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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

Wow! The way the saw made a raspy sound Elias could feel in his molars is sort of how I felt about this whole piece!

Nick Winney's avatar

such a tangle of possibilities and visceral description...what is going on!!!!

Hanna Delaney's avatar

Visceral, chilling and heavy with the silence of oblivion. I enjoyed both parts of this.

Garen Glazier's avatar

I loved the connection between these two stories...a savior at the glass across time but neither of them realizes it. So intriguing.

EJ Trask's avatar

thank you Garen!!

Jessica Maison's avatar

I really dig how the two stories connected. All my senses were drawn into this story. Great collab.

EJ Trask's avatar

thanks so much. it means a lot from you!! 🙏

Will Boucher's avatar

The sensorial descriptions are masterful! The mention of a crunchy windpipe made me drymouthed. Would love an extended series of these Watsonites

EJ Trask's avatar

in my hands it would be the Watsonites dying one after the other…hmmm, now that i think about it…

Will Boucher's avatar

A weekly Watsonite death

Liz Zimmers's avatar

Magnificent! That wild, visceral magic of the wapiti. The characters are gorgeously drawn, and the elk tells me a story beneath the story.

Keith Long's avatar

Excellent, there is something unnerving about old stories of hunting, can't place why though.

EJ Trask's avatar

blood, isolation, adrenaline, existential encounters! it’s so intriguing to me. I grossed myself out tbh but I remain fascinated by this type of setting.

Keith Long's avatar

I have an early 1900's hunting story I want to post, but I wanna save it for trying to publish too lol hate that

Artemis's avatar

Visceral and disorienting. Your descriptions are vivid and grotesque and do so much for the atmosphere. Loved this piece.

EJ Trask's avatar

thank you! i’m so glad you liked it!

Pablo Báez's avatar

Dope! The atmosphere and setting from beginning up to the midpoint reminded me of Blackwood. I dig it

Author Michele Bardsley's avatar

OMG, EJ! You and Sean rock. What a great story!

EJ Trask's avatar

thanks Michele!!!

Shane Bzdok's avatar

I love this collaboration! Two worlds reflected in the same, terrifying glass. Even the characters are somewhat reflections of each other, to some degree.

Your depiction of the dressing of the elk was exquisitely horrific. Very nice work, my friend.

EJ Trask's avatar

thanks Shane! I know way too much about elk anatomy now…

Bob Graham's avatar

One of my favourites of yours EJ! I adore when you and Sean work together.

EJ Trask's avatar

thank you! me too!!!!

Nick Buchheit's avatar

Well done, EJ. Love how Sean and yours play off each others. Good horror story!

troy adkins's avatar

potent, chilling imagery all throughout. can't wait to read sean's part

A.P. Murphy's avatar

Takes a special kind of someone to have a vision of an angel and immediately assume it means you're damned.

Great stuff, EJ, intrigue-o-meter high and ready to continue with the McDonnell-verse