Comments for "The Suit."
- Thread starter tsherry
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Yeah, I mostly sleep well. Sometimes I have some pretty good nightmares, though. 
The story was spawned by the death of my uncle. I used to be pretty fat, lost the weight, and my dad wanted to know if I had an old suit from my fat days. I didn't actually have a suit, just a white shirt.
All the night before the funeral I was ooked out by the fact that a dead person was wearing something of mine. Just before bed, when I was telling my wife about my feelings, she wanted to know why I was creeped out by it (see 'weird' in the dictionary; you'll find my picture). I off-handedly commented, "what if he came back looking for a suit to go with the shirt?"
My wife said, "What if he came back for your skin?"
Thus a seed was planted in my strange mind, and brought forth the fruit in the other thread.
The story was spawned by the death of my uncle. I used to be pretty fat, lost the weight, and my dad wanted to know if I had an old suit from my fat days. I didn't actually have a suit, just a white shirt.
All the night before the funeral I was ooked out by the fact that a dead person was wearing something of mine. Just before bed, when I was telling my wife about my feelings, she wanted to know why I was creeped out by it (see 'weird' in the dictionary; you'll find my picture). I off-handedly commented, "what if he came back looking for a suit to go with the shirt?"
My wife said, "What if he came back for your skin?"
Thus a seed was planted in my strange mind, and brought forth the fruit in the other thread.
bawahahaha! EXCELLENT! So it's really your wife that needs help eh? Great story. (You need 14 more for another book.) I would definitely attempt to pub that Fred.
Started writing a story last night. Shrink was SUPPOSED to kill some kid. He let her get away - even opening the door for her! So now what? I'll obviously have to whack him because he won't do my bidding. I should have known when he opened the door to his office and there was an aquarium in there with regular fish...
Started writing a story last night. Shrink was SUPPOSED to kill some kid. He let her get away - even opening the door for her! So now what? I'll obviously have to whack him because he won't do my bidding. I should have known when he opened the door to his office and there was an aquarium in there with regular fish...
Thanks Nancy / Fire. Glad you guys liked it.
Fire, I have a few more up my sleeve (five or six, I think). I'm debating putting one up that's actually been published already in Canada. It's a lot longer and not as horror pulp-y as this one.
Mostly it depends on whether or not I feel like going through the whole thing and formatting it with the BB tags so it looks okay here. I'm fundamentally a lazy man.
Fire, I have a few more up my sleeve (five or six, I think). I'm debating putting one up that's actually been published already in Canada. It's a lot longer and not as horror pulp-y as this one.
Mostly it depends on whether or not I feel like going through the whole thing and formatting it with the BB tags so it looks okay here. I'm fundamentally a lazy man.
Laurane
Canadian Loonie
Do you suppose.....
that your story had something to do with my dream last night, about a man standing with a knife at the end of my bed.....it was so real and my scream (though my husband didn't hear me, so it must have been a "dream scream"), woke me up.....and I never dream about thing like that which are so real.
that your story had something to do with my dream last night, about a man standing with a knife at the end of my bed.....it was so real and my scream (though my husband didn't hear me, so it must have been a "dream scream"), woke me up.....and I never dream about thing like that which are so real.
Fred said:Thanks Nancy / Fire. Glad you guys liked it.
Fire, I have a few more up my sleeve (five or six, I think). I'm debating putting one up that's actually been published already in Canada. It's a lot longer and not as horror pulp-y as this one.
Mostly it depends on whether or not I feel like going through the whole thing and formatting it with the BB tags so it looks okay here. I'm fundamentally a lazy man.
I kind of like the pulp. You're not lazy, you're just not motivated - haha. Which reminds me, started re-reading your book today. THAT is motivating in a lot of ways. You could definitely have a career as a motivational speaker should you so choose. That's what struck me about it the first time I read it. Not the "how-to" stuff (because it really wasn't how-to), but how motivational it was on a lot of levels. Anyway, I'm clamoring for more stories!
KDOG's Domain
Inactive
Whoa!
Definitely in the "Tales From The Crypt" genre! I like it - thanks for sharing this great story!
P.S. - I originally (and incorrectly) posted the above comment in the story thread. Unfortunately, I was unable to delete it via the Edit feature...
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Definitely in the "Tales From The Crypt" genre! I like it - thanks for sharing this great story!
P.S. - I originally (and incorrectly) posted the above comment in the story thread. Unfortunately, I was unable to delete it via the Edit feature...
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Christian for Israel
Knight of Jerusalem
wow! how did i miss this one? this DOES explain a lot fred. 
very well written (it's a relief to read something without grammatical or punctuation errors), and a good story as well! i'm not much of a horror buff but that part was kept to a minimum. overall it painted a clear picture and i really felt a kinship for the character...which is unusual for such a short story. i'd love to read more of your work...what is this book firedance spoke of?
very well written (it's a relief to read something without grammatical or punctuation errors), and a good story as well! i'm not much of a horror buff but that part was kept to a minimum. overall it painted a clear picture and i really felt a kinship for the character...which is unusual for such a short story. i'd love to read more of your work...what is this book firedance spoke of?