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Like the lines nestled between the prose!

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This is a brutal work of genius! Love the sensations and the italicized poetic moments. Beautiful!

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thank you so much will, this is truly the best coming from you

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Yuck and yikes! 🩸💀🫣 I don't usually get freaked out by slashers but I feel a little funny now. EJ never disappoints.

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you give the greatest compliments

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Another winner, EJ! Loved how you handled this, so dreamy and darkly beautiful. A master at her craft!

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I didn’t set out to make the slasher a poet but that’s what he wanted to be…

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Rarely has ghastly slaughter been so beautiful

"The moon was a tiny slice of itself."

"Jason smelled like sunshine. Like hot skin, grass, and lake water. She breathed him in and her stomach fizzed."

"The axe through her back held her up, a puppet on a stick."

Thanks for this gem of a piece E.J.

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A worthy addition to the camp slasher genre!

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Jun 10Liked by EJ Trask

summer camp's finest. bath and body works vibes in the wet woods. nothing sweeter.

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Yikes - what goes on in that head of yours?!!!!

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