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M. Majeris's avatar

This has a tiny, probably unintended spin for me because in our nook of the woods orange bags are specifically for organic/compostable waste.

Nick Winney's avatar

compostable you say....đŸ¤”

M. Majeris's avatar

Yes, otherwise it's not horror.

Liz Zimmers's avatar

Excellent! Naughty of you to leave us with such a blooming dread…but it’s delicious.

Trevor Cohen's avatar

Great story! Interesting they’d put something terrible in such a loud color. Wanting it to be found.

Nick Winney's avatar

Thanks for reading Trevor. Im so tired today...always a price to be paid for the art...

Nick Winney's avatar

they often yearn for their work to be found…or did it just … roll down the bankâ€¦đŸ«£

Judith Ashcraft's avatar

This was so good!

Nick Winney's avatar

thanks Judith...been thinking about that bag for weeks... it was real. but the council cut the grass on the roundabout and slip roads...the bag is gone. glad i started writing it at 1155 last night. but when you get the call! đŸ¤ª

Jeannine Lawall's avatar

Real life creeping into fiction! I'll never look at litter the same again...

MA Knight's avatar

ANOTHER ONE???!!! This was perfect. You left enough room for my imagination to conjure all kinds of nasty details, thank you

Will Boucher's avatar

That last paragraph is perfection

M.P. Fitzgerald's avatar

The second bag sold it to me. How dare you? This was a darkly fun one

Didrik's avatar

I live in a country road and plastic bags are incredibile misteious to the point i was thinking tĂ² put a phototrap to capture the people Who left them... Well, wathever, great creepy piece. Great great