“Is it done?”
Another heart in another wooden box, all to please her. I nodded and set it on the dressing table.
Sunlight flickered across her reflected smile. I shivered. I may have held the knife, but her hands bear the stain.
This post was made in response to this week’s gargleblaster question:
Who dunnit?
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Christine Hanolsy 
Ooh, this is so good. Very reminiscent of the original Grimm fairytales. 🙂
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Love it!!
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i was thinking the Huntsman in Snow White too. Nicely done.
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Oh yes. This one is excellent. Every word perfect.
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So much in so little space. Good job.
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Snow White and the Huntsman? I liked the box and the heart image. Evocative!
~Shailaja
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I love that you led with the line of dialogue. It made the whole thing pop.
Great job
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Thanks, Lance – dialog is one of my weak spots, so it’s nice to hear that it worked.
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*shiver* so eerie!
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This is really haunting… It told a lot and left me wanting to hear more of the story too.
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Sounds like this team have quite a collection going. Really good.
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Perhaps my favorite so far. So dark and vivid. Nice!
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Getting visions of Vampires. Chilling.
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I love the feeling you create with this, wonderful!
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Ah, this reminds me of Snow White’s evil queen. Nicely done!
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And I’m shivering too. Such a picture you paint with this, sad and dark.
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Wow!This is so eerie and dark!Oh what a wicked woman-loved this 🙂
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That last line really got me. Beautiful work!
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damn good in so few words. Love.
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This is the best one I’ve read this far
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a manipulative, powerful woman is no match for him.
He’ll bring her hearts until her own stops beating.
Wickedly well written.
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never mind the fairy tales – I just plain loved this 😀
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It was Macbeth’s Huntsman.
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oh, MY. This tangles Poe and the Bard, even a little Snow White…and a dark sense of dread. Excellent.
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Aw, poor Macbeth.
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OR the huntsman….
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I don’t like her one bit.
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