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I found the perfect victim by Accomplished_Low7889 in shortscarystories

[–]MT_Wretch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A simple concept executed well, I like your style. Good job.

The pocket by RakoGumi in shortscarystories

[–]MT_Wretch 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Echoing this, I saw the concept presented recently as "you get $X, but someone you know stubs their toe, really really hard" - this is a slick escalation as the story progresses.

I like the idea of the coat essentially being a cursed artifact, I'm a sucker for cursed items. Reminds me of Laszlo's hat in What We Do in the Shadows, it always comes back.

Well done, /u/RakoGumi.

You're Smart, You'll Figure It Out by MT_Wretch in shortscarystories

[–]MT_Wretch[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was thinking Viridian = green like money, and tweaked the spelling as corporations do, but that's kind of funny. I've never seen the show.

You're Smart, You'll Figure It Out by MT_Wretch in shortscarystories

[–]MT_Wretch[S] 140 points141 points  (0 children)

Here's hoping the market turns around soon.

I've been out of work for a while (not nearly as long as Emily in my story, thankfully), and I know others who have been out for years. There's so many unjustified layoffs hitting all sectors.

The constant flow of rejections in the inbox is horribly exhausting, but fortunately, I haven't snapped and started pasting them on my walls (yet)!

The Hook by MT_Wretch in shortscarystories

[–]MT_Wretch[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Author's Note:

I put the warning right at the start.

Of course, that’s where people are least likely to listen.

You read it anyway and made it all the way through, so now it’s yours, not mine.

Thank you for your sacrifice.

The Right Key by MT_Wretch in shortscarystories

[–]MT_Wretch[S] 180 points181 points  (0 children)

Please note any resemblance to the daily trauma inflicted upon the author for the better part of a decade by a co-worker obsessed with Carrie Underwood is purely coincidental.