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Aug 22Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

consider me spooked. this was so good. such good dialog and flow. all of it came together so well. i was reading this in my room and it's 1am and pitch dark and i had to put my phone light on because i was so effectively freaked out

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I don’t think there is a better compliment than someone saying they had to put a light on. Thank you thank you! ❤️

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Aug 20Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Dude, this was great! Perfect pacing, great voice. Loved it

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Thank you, Jimmy! I appreciate it! ❤️

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Aug 20Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Sean, this is next level. the dialogue, the tension. brilliant work.

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❤️🙏 Thank you Thank you!

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Aug 20Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

this might be my favorite automatic writer story yet. fantastically horrible, visceral, creeping until the moment it explodes. great work, the birds are your muse.

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Yay! Might be my favorite, too. It was tough, with the multiple narratives. It felt like a puzzle.

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Oct 10Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Holy moly. I had a grotesque look frozen on my face for a while there. I really like the present tense during the detective scene and then the past tense after the fact.

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Thanks, Walker! haha Love to read that. I had a good time playing with the tenses in this story!

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Sep 2Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

I am stunned in all senses, wow that was unbelievably good, thank you so much 😶

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Thank you, Caroline. That means a lot to me! ❤️

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Sep 2Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

I liked how it flowed and the scene is quite gruesome Sean. I can see why this earned you more subs, it's really really good. Great piece!

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I appreciate you reading my story, Ika. I hope you’ve been well!

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Sep 3Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

You're always welcome Sean. I am still kicking 😊

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Visceral and creepy tale. Nicely done, Sean!

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Thanks, Alexander! ❤️

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Aug 28Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

this may be your best yet. Awesome stuff

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Thank you, Molly! It was a struggle in the best way.

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I just finished "The Good Egg," in an 18 page flush of not being ablet to put it down. You've got a really classic narrator in this story. Every bit of his dialogue is riviting as the reader waits for what seems an inevitable fate for the policeman. I think this story ranks with Robert Bloch's (or should I say Hitchcock's) PSYCHO. Bravo!!

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Thank you, Sandy! I was definitely trying to channel the Hitchcock energy. It was one of the most fun and challenging things I've written to date.

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Aug 26Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Really excellent work, Seany, so well written with a delicate prose style fitting the theme so well.

It's almost like there's the ghost of Poe's Tell-Tale Heart buried under the floorboards too. Rich texture and heritage.

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Oooo I didn't see the Poe thing until you said it. Thank you, bud. Your words mean a lot. ❤️

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Aug 25Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

This is why I stay on Substack. Great pace, great dialogue, great everything. 🥇

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Thank you, Bryan! ❤️

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Aug 22Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Really great. impossible to stop reading. will have to read it again a few times... sure im missing some clues connecting the eggs. where did your idea for this come from? my anvil doesnt work like yours. never will!

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Thanks, Nick! The idea came from a few places. I’d written a micro some time back about a boy who swallows an egg. I really loved that imagery. I’m also working on a story for an anthology that had a theme that prompted this story, but ended up going with a different story for that antho. But really, it was a lot of noodling until things started to click. It took some time. haha

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Aug 22Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Well done! Great pacing. Thank you.

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Thank you, Lyndsey! ❤️

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Aug 22Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Christ.

Bravo, my friend.

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haha thank you! ❤️

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Aug 22Liked by Sean Thomas McDonnell

Gives superb creepy effect. Jeez sir. Well well well done.

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Thanks, Jon!! ❤️

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