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PamWhatAm's avatar

My pie!

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Blue Banshee has his priorities right.

Colin Parfitt's avatar

That was incredibly silly -and I mean that with admiration.

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Incredibly silly is all I could hope for. Appreciate you reading, Colin.

W D L's avatar

Shit, this is funny

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Great to hear you enjoyed it! Really appreciate you reading.

W D L's avatar

Working my way through the rest of your blue banshees in reverse chronological order like I’m Christopher Nolan

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Hah. Just wait until you realize Blue Banshee was a ghost the whole time. JK. Or am I?

Thanks for reading them!!!

Rebekah Mallory's avatar

So close! I almost felt bad for the kid until he done what he done. 😏

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Bamboozled the Blue Banshee. Simply not right. Not right at all.

Rebekah Mallory's avatar

I hope he finds them again.

Diane Roth's avatar

Wow. I can't believe Blue Banshee lost the Sonata!! I mean, I almost can't envision him without it!! He was hesitant about the pie anyway. And Gladys might give him a whole one to make up for the car.

Looking forward to the next hilarious installment!

Ricky Champagne's avatar

And there aren’t many running around in that beautiful Royal Cabernet finish. This won’t be easy for him to get past. Though a whole diner pie is a start.

Thanks so much for the support, Diane!!

Diane Roth's avatar

You've left us on a cliffhanger for sure. What is he going to do now???!!! Another blood-colored vehicle??

Ricky Champagne's avatar

I don’t know, but those woods seem dangerous. Can’t be a safe place for a wannabe axe murderer.

Siddhartha Mukherjee's avatar

“My pie was in there.”

Ricky, that final line is magnificent because Blue Banshee has just suffered the complete collapse of his murderous menace, yet peach crumb remains the true tragedy. The axe-dragging sequence builds genuine slasher tension before the double car theft turns predator into stranded idiot. Gladys somehow saw it coming.

Absurd. Cinematic. Hilarious. I'M SUBSCRIBING!

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Ricky Champagne's avatar

Fantastic review! So glad you enjoyed it. Really appreciate you taking the time to write that. The loss of peach crumb cannot be underestimated.

Michelle Milliken's avatar

Grand theft pie. No wonder he's so homicidal.

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Right? I much bigger loss than the car. Thanks for reading, Michelle.

Parker McCoy's avatar

"I'll take it to go." Haha. He had to have that pie. And then some punk steals his car? Blue Banshee can't catch a break. I love his banter with Gladys back and forth. She's like Jason's grandmaw. Awesome stuff, Ricky.

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Everybody needs someone in their corner. Even if they have questionable intentions, I suppose. Dang pie. Haha. Thanks for reading, Parker!

Lynn Vieira's avatar

I so desperately want this wannabe serial killer to catch a break. Is there something wrong with me? I'm concerned that my moral compass is broken, but dangit, he needs a hug.

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Lol…. I think it’s just easy to root for a guy who lost his Sonata and probably even worse, a slice of pie. Thanks for reading and commenting, Lynn!

xtrole's avatar

Excellent storytelling! 💯

Blue Banshee got even more unlucky than usual this time! ⚖️

Ricky Champagne's avatar

Yeah for some reason I thought a trap would be a home run, little did I know he’d fall into one himself. Tough break.

Appreciate the compliment and thanks for reading!