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Bill Hiatt's avatar

Quite a psychological twist on the typical execution.

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Hamish Kavanagh's avatar

Thanks Bill. I went down a whole rabbit hole on the morality informing this story. Hope you enjoyed it.

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J.M. Ransom's avatar

I really enjoyed the progression from “I want my executioner to have a life.” to the doctor crying to the final line. “The fucking monster” hit like a hammer. Neat premise and good job evolving it

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Hamish Kavanagh's avatar

Thanks, this is one of my favourites. The word count is too short to qualify for the comp itself, but I included it here just to get a few more eyes on it. Glad you enjoyed it.

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Linda Rigsbee's avatar

Well done!

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EJ Trask's avatar

this is a gut punch. beautiful, stunning

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