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Always knew that there was something odd about Julian...

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We've all had a Julian next door at one time in our lives. The question is: Is the neighbor strange or from another realm?

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Meanwhile, us Julians have always had a Stuart and Kay next door to take advantage of!

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You have the best part of the system.

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Oh My God, Mr Adler! I am afraid to read your next story now. They just get weirder and weirder... where will it end?

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Thank you Sharron! I'm glad you liked The Cat. There's time for one more spooky story before Halloween, yay!

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Gee, thanks for the warning... I better put on my big-girl pants

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What a great story, Bill. And tatterdemalion is a wonderful word!

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Thank you, Dascha!

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Eeeww. Here kitty, kitty. I like your simple yet vivid setting and characters. The bathrobe…

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Wow! I love your endings!! It's always something unexpected!!

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Thanks, Christina. It often takes me a long time to puzzle the endings out. I'm glad you enjoy them.

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Will Cecily’s offspring and whatever the hell Kay gives birth to end up being siblings technically?

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Yes, and not all families are perfect families. ;-)

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I love your stories so much!!! I love how randomly messed up they are haha. I’m married to a Julian 🤣. Both my and Nezuko seem to be just fine though

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Thank you, Kathy. I have fun writing these stories and I'm glad you like them. I'm glad there are no haunted men or cats in your household.

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Yeah! So many spooky feels which I love. Haha the cat might be a bit haunted. she talks to teh abyss all the time. Probably has conjured a few things

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Aww… he’s chunky

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Lots of fur and flesh to ward away winter's cold.

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Whew! Really great building the tension .

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Thank you, Ruth. I'm glad to hear that.

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Your mind is getting weirder than ever!

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Thank you, Deirdre!

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Julian is up to something sinister. Excellent story. Enjoyed it from start to finish.

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Thank you very much, John. I'm delighted you enjoyed The Cat.

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lol, Poor Kay....to be continued........

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Something's coming. I think we should find out.

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Wow, great story! I loved that line, “hands on her hips, forming two angry triangles.” Such a fun read and I definitely did not see the ending coming!

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Thank you, Michelle. I'm glad you enjoyed "The Cat" and the surprise ending.

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Making the most of the Season of Spookiness, my friend. VERY imaginative stuff!

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Thank you. This is the season for spooky and for cats to be as scary as they want to be.

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This felt so trippy, almost like a dream! What a wild but gripping story!

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Thank you, Bekah!

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Poor Cecily having to give birth to those creatures. I didn't expect that last twist. I wonder what kind of creature will come out of Kay? The wife accusing the husband of forgetting played out accurately, at least from my experience. It's hard to prove you didn't do something. Skillful job of using the dropping temperature to foreshadow doom. I liked Julian's outfit. It is appropriate for some kind of evil master. Gee, all of that and I added a new word to my vocabulary. You know which one I mean.

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Thank you, K.C.

The lesson I learned from writing this story is that when you have a strange neighbor, maybe move? Julian is one of my favorite evils because he does so much by seeming to do so little.

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