STORY INFO
What Happens in Vegas
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Author
Zack Powell
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Danh mục
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Update
6 months ago
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41
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Content warning: Swearing My cat, Oreo, is the best poker partner I've ever had. Hands down—no pun intended. Don't let those old Coolidge paintings fool you; dogs really don't know what the hell they're doing once you sit them on that rickety ladder back chair, and their paws just aren't made for holding the cards steady. Trust me: If you want a reliable means of collusion in a game of Texas hold 'em,...
Outstanding reviews
Congrats on the win with your foray into fantasy! Don’t sell yourself short on this genre 😍
I think me and Fantasy is probably the equivalent of what you said about your relationship with Comedy. I used up all my creative brainpower with the genre for the rest of 2022. Maybe next year I'll try it again, LOL.
I think me and Fantasy is probably the equivalent of what you said about your relationship with Comedy. I used up all my creative brainpower with the genre for the rest of 2022. Maybe next year I'll try it again, LOL.
I think me and Fantasy is probably the equivalent of what you said about your relationship with Comedy. I used up all my creative brainpower with the genre for the rest of 2022. Maybe next year I'll try it again, LOL.
I think me and Fantasy is probably the equivalent of what you said about your relationship with Comedy. I used up all my creative brainpower with the genre for the rest of 2022. Maybe next year I'll try it again, LOL.
I think me and Fantasy is probably the equivalent of what you said about your relationship with Comedy. I used up all my creative brainpower with the genre for the rest of 2022. Maybe next year I'll try it again, LOL.
Don't you worry I just took care of that first step - but I get it, I am so socially awkward like that too! Look out for the email...PS I can't wait to one day read a horror from you!
Just saw your story is in the recommended..! Fingers crossed for you!
OMG!!! I'm screaming, Another win?! Well done, well done, well done! I do hope you know what an amazing writer you are after all the wins and shortlists... amazing stories, keep them coming! <33Knowing you, you are probably trying to meet the next deadline right now but make sure to celebrate this! :DD So happy for you!
OMG OMG OMG! I literally thought this story had no chance in hell of winning. What a way to wake up today. Wow! (Side note: This now just gave me the freedom to post a terrible story tonight, so thank you, Reedsy! 🤣🤣🤣)
This story is just so good. It's really weird, in a good way, and I found myself wondering what I'd do with a cat like Oreo. The story was so funny and yet has that deeper layer involving the relationship between your two main (human) characters.The paragraph where it's revealed the voice was coming from the furball had me laughing out loud, too. Loved it.Seriously good stuff here. Congratulations on an obviously well-deserved win.
Thank you very much, Chris! Happy to know that the humor translated to the page for you - I never know when I'm writing. The furball part was a ton of fun to write. Thanks for your kindness! Much appreciated.
Thank you very much, Chris! Happy to know that the humor translated to the page for you - I never know when I'm writing. The furball part was a ton of fun to write. Thanks for your kindness! Much appreciated.
Thank you for giving me a new favorite song. It's wildly catchy. And for sure, you could probably spend a whole two hour lecture analyzing this guy's neuroses. Soo much baggage.LOL, you've probably seen it all when you were working in Vegas. Must've been a really fun job, though. I imagine being employed in casino culture would never have a dull day. I hope we get a prompt calling for a story set in a casino so you can fill us in on what we're missing out on.
It would go something like this: Feeding people until 1-2am in the morning, working alongside cooks that smoked like chimneys, and drank like fish, sexually harassed like it was breathing air... burned forearms in deck ovens, gossip gossip gossip....Get off of work looking like a wet dog, walk by the line of people waiting to get into the club. REPEAT.
HMM...Maybe it's not as glamorous as TV makes it seem. Welp. The more you know!
Perfect! I laughed, cried, fell out of my seat...and then I read your story.Seriously, I loved this, even as a dog person. Now, I have to rethink that trip to Vegas with my pug.;)
LOL, thank you, Kendall! Makes me happy that a dog person enjoyed it too. Definitely take your pug the next time you go to the casino - they're magic!
The cat, "I'm out B!thces".Seemed like he cared more about the cat leaving then Mark.
