This is brilliant lovejoybr!! I did not notice this either, but I love the idea. I just finished the story and I want to congratulate you, it was excellent. I feel like I just read a longer story as involved as I was. That may or may not be because of personal issues I have at work which make me relate to the story like everyone else, but regardless, great choice of subject matter to make your story stand out. I did not even notice the first to third person transition I was that engrossed ha ha. I sympathized with Pam in the end, but not too much, so I can't criticize that. However, I kept thinking that with Holding Fire being such a deep subject, that Elaine would put down her flaming coal of revenge in the end, but that was not the case. That is not, however, a criticism, just another point of view. All in all, amazing job, Joy!! I wish for great success to blossom in your life like a Japanese maple treelovejoybr wrote:Thank you again for all these positive comments about my story. Y'all make my heart sing!!!
So, in this story, Pam represents anger and hate - that much is obvious. Taking from the quote "the greatest of these is love", I thought the best way to fight anger and hate was with love. So, when choosing the names of Pam's team, I made sure that the first letter of their names, as well as the order in which their names appear in the story, spell L-O-V-E: (Louise, Odelia, Victor and Elaine).
And, love is what wins in the end.
"Dog Eat Dog" by Joy Meehan
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Thank you to the author for writing down a great short story like this. I hope to have the ability to review more of your work in the future. You did a great job.
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To those who have enjoyed my story, DOG EAT DOG, I hope my other stories (so far) and books (someday) will also resonate with you for all the right reasons.
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