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Apr 23, 2022Liked by J.E. Petersen

Very fun! I like the eerie turn things take while Reg is in such a beautiful setting.

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Apr 23, 2022Liked by J.E. Petersen

Love the setup of how Reg loses everything, and then instead of peace or anger, finds something… terrifying.

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Apr 24, 2022Liked by J.E. Petersen

Suds is the kinda guy you want in your life. Kat sucks. I'm super excited to learn more about these characters, Peg's shadow, other people's shadows, other THING's shadows (living vs unliving), and beyond. When is Part 2??

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Apr 24, 2022Liked by J.E. Petersen

I love how your words paint vivid pictures and emotions.

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I've always enjoyed your writing. To me it is approaching a perfect level of accessibility/readability and eloquence. A balance of higher vocabulary and yet ease of reading and comprehension. Saying a lot without too many words. etc.

The content itself was great. It felt real and immersive and connected very quickly and with little effort. It seems like a sad story that happens all too frequently for people but then the hard pivot into something paranormal is unexpected and poignant because of the normal(ish) everyday-ness of the other things going on.

Looking forward to the mystery!

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Apr 28, 2022·edited Apr 28, 2022

Good stuff man, I am looking forward to the next release. I am sensing some Jungian influences here with the Shadow joining the party - I am betting it will lead Reg to some kind of deeper understanding of himself / his broken psyche? We shall see! Also, is "Reg" like, regular - he is just a regular guy? Again, looking forward to learning more man...

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Super interesting and intriguing! absolutely love it man. I love how we as the readers already know so much about Reg’s current personal life but know so little about how the story is gonna go from here. I also love the way Reg seems to get off track a little bit while telling his story as he talks about very minuscule details of his very sad and boring life, which gives the story a more real feeling and makes the story telling itself super impressive. 10/10!

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I like the setup of being fired leading to strange things, but the behavior of Sudhir seems too unrealistic to me. Why does he have video of his employee’s wife on his laptop? His choice to show that to Reg and then immediately fire him strains credulity.

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I’m hooked in!

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Like, jeez-ville! Yoinks!

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Good stuff! You set the hook well right at the start.

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