Yeah, you got it, Rosemary. He absolutely did care more about the cat, which was the real problem. I'd like to think he learned his lesson after all this, but who knows.
I got a suggestion on account of the "featured breakup, poker, and a talking cat." And this was a nifty listen. It was about as strange as I was expecting but it was very complete what with your chosen repetition, and with your essential world. There was about as much explanation as is necessary in regards to the hairball, and I found Trever's consistency rather entertaining given its presented results.Thanks for writing!
And a belated thank you for reading (or listening), Kathleen! Glad this provided a bit of strangeness to your day, and it's nice to know that the repetition paid off.
thanks for responding! you should probably tell me if you have any favorites on here next time, yours or otherwise.weird and wonderful, is a good reference point if you don't claim either.
I'm not sure if the cat and hairball were supposed to be just him imagining things, or if they actually happened. I did think it was a cute story, definitely unlike anything I've ever read before.
Thanks, Hannah! In my mind, the events of this story definitely happened and the narrator wasn't just imagining it, but I really love your interpretation and now I wish I'd thought about it while writing this. Would've been a cool direction to take this.
If I may, if you liked the idea of it being imagined, there's a movie with Ryan Reynolds called The Voices where he has a severe mental illness and hears voices from his cat and dog that encourage him to do good and bad things. That's the vibe i got from your story! I hope you try the movie, I think it's one of his best.
I love this story. I just joined this site and my first story involes a cat. "The Unwelcomed Newcomer". Perhaps you can give it a read and see what you think. Your story is great! A lot of fun to read.
Appreciate you stopping by, reading, and commenting. Left you some feedback on your story just now. Let me know if any of it's unclear or if you want me to clarify what I wrote!
Funny how such a cutely named cat has such foul language :)) The little poker partner left me with a poker face followed by so many emotions condensed, so many times :)) Nice work!
Thanks for this, Raluca!
This story was epic. I thought the development of character was enthralling and kept me reading. The furball bit was hilarious. Extremely well done. I can see why you are taking home the wins Zack. Great stuff.
from One cat lover to another. Love, love the story.
I can see why this won. Well deserved Zack.
I wish the like button could miraculously transform into an "Oh my god I f...ing love this," button. You have an amazing talent for making a story feel like it is happening around you. And I really believed in a talking cat!
Thank you, Wendy! Love your writing style, so this is a huge compliment coming from you!
I'm soooo behind on my reading. What a treat this was! So many bits I loved. "What he needs with all that money is beyond me, though once, I swear I smelled something in the kitchen that wasn't Meow Mix." LOLThe moment his cat breaks up with him. Saying the sane things Mark did... The whole plot. Brilliant. Congratulations on your win 😁
Thanks, Rachel! Glad you had some fun reading this - it was a blast to write.
This story is so creative! I loved reading it :) What inspired you to write it?
Thanks for reading, Faith! Funny enough, the inspiration for this story came from my love of pirate. In the first version of this, Oreo was actually a parrot named Peter who was possessed by the spirit of a dead pirate. When I couldn't get that to work out, I decided to switch the animal and the setting, which gave way to this. One thing just led to another, I suppose.
I imagine the story would've been pretty different if it was Peter the parrot instead of Oreo! I'm glad you wrote this story, it was very fun to read :)
I've been to the casinos in Vegas once. They could be described a lot of ways, but what I saw, particularly when we cruised through at 4.00am, you managed to reduce to just just nine words. "The stench of tobacco and desperation congested the casino." Cool beans.
Thanks, Mark! Glad to know I found a pithy way to convey the essence of an experience.
Hey, Zack! I really enjoyed reading this story, specifically about Trevor's growth and of course, Oreo. The ending was the seal for me, I just loved the way it flowed and how it tied back to blackjack. Amazing work as always :)~ Jasey
Thank you for this lovely comment, Jasey! Happy to hear that you enjoyed this. :)
No problem! Hope you're doing well :D
No problem! Hope you're doing well :D
This was such a fun story! Your writing is witty and to-the-point, which I admire. Thanks for making me laugh this morning!
Thank you very much, Izy! Glad you got some laughs out of this one.
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