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P.K. Anthony's avatar

So entertaining to read the whole way through! And you went in a direction I’ve always wanted to see from this kind of story, which is what life looks like inside an absolute trash pile of a person.

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Drew Valdez's avatar

I’m glad you liked it! Yours was a blast

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P.K. Anthony's avatar

Thanks, Drew!

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Pablo Báez's avatar

This was fun for you to write and it comes through, it has a good energy carrying throughout the piece.

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Drew Valdez's avatar

I couldn’t agree with you more! I think I write in one of the most chaotic ways possible 😂

Let me set the scene.

Shitty horror movie, YouTube video, keyboard and my ideas book. I get up probably 50 times in the middle of the story and eventually manage to smash something together.

The it’s a small break and I edit. Editing is really the only place I really focus because I try and break it down line by line.

The rest is pure mess. Your shits banging though so whatever you’re doing is working.

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Pablo Báez's avatar

We’re not that off in process, one thing here and there but for the most part we’re on the same page 😂

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Drew Valdez's avatar

I appreciate it brudda! It was a blast. I saw the prompt right after watching Inner Space and was like “bingo”. I always try and have fun with these stories when I put them together, because if not they feel stiff and make you want to rip your dick off 🤷🏽‍♂️

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Pablo Báez's avatar

Right there with ya’.

Sitting still is torture enough, gotta make that time as enjoyable as possible.

As someone that can’t be still, writing is both a curse and a blessing.

It’s probably helped more than not to keep my dick from being ripped, can tell you that much.

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Jared Lambert's avatar

Nice! In my mind's eye I imagine the characters as a more haggard version of the people from the Cells at Work anime

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Drew Valdez's avatar

I haven’t see that one yet. I’ll add it to my list. When I fleshed Manny out in my notebook I wrote “Mexican super Mario, but Luigi got all the fame.”

Then took it from there 😂

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Sandolore Sykes's avatar

This really was a fun ride! Love the imagination...

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Artemis's avatar

What a unique take and such a fun read! Really enjoyed reading this (as always) :)

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Drew Valdez's avatar

Thanks homie! Your new short story was 👌🏽

(AS ALWAYS!!!!!)

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Unique my dude! I totally got that inner space vibe right away!

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Nick Winney's avatar

Excellent take my friend! the engine cannae take it!

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Antoine's avatar

It reminds me a french tv series, "il était une fois la vie", in a more tragic/funny way ^^

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Jeannine's avatar

What a cool and imaginative take on the plumbing prompt! I need to show my innards more respect...

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