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submitted 15 hours ago by buru5@lemmy.world to c/keepwriting@lemmy.world

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This is a short story I wrote, based on something that happened to me as a kid one summer. It's about a boy, his obsession with Pokemon, his dog, and a lot of other stuff.

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[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for writing this. I don't know how much of the story happened and how much is fictional, but it certainly made me feel something. I had a pit bull when I was a kid who was the most beautiful and majestic and protective dog I've ever known. I still dream of her sometimes. This story reminded me a bit of her.

[–] buru5@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for taking the time to read my story. I'm glad I was able to make you feel something. That's the whole point of writing, I think, to somehow transcend the page and communicate something, like a special feeling, that is normally hard to convey. Regarding the fictionality of the story, since this happened more than 20 years ago, some liberties were taken with the details, of course, but the key events explicitly happened.

[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I totally agree! Reading is such a beautiful experience because half of it happens inside of your head, and you somehow get to experience the words on the page in a more personal way that's not really possible with any other medium.

If you ever end up writing a complete book (or have written one already), hit me up. I'll buy it if I can. I really enjoyed this short story.