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Sep 9Liked by Chris Patrick

Love this! Original and frightening, a perfect piece of micro fiction.

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Thank you!

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Well, now we know why no climber ever returned.

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Sep 9Liked by Chris Patrick

That's a really clever twist!

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Thank you! It's funny I never thought it would be a horror from the opening line. Funny how stories take a shape of their own!

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Sep 8Liked by Chris Patrick

As if climbing didn't scare me enough.

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Haha ditto!

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Thank you for the mention. I think climbing is one of my nightmares but you've just made it even worse with the hungry cliff 😂

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You are welcome and hope publication day is treating you well! I've added Oceanus to my goodreads AND book shopping list. Will pick up a copy soon!

Haha thank you. Yep I'll never look at a rock the same way again.

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Great little story Chris 👍🏼

And thanks very much for the mention 🙏

Glad you enjoyed You Like it Darker. There’s some properly creepy stories in there. Particularly Rattlesnakes 🐍

I’ve been away on business so haven’t read the latest SEARCH entry but will catch up with it later today. Looking forward to it 😃

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Thanks Daniel!

Rattlesnakes and Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream were the particular standouts for me!

Hope you enjoy!

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