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Wil Dalton's avatar

This could be longer and still enjoyable!

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Maegan Heil's avatar

i know, it doesn't feel done, does it?

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Wil Dalton's avatar

What would Aimee Bender say?

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Wil Dalton's avatar

More “I don’t want to be my mother” moments preceding the end, maybe?

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Maegan Heil's avatar

I know, right? I had this line I took out, right after "I am the yelling type of mother turns out." It used to say, "Like my mother and her mother and the mother before her." But I thought maybe it was too obvious.

I was thinking I need to read more Bender also. They need a book of Keret, Bender, Saunders, Evenson, Barthelememememew that I can alternate between all in the same document.

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Everytime I do a post I lose like 10 subscribers. 😂

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Kris Mole's avatar

I'm in awe at your imagination and way of putting it into words. I don't know how you do it.

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Thank you, Kris, you're too kind. xo

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Kris Mole's avatar

Just spitting facts. x

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Matt Bartle's avatar

I love how, particularly at the start, the words seem like song lyrics. Kind of grotesque but beautiful? If that makes sense. Excellent work as always!

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Thank you, Matt. 🥩

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Matt Andersen's avatar

Now that’s how you write a first sentence!

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Ha, thanks, Matt, I appreciate it! 🥩

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Michelle's avatar

Maegan, I died 🤣 keep going. I want more.

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Thank you, Michelle, I think I will. Originally it went a bit further but I could never finish it, and a friend said, it could end right where it is. And I looked again and thought, hmm, maybe. But really I keep going back and forth and your comment is the oomph I need to do it. Thank you :)

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John Raisor's avatar

This reminds me of an old episode of Tales From the Crypt. Well done.

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Thanks John, I like that perspective, ha! I used to love that show. A decade ago I had a website, thecryptkeepersdaughter.com when I was trying to first get out there lol

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John Raisor's avatar

Remember the vignette where the guy had an evil 2nd head growing out of his body? (It may not have been TFTC, Im not sure.)

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Yes that does ring a bell 🤣 🤣

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Maegan Heil's avatar

yessssssssssss🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩

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Cheap & Crass's avatar

Loved it!

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Thank you, C! 🥩

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Susan Sibley-Rodgers's avatar

I will never see a hangnail the same way again! I know it’s gonna be a wild ride and you never disappoint!

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Ha! Thank you, Susan! 🥩🥩

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Tom Braccini's avatar

Well now I want to know who resides on the rest of her digits. Loved it!

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Maegan Heil's avatar

Thanks, Tom!! 🥩

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