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Ken Flyingheart's avatar

Oof. This hit hard. Awed by your skill, EJ. Deep and cold in all the best ways.

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EJ Trask's avatar

thank you 🖤

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Jessica Maison's avatar

Damn! So good.

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Jon T's avatar

This one creeped me out more than most. Apathetic abject detachment and despair. Oof.

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Garen Marie's avatar

I'm already not a fan of open water. This is not helping! Gripping, terrifying story!

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Zish's avatar

Omg

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Ricardo Alberto's avatar

Poor Aubrey took to heart “do what you love and let it kill you”.

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Ricardo Alberto's avatar

OMG! EJ, I almost forgot to tell you that your story reminded me of this gem:

https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php/The_Horror_of_the_Heights

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EJ Trask's avatar

wow thanks so much! can’t wait to read it!

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Ricardo Alberto's avatar

My pleasure. Please do.

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Nick Winney's avatar

This was great! i would never jump into a quarry . and now, I will never jump into a quarry.

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Jared Lambert's avatar

I now feel justified about my so-called “irrational” fear of water

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EJ Trask's avatar

oops haha

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

Oblivion without meaning. The circle of life as a straight line. Ugh. It's what drives me as a horror writer. Always asking, "Is that all there is?"

Well, then let's keep dancing...er...swimming.

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EJ Trask's avatar

or writing our own monsters 😉

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Shaina Read's avatar

When what we love is what destroys us. Love this tale.

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Liz Zimmers's avatar

Incredible story! A passionless, elemental death…maybe the hardest kind for humans to grasp.

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Stephen Littman's avatar

From the start of this journey of yours, EJ the writer has grown and improved in ways only afforded by courage, grit, and perseverance. Another badass creation, EJ. Keep up the hard work, it’s most certainly paying off.

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EJ Trask's avatar

ok im crying

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Hanna Delaney's avatar

Perfect nightmare. Deep water and the realisation that you're insignificant 💀 I feel cold now.

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EJ Trask's avatar

🥶

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

E.J. I just finished the first half of the quarry and I love it. You are outstanding at creating a place, terror markers and then dropping us, like your protagonists, into very deep water. Can't wait to continue and tell you about the rest. Thank you.

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EJ Trask's avatar

thank you 🙏🖤

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Bette Perkins's avatar

Great story, not just one of terror but also betrayal of the one place Aubrey loved. Really well done. I could feel the water wrapping around sucking me down

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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Cold silent indifference to the fate of mere humans - and that's just the platform we publish on. The terrifying non-monster at the heart of this tale is another chilling triumph of yours, EJ.

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EJ Trask's avatar

ohh thank you!! I really appreciate it.

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