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Keith Long's avatar

Wow — I am impressed with the simple depth captured from the originals and the impossibility of how you got it here in this story.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

That's really kind of you. Thank you!

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M.P. Fitzgerald's avatar

Damn. Whoever told you that you capture the voice of the original stories needs to get paid, because they are right and this is fantastic

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Thank you!

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

Thaddeus, you have ruined my day! Christopher Robin hanging from a tree and Pooh finding him. The Hundred Acre Woods will not be the same! However, as a flight of dark fantasy, this is pretty hard to beat. You've touched chords that are very impressive in anals of dark, dark fantasy.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

If you keep reading, I think your day will be saved. 😉

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

Bless your heart. I will definitely keep on reading. When I was a little boy and heard Winnie the Pooh, I was afraid that I was going to be a Piglet, but I think I grew up to be...well, maybe I'll keep that a secret for a bit. Clue: A Character from another famous book.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Wanting to tell the story of the passion with these characters had been a desire for years, but when I finally decided to do it, I didn't want to tell a Sunday school story. I focused on the diverging paths of Peter and Judas and let that be my guide.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

CR is Christ. Owl is Judas.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Even worse. I throw in touches of Cormac McCarthy from Blood Meridian

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The saving grace, so to speak, is that there's an attempt not to preach. I'm not trying to convert. But yes, that's the story--What if the gospel characters were Pooh characters.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

I like it!

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

I understand if just the basis of the story would be upsetting.

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