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RM Greta's avatar

Also TCC being in this universe is so cool.

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Ed the Editor's avatar

Community and crossovers are one of the best thing about Substack. It felt right the moment I put Chuq on the street.

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RM Greta's avatar

IT'S SO FUN!

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RM Greta's avatar

This was so funny and cute, dammit! From the pet names to the banter to wrong pipes! I love their friendship so much!

Absolutely great job writing with Chuq's voice and her poem was great and "mylar" too 😂 I can't wait for part 2.

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Ed the Editor's avatar

Thanks! This was a lot of fun. The poem scene actually helped me find Chuq's voice. I didn't need to leave the dark behind to write cozy. Cozy is just a facade we put over the darkness to cope.

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RM Greta's avatar

Poetry does that too. It's able to hold onto both at once.

You're right about the cozy.

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Ed the Editor's avatar

Oh, and this was the "cosmic-adjacent" poem. We'll post the actual prompt when Jan posts his poem.

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RM Greta's avatar

I really like it. I can't wait for Jan’s!

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Happy Nielsen's avatar

LOVE cozy ed. Also loved all the footnotes. So good

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Ed the Editor's avatar

Thanks so much! I managed to not burn down the whole town somehow. Christmas tress are quite flammable you know?

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