Panamanian Stompers
Jake F. Simons
Horror, humor
25 pages
Adult
Warnings: Language
Fernie
Deacon is a low-life who earns his living by shady means. While waiting
for an friend for his newest job, he talks to a bar mentally
handicapped barkeep and another bar patron about Panamanian Stompers, a
fish that comes up on land and kills people on the shore not far from
where they are, especially on rainy nights like the one that they're
currently experiencing.
Writing Style: 6/10
Fernie
is skeezy and it definitely shines through really well and I give the
author props on that, but this isn't a style I generally like. That
being said, many people do like it. It's just never been anything I've
been interested in.
Plot: 8/10
The plot was
amusing. It wasn't confusing and it was very straight forward. Fernie
was just attempting to pass the time until he could go and hold up some
gangbangers and get his money. Terrorizing a poor mentally handicapped
barkeep was just something that he thought would be fun to do. When it
ceased to be that, he leaves and does what he needs to do to finish up
the story and bring it full circle.
Originality: 5/10
This
is story similar to what many have heard with snipes or jackalopes when
parents or older siblings want a young child out of the way or the
scary creature in the dangerous area to keep kids away. It also followed
a very predictable path to the climax there were no huge surprises.
Enjoyability- 3/10
For
me, the enjoyability on this was very low. I knew where the story was
going from the beginning and I didn't like the writing style, so I
didn't really enjoy the story much. There was a highlight or two though,
making it a little better.
End- 6/10
Although
predictable, the end was amusing to me. I was holding out hope for
something a little different, but justice was served and that was what
mattered most in this story.
Overall- 28/50
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Note: Simons is a pseudonym to distinguish between his all ages works and his adult works.
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