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Oct 12Liked by Bridget Riley

Great jolt Bridget, that scream came out of nowhere and I could hear it. Excellent end to the chapter too. - Jim

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Thank you, Jim!

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Oh, man. That was well done, but, oh, man. That's rough.

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Oof, that hit the heart. So vivid and visceral.

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Top tier chapter for sure. I did *not* see that ending coming, or the gruesomeness.

(And I'm not going to let that winking emoji pass without comment! Those two, omg.)

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Some of the research for this has definitely gotten a little…ummm…gross. 🤢

The email exchange was one of my favorite parts to write, and it makes me giggle every time.

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Email/letter/text exchanges are the best to write! Somehow they seem to really get down at what the characters are like, in a way you don't get to explore otherwise.

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“Concave lids where once there had been eyes.”

When it got to this line, I wanted to throw up - which is exactly what one ought to feel on seeing a corpse in a ditch! Another excellently written chapter with so much strong imagery!

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Thank you! Research into forensics has had its upsides and its downsides for me. 😅🤢

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Oct 12·edited Oct 12Liked by Bridget Riley

Too late for Samantha (which we knew), but not too late for the dog!! C'mon, Judith!!

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Just excellent!

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Thank you, Liz!

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