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Meg Oolders's avatar

I know this story!!! 😍🤩

Congrats on the acceptance, Andrei. That's truly awesome.

As is this story. 💜

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Thanks a million, Meg! Your help was invaluable.

Will Boucher's avatar

This is fantastic! I can feel the emotion and conflict of the narrator. Love the scene where the "hot shot programmer" instantly becomes the bullied kid at the gas station.

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Thanks a lot for reading, Will! I love that one too.

Sara B's avatar

Love to hear your voice, it sounds perfect! For me as a Spanish speaker your English sounds great 🤗

I wonder what kind of information did he found after cliking the Facebook profile... 🧐

Hard but touching to read, congratulations! 😀

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Well, it could be anything. I guess it’s up to the reader, isn‘t it? Thanks a lot for the mind words, Sara. And I see you’ve added a picture! Cool to put a face to the name!

Sara B's avatar

True, anything could be hiding behind a Facebook profile 🧐

Yeah! It's my dog Felix and me 😉🐶

M.E. Proctor's avatar

Excellent story, Andrei. Well done!

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Appreciate it mightily, Martine!

Noha Beshir's avatar

This is sooooooo good! I didn’t want it to end, which probably means it ended at the perfect spot.

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Oh, Gosh, that’s such high praise! Thank you so much, Noha! I’m honored you read my story, btw. Love your stuff.

Noha Beshir's avatar

Awww thanks! I found it riveting.

Sharon Hom's avatar

And it’s fun to hear your voice! Your reading was great!

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Oh, wow. I’m super glad to hear that! I can definitely see lots to improve, though. Will do better next time.

Sharon Hom's avatar

I suppose each of us hear in our own way, but I thought your pacing and phrasing was great👍 you mentioned your “ accent” to me earlier. We ALL have accents inflected by who we are!

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

I suppose that’s true, isn’t it? Our accents are a reflection of where we come from, where we’ve been, and who we’ve been with.

Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

Congratulations on publication!

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Thank you so much, Stephanie!

Nathan Slake's avatar

Great read, Andrei. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on getting it published! Great to hear your voice on this with the audio ☺️

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Ahh, I was so nervous about that! I’m glad you liked it, Nathan. Have been waiting to share this one since March.

Sharon Hom's avatar

Congrats on both publication and doing an audio👍♥️

Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Thank you, Sharon!

Diana  Goniou's avatar

The way you write perfectly constructed emotionally broken men is so authentic and so generously insightful.

Tarik James's avatar

Wow. What a story. I was so drawn into this narrative. I want to hear/read more. I want to know what happens; what comes next; where does this literary thread lead?

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Aug 4, 2024
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I don’t know if I should be glad or sorry 😅 Thanks for reading and subscribing, Bear!

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Aug 4, 2024
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That’s the greatest compliment a writer can ever get. Hats off to you! 🎩

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Jul 5, 2024
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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Thanks for saying so, and for reading! I’m still super self conscious about it, but hopefully it will get easier with time. Happy weekend!

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Jul 5, 2024
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Thank you so much for the kind words, Nadia! Listening back to the recording makes me cringe so much. Hope to do better next time.

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Jul 5, 2024
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That’s really making me blush! I’m definitely going to try it again at some point.

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Jul 5, 2024
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