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November 26, 2024 7:24 AM

The Hanged Man. A short and haunting tale on Reddit's nosleep.
posted by ewok_academy (6 comments total)

This was written and shared with me by a friend. I really liked how it weaves together the tenderness of nature with childhood pain.
posted by ewok_academy at 7:35 AM on November 26 [2 favorites]

Wow, this is amazing. Has your friend written other work? I would be very interested in reading it!
posted by arnicae at 8:21 AM on November 26 [1 favorite]

I believe she's working on other stuff and I will post here when it's up!
posted by ewok_academy at 8:34 AM on November 26 [3 favorites]

Yeah, that was just the right amount of creepy, with a whole lot of heartbreak.
posted by Spike Glee at 10:18 AM on November 26 [1 favorite]

Your friend writes beautifully and paints a picture with her words.

"When you're seven years old, two months is such a big slice of everything you've ever been that it might as well be the whole cake. Two months is an eternity. When you're seven years old, two months can be a lifetime."

Thank you for sharing this.
posted by AlanSmitheetheThird at 11:53 AM on November 26 [1 favorite]

@ewok_academy Please tell your friend that she has a real gift for writing, and I hope she is planning to share more with the world. So incredibly visceral and evocative. I remember being that young and creating whole worlds in the small spaces no adult would think to find. I am glad she was able to find even a small amount of refuge in those spaces, though it breaks my heart that she had to create that for herself.
posted by Molasses808 at 10:31 AM on November 27