I’m glad I made you feel like you were in on it. Cool.
The names of the suspects are anagrams! 😏 I couldn’t figure out one that I liked for John besides C.J.
I should have kept the previous referance but I missed it when editing. The overlord is supoosed to represent the government as a whole with the farmer (police) doing their bidding. Gotta collect them eggs for their fare share. 🤨
:)) Nice dig at bureaucracy!
somehow it reminded the Animal Farm by Orwell. I see several affinities with that book. It's a cunning elaborate parable who reveals a lot of work from your end. Congrats Tristan!
I've skimmed that book. Good one, no doubt.
I had this at about 1100 words before edits. I just wrote the story out. The trouble was editing down, as good writing may already know. 8-)
Editing down is one of the best exercises to improve the writing style imo