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obviously not the same but it reminded me of the shock I felt reading in Auster's "The Invention of Solitude" how his paternal grandfather was shot and killed by his grandmother, who was acquitted on grounds of insanity.

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I’ll have to read that. This premise is something I’ve thought about turning into something longer than a short.

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The last name Cortez, figures of Jesus and Mary, and fish for Friday. Nice details.

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Good eye! And the real murder this story was inspired by occurred on Good Friday, but I wanted the setting to be cold and snowy, so I didn't use that. I'm gonna post something about he real murder later. It's a wild story.

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Setting the story on Good Friday would have drastically changed its overtone. Good job with the story!

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Intense :)

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That was some strong writing right there, Ray. One of the best I've read on Substack, bar none. Great, great job. - Jim

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Damn. That was good.

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Wow. I have to reread this again. The opening and closing are great.

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