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Jim Melvin's avatar

This is one of the best things on Substack right now.

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

My gosh. I’m soooo blushing, Jim!!!! 😊

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Jim Melvin's avatar

Ha!

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The Chronicler's avatar

This was so intense; the emotions, the atmosphere, the dialogue. I couldn’t stop reading!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thank you so much, Maya! I’m really enjoying your stories too! They’re very atmospheric.

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The Chronicler's avatar

Thank you! I’m so happy to hear it

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J. M. Elliott's avatar

I saved this for a quiet Sunday afternoon so I could savor it... worth the wait :-)

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Josh Tatter's avatar

Man, this story just gets better and more intense with each installment.

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thanks, Josh. Your stuff is really good too. The writing is tight and the dialogue is very natural and just flows.

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KyanTan's avatar

"farted a black mist that spattered the crib’s canopy in blood and rain." ...this bolted my senses.

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Alexander Ipfelkofer's avatar

Karl! What? I did not see that one coming! Excellent twist, Daniel.

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Frank's avatar

Daniel, you write of such terror in vivid detail. And with poor Hermann being trapped in a dream / nightmare with the monster and knowing he is dreaming, he can do nothing to keep the monster from crossing over and threatening his child. I can feel his despairation! This is a great continuation of the story.

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

As I mentioned in the email, Frank, I really am grateful to have you as a reader.

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Caro Henry's avatar

Wow! This story just grabbed me. Great writing!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thank you, Caro!

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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

This is such a great story, Daniel. Grimly gothic with such wonderfully evoked characters and locations. The horrors, when they come, are suitably monstrous but also perfectly judged so you believe they could exist in this superstitious mist shrouded land

Wonderful stuff 👍🏼

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thank you soooo much, Daniel. Sometimes I fall into a sort of post-partem funk after I hit the send button, so it’s very uplifting to get feedback like this. And thank you so much for restacking it. ☺️

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Ben Woestenburg's avatar

I gotta say man: What the Fu --? And I love the pictures.Amazing!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thanks again, Ben. I appreciate your kind feedback.

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Alexa Tuttle's avatar

Absolutely loving the images you’re able to get out of midjourney!

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Daniel W. Davison's avatar

Thank you, Alexa!!!

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