Quick heads up – typo “You get the to write”

Good catch, Swordsman, thank you! In my ridiculous edit from what I wrote to what would fit I apparently missed it!

Ooh… makes me wonder about that man!

Carrots. Duct tape. A cooler.

This kind of gave me the chills. Well done.

Thanks, all. I think this story is a classic example of my biggest flaw as a writer: the cop out. It could go someplace really dark and cool but then I decide to just get weird and funny. One of these days I’m going to rework this. Thanks so much for all of the comments… I do love this piece (despite said cop out) and like that others enjoyed it, too.

Too many people try to be dark and cool. In my opinion, weird and funny is completely underused and therefore, all the more enjoyable when it does show up. In the immortal words of Roald Dahl: “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”

Thanks!