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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

I haven't addressed questions like yours here since I was working on my master's degree, and they made me anxious. I was afraid of lowering my GPA, so, I will just say this was one of the best line: "... if Menelli says 'Jump', you jump; and if Menelli says 'Die'... " Perfect. I never figured you for a pulp fiction kind of guy, but you have a great start here. Move over Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett! They got nothin' on you, kid.

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Thanks, Sharron 😂

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Apr 11, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

I'm going to need some time to answer those questions. They require deep, serious thought.

This was great Terry. Love the noir. I can feel it, it seeps from the page. It's not usually my kind of genre, but I'm down with this.

More please.

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You should read Raymond Chandler, Nathan. Brilliant writing, not without humour. I'll try and come up with more though!

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Apr 11, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Noted! Thanks.

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You won't regret it

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For example: "It was so quiet in Victor’s that you almost heard the temperature drop as you came in at the door."

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

That lady was all over him like a cheap suit... hah

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lol

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Gloriously Chandleresque, Terry: in fact, a GREAT crop of potatoes! I love a good send-up! 🤣

Okay, I'll play. Here are the chips I've carved your spuds up into, in an effort to answer your 'questions':

1. This question does not fit my frame of reference for this text sample.

2. None.

3. See 1.

4. St Lincham's is a place that Terry McCain Freedman Chandler has simply described as somewhere 'that you don't want to walk through at night' - sure, that could describe an open-air lunatic asylum, but it could equally describe the milk train to Brighton...! More potatoes needed for evidentiary mashing.

🤣

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Okay, you weaseled out of that one. But throw a couple extra potatoes in the pot and give me a call. I never met a carbohydrate I didn't like.

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OMG 😂 😂 😂

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Omg. I shouldn't be laughing like this in my condition. 😂😂😂. The writing style was indeed inspired by Raymond Chandler. Your comments and answers are a hoot. So do you think I should work on chapter 2?

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YES PLEASE to chapter 2! Will Fox get his man? Will anyone get the girl? Reckon Menelli is toast…

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Terry Freedman

Pretty sure anyone could get that girl, Rebecca.

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You can't judge a book by its cover

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Yeah, I was kind of wondering which ONE of them would... but you're right, I'm not sure she's all that discerning...! 🤣

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cheek!

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😂😂

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Keep on keeping on!

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I'll try!

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Just the sort of things my English lit students hate!!! Keep up the great work - I won’t have a word said against the sleepy small towns though...!!!

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Thanks 😁 What do they hate? That genre, Chandler, or parody?

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Having to think analytically in any way shape or form - we are not talking about high flyers here!

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😂

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