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M.E. Proctor's avatar

Very well done! The writing, I mean...

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

Thx for seeing past the shock value!😎

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M.E. Proctor's avatar

I felt a tingle of where this was going on line 4.

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

😊

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Stephanie Loomis's avatar

Could not do that job. Nice twist of character

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

Thx, no kidding that’s tough duty

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Jeannine's avatar

Oh man. Definitely not a job I could handle., no matter how much extra pay was involved.

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

I am anti all jobs at this stage of life but yes this one’s a toughie.

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Jeannine's avatar

I'm still working, but it's unpaid, at least money-wise. I'm not the best business-person, I guess. 😂

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

I guess if I think about it I’m working every day too. Unpaid. It’s something called Substack lol.

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Jeannine's avatar

You're helping people, too. Your stories almost always make me laugh. Except for ones like this, which make me think...

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

😊

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Parker McCoy's avatar

Very cool. Or well, probably pretty toasty in there. I love how it switched from Ennis being the death row inmate to being the executioner. I did not expect that. It was quite a jolt.

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

Thank you glad you got a charge out of it 😊

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Jennifer Morrow's avatar

Gotta admit, you had me at "electric chair noir".

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Scott MacLeod's avatar

Buckle up!

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Nick Winney's avatar

the executioner. who would want that job. another reason the death penalty is barbaric. not that there's not a few people deserve to be shuffled off the mortal coil but...

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