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The Truth Can Kill

For Raymond Taylor's "Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..." CHALLENGE

By Gerard DiLeoPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
Famous last words...

"Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..." Her death stopped her dead cold. She slumped in his arms. There was no saving her, like the others. Still, he had to try.

"Next!" he shouted, as he hung up the phone.

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For Raymond Taylor's "Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..." CHALLENGE, which you can find HERE.

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About the Creator

Gerard DiLeo

Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

Make me rich! https://www.amazon.com/Gerard-DiLeo/e/B00JE6LL2W/

My substrack at https://substack.com/@drdileo

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  • Raymond G. Taylor8 months ago

    Please forgive the clumsy cut and paste. I would like to publish your entry (or entries) to the Oh-Jeff challenge in an upcoming book and of course need your permission to do so. Details are all here: https://shopping-feedback.today/writers/oh-jeff-the-book%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thanks, Ray

  • Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago

    WOW! Well done!

  • Raymond G. Taylorabout a year ago

    Highly inventive, original and troubling. Well done

  • I don't get it. Was she cheating on him?

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    Brief and powerful!!!

  • Paul Stewartabout a year ago

    Well this was a suitably warped DiLeo take! great job!

  • JBazabout a year ago

    One more down....how many to go? Next

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Guess he'll have to keep going until he gets it right.

  • John Coxabout a year ago

    The truth doesn’t set us free? Dangnabbit! Clever take on the Challenge, Gerard!

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