposites be damned. Anyway thank you again for the comments! Cheers!
This does read like an opening for a Stephen King chapter, before we begin the ride from the top of the roller coaster. It definitely left me in anticipation of, "What happens next?" But it is the ambiguity of the whole ordeal that leaves me wanting to keep things as mysterious as possible while still being entertained. Thank you for this!
Thank you for the insight Steffen! I agree, sometimes things are best left unexplained. Cheers :)
Congratulations on your win! I thought the story was a potential winner the moment I read it. I hope you will gain momentum from this win and continue to contribute outstanding stories.
Thank you for your encouraging words, David. There's so much talent on here, I feel like it's hit or miss every week with how good everyone's stories are but I was really grateful for the inspiration this time. Thank you again, cheers!
Great story, and for a community of writers (and readers) this is perfect. I want to go visit Stephen King! I could bring my drone too, and my pliers, a sledgehammer- ;)congrats!
Thanks Marty! Haha yeah now I kinda want to go there too 🤔
I loved this! Had me on the edge of my seat! I want to know more!
Oh, thanks very much Jeana!
A little off topic but -- I love your bio. It's so succinct. I'm reworking mine, but having a little trouble with my origin story. Am I a hominid, a hominim, a hominem, a homunculus, a hoi polloi, or just plain hominy?
A reasonable question. I would write another story for your bio defining yourself as just plain hominy. Imagine the possibilities.
is there more to this story? i wanna finish it lol. it definitely kept me interested.
Thanks Justin! There's a little more but haven't decided how to present it yet. We'll see. Thanks for the read!
Thanks Justin! There's a little more but haven't decided how to present it yet. We'll see. Thanks for the read!
Wow thank you Geir for that insight and comment! Really great and specific, it's so helpful as a new writer to read feedback. And it was so fun to write. Cheers!
This was fantastic, Hazel. So much fun. The MC's detachment from the severity of what she has done makes her seem like a real psychopath, but she is still somehow likeable. I liked her more than I did Annie Wilkes anyway :)Nice sprinkle of references throughout made this an enjoyable writer's museum.This was awesome and a worthy winner. Thanks for sharing
Thank you Tom! Yeah she was very detached, almost naive in a way. She was fun to write. Thank you for the read and comments!
Thank you Tom! Yeah she was very detached, almost naive in a way. She was fun to write. Thank you for the read and comments!
I loved this story so much! Wonderful job, it's marvelous.
Thank you so much Cora!
Nice! Love all of the literary references and in-jokes.
Ha, thank you very much!
This was AMAZING! I really want to hear more from you. You did an AMAZING job with this short story. Good job!
Thank you Hazel! That's so encouraging!!
Wow, Hazel! I am a NEW FAN of yours! I love, love, love your writing style. I was drawn in right from the beginning! So much conveyed in such a short piece. Your word choice is DELICIOUS! I also adore your voice in this story. I want to meet your MC...she was so real and funny without trying to be. Loved the ending (although I really, really want to know what happened...I have a feeling I would be laughing!). Congrats on the win. Well deserved!!
Thank you so much Karen!! Such kind words! Cheers 👏
It’s everything you said. Funny, mysterious, thrilling! A good read! Congratulations on your win!
Thank you so much Karen!
Fantastic! I think all the book lovers here may relate to this MC as she throws out authors hoping for Dougher to “understand” 😂 This was such a great read, so well-written, and well-deserving of the win! Congrats! 🎈 ( <—- get “it”?) 🤭
🎈 🎈 yes!!! Haha - thank you!
I love the use of comedy spun into mystery! A fan who's perception of their favorite author went awry!! I wanna know what happened now hehe
Thank you!! Yeah I do too haha
Oh, so open ending! Very good.Thanks for liking my Walking to California Congrats on the win. This was so good.🥰🎉🥳Thanks for liking my Where the Wild Things Aren't
Thank you Mary and of course! I enjoyed your story as well!
Awesome! I actually got to stand outside his house at night once back in 1987 when I was in college in Maine on a visit. The house is intimidating. Great read. You captured so much in a short story. Fantastic use of the prompt.
Thank you David! I've actually never been but I live in Maine and everyone knows where he lives and what his house looks like, I've heard it's pretty creepy. Especially this time of the year this close to Halloween! Thanks again, cheers!
Maine is beautiful. We were there last October, but just around Acadia. It is a beautiful state. Keep up your writing. It is very good!
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