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Wow! This is...something else, for sure. There's something so visceral about Caraway's suffering. It almost makes the reader root for him.

The Killer Cookbook; what an idea. People would line up in droves to buy that.

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Thank you! I may move forward with my plans to flesh this story out and add the remaining 5 recipes!

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Excellent, really excellent. Original too, bravo. I'd buy a copy of the Killer Cookbook.

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Thank you so much for reading!

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Well done!

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Thanks Miles!

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Great dialogue at the beginning. Nice pacing, cadence and language.

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I really appreciate you saying so. I know that bad dialogue is one of those things that yanks you right out of the story… so it’s good to know I had this one down

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Yes! It did the opposite, it moved me along quickly like a current in a river.

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Kind of you to say. Thanks for reading!

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Absolutely! I’m glad you went with your guy about whether to continue the story. Maintaining the mystery is one of my favorite things about short fiction!

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Thank you very much! I’m glad you weighed in!

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This is so awesome! Is there going to be a part 2??

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Thank you for reading! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

I sketched out what a follow up plot may look like -- Cathy going to the home of Rebecca, uncovering more of her recipes and unearthing secrets about her witchcraft before finally plotting some confrontation with the killer she created. Ultimately, I hated it. And I hated writing it. I couldn’t shake the feeling I was ruining the mystery and detracting from what actually made the story tense.

I like that this story was a (relatively) quick and tidy tale about the consequences of pursuing your own version of Justice.

As of right now, I have no plans to release a second part of Cathy’s story. I hope the explanation at least sates your curiosity!

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