《The Burden Egg》Author's Note
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This particular story began life as a reply on the r/WritingPrompts corner of Reddit. The prompt itself didn't get much attention, but when I posted it to my personal personal subreddit r/Magleby readers basically demanded more, and it grew from there, getting crossposted also to r/HFY and then here. I've been very grateful for the reader response and engagement on this story so far, and I hope you enjoy it.
I'm not sure why it ended up in such a distinct style to my other work (including my other fictions posted here) with very immediate, present-tense first-person storytelling, but I'm glad I made the decision even though I don't remember why. I've come to be very fond of both the protagonist and her dragon. Maybe you will too.
And thank you for reading. I mean it, without you I'm just shouting nonsense into the void.
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