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The penance

"I loved the story. Well written and entertaining. I would recommend this short story to friends."

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MORE!

"Writer! Why so short? You cannot leave your followers in the dark. For we have tasted your pen, more ink for blood is needed! I crave for your chapters, hoping you shall make my imagination rise from this chapel’s ground. "

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Fantastic!

"I'm not usually a short story person, but this got me right from the start! Very well written, clear, distinct characters, and plenty of tension/horror, but not gratuitous or overdone. The addition of vampires in this story was a very cool, unique twist on the concept, and even though vampires are something we've seen before, this felt fresh and different. Overall, very well done! Great job! :)"

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the penance

"Fantastic little story, I was fully drawn in from the start. Brilliant bit of writing, and written so well also, would definitely recommend !!!!"

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A Bloody piece

"Firstly let me say this short story was VERY WELL WRITTEN. I loved it! The surspence was killer. Honestly this piece led me on by the teeth on a bloody trail. This CAN NOT BE IT! Definitely potential for more. Well done writer and keep up the STUNNING WORK! WE WANT MORE!"

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A great piece

"I like it so much! Very creative story kudos to the author."

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Good read

"Well written short story, through out! Well finished too. The plot is simple and easy to follow. The author sticks to the central idea and does not drift. With your writing skills I am sure you would do well with projects also. "

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Noteworthy, more modern, vampire story.

"The Penance by Teresa LeBrocq A creative and versatile, non-linear, short story featuring a vampire protagonist in a church. The story is a bit larger, and the author is pretty good at making the character be understandable to most of the readership, I guess. Surprises work without violating the story flow. So does atmosphere building. Suspense. Format and grammar had no dire fallout, of which I could be aware. Only weak spot: While everything else gets some info on it, being a vampire comes like a `pop-up´ notification. `Them fanged crypt elves just happen to hang around..?´"

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Neat twist

"I really enjoyed this perspective and the nest twist. You're left curious as to the MC's and the woman's past. Overall I really enjoyed this plot and emotional story"

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