This was fantastic. Dead on with The Gunslinger vibes. And I really, really, really liked the anthropomorphism. I was confused/intrigued at first, then I thought I knew, but when you confirmed with the reveal, I was like "Oh hell yeah". Excellent job with not explaining any points and just letting the story roll and reveal what it will reveal. And, with that, I'm going to have to change the setting of my next short story. The Eater & the Eaten was going to be set in 1700s Wales, but, well, after this, it HAS to be a western.
Thank you! Hearing I had the vibe from another Gunslinger fan feels great. Confusion or at least misdirection was the goal. I wasn’t sure how long it would last or how long it should.
My hope was that they world suspect it near the end and would be satisfied with the payoff.
Gotta love a good gunslinger story. I liked the bullet countdown, classic haha. Great stuff 👍
It comes from me watching too many moving going “no way, his mag is empty” 😂
This was fantastic. Dead on with The Gunslinger vibes. And I really, really, really liked the anthropomorphism. I was confused/intrigued at first, then I thought I knew, but when you confirmed with the reveal, I was like "Oh hell yeah". Excellent job with not explaining any points and just letting the story roll and reveal what it will reveal. And, with that, I'm going to have to change the setting of my next short story. The Eater & the Eaten was going to be set in 1700s Wales, but, well, after this, it HAS to be a western.
Thank you! Hearing I had the vibe from another Gunslinger fan feels great. Confusion or at least misdirection was the goal. I wasn’t sure how long it would last or how long it should.
My hope was that they world suspect it near the end and would be satisfied with the payoff.
Hell yeah! Let’s see some more Westerns!
I also like dropping in points without explanation. Maybe I explain them later, maybe not. That fit the vibe 😁
Thank you! I’ve felt the oppressive desert heat and wind one too many times, I guess. 😂
Thanks! I wasn’t sure how the reveal of Quick Hand would land. The misdirection and anthropomorphism’s felt very dream like.
I liked “keep the reputation” a lot too 😂
When Coty and Red were driving around, I imagined a desert. And Red was left alone a while. So he sprung to mind here.