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Bryan Pirolli's avatar

Every line is a winner. Every line is working as hard as the narrator works. Every line deserves a bottle at the end of the day.

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thanks Bryan! I haven’t messed around with flash all that much, so it was a fun challenge trying to get economical with the words.

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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

Loved this line - like so many others in this piece, the reader gets a lot of character information with very little background or description: “Sits down with us for the first drink, says the only nice things he’ll say all day, and then he goes when his glass is empty.”

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thanks Stephanie! I feel economy of words has been a shortcoming of mine in the past and really tried to focus down on it for this piece.

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molly's avatar

I love this kind of writing - each sentence packed with something. no filler. Awesome awesome work

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thank you Molly!

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Julia Perrodin's avatar

This voice is so relatable and honest. I loved every single word!!

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thank you Julia!

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C.S. Mee's avatar

Love it, Bob

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thanks C.S.!

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Stuart Pennebaker's avatar

!!!!!

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Bob Graham's avatar

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Sean Thomas McDonnell's avatar

I'd like a book of Uncle Bob stories. When is that going to happen? Loved this my dude.

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Bob Graham's avatar

❤️ thanks buddy! Oh gosh, I feel like I need some more stories under my belt first. One of these days though, one of these days.

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Dylan Oxley's avatar

"I don’t so much fall asleep as I just wake up again. Not sure where I’ve been, or done or said, but I do somehow know that I’ve never strayed far - on foot or by tongue." Brilliant!

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Anna Schott's avatar

agree

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Bob Graham's avatar

❤️

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thanks Dylan!

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petrichor's avatar

loving the voice!

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thank you!

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Logan Heron's avatar

TIF! Hell yeah, Bob! Well deserved.

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Bob Graham's avatar

Thanks Logan!

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