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Charles Bastille's avatar

Look, you,” McGuire barked.

Nice. Love that.

This reminds me of my process in fiction writing. My characters take over. One time I said out loud, to no audience, after typing something, "No way. Did she really do that?"

Some authors are the opposite, but I prefer the out of control characters because they surprise me.

William Pauley III's avatar

Bad deals and corporate greed, a true horror tale for creatives. 😱

Jeannine Lawall's avatar

The 'toons can't do a worse job of running things than we humans are doing.

Nick Winney's avatar

What a fascinating premise - yet again amazed by the ingenuity that comes out of the woodwork here. A lot of story in not many words - well done - I really liked this - but are you going to write the next chapter....

David Perlmutter's avatar

I may have to….

Andy Futuro's avatar

Weird in the best way.

David Perlmutter's avatar

From you, that is a major league compliment.

Gregory Blair's avatar

A perfect bite-sized tale...with bite. Bravo!

Virginia Neely's avatar

Kids are so ungrateful.

David Perlmutter's avatar

Any kind of “kid”, obviously.

Reuben Salsa's avatar

It makes you wonder if Ren and Stimpy are trapped in a nightmare of the animators doing and someday they will break free and RULE THE WORLD!

Kyomi O'Connor's avatar

A great piece on creativity and its life and impact. WIth AI technology, what may happen next... mixed insemination?

Jill Ebstein's avatar

My favorite line: “I exist without you. You merely brought me to life.”

Again, David, the layout and pacing is excellent. Very digestible...

Emily S Hurricane's avatar

Wow 🤣🤣 love the kid sass in that last line 🙌

Joe Mahoney's avatar

Entertaining and thought-provoking!

Bill Adler's avatar

Superb, provocative story.