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WE'RE PRO MARV IN THIS HOUSE! Wonderful expansion Alice, well done! This is officially received (i'm behind!)

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AWWWW that's the sweetest!

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Alice, I remember loving your first 250-word story, and this is even better! With only 2000 words, it seems you made everyone love Marv, including me.

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I love Marv! This was such a fun, imaginative romp through another world, and I think you did a phenomenal job with your descriptions and imagery. My favorite was the trees like the stiff peaks of whipped cream. 😊 The world was wholly unfamiliar, but I felt like I was there, experiencing it for the first time with Brianna!

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What a beautifully crafted new pixar movie to be had. This is wonderful Alice, it's so charming and cozy. After Eric's dark story, this was exactly the refreshment I needed. The feeling of a world only limited to imagination, this one is filled with child like wonders, I love it.

You are great at telling stories like these. I might have to check your publication more often. Thank you for sharing this.

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You've created characters and a world that can grow together. What adventures await Brianna and Marv down all those other portals?

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And what a quest it was! Brianna's determination to find her friend again makes for such a good tale.

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I think my favorite kind of fiction is "children's fiction, which is still fun for adults". The Hobbit, Roald Dahls works, some of Diana Wynne Jones work - anything that strikes the chord of childhood whimysy.

This struck the chord. Great tale, and an especially masterful job of taking the original story and building a world out of it.

I only wish we could have spent more time in Marv's world. A good thing, I suppose: "leave them wanting more."

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Thank you so much - that is always what I am trying to go for!

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Simply a lovely tale! Marv is quite cute, and your descriptions have done him justice!

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I know I keep using the word "delightful" to describe your stories, but I just can't find a better one. I'm so glad that there are people like you writing stories like these. I want my own little Marv to live under my bed. I'd buy pink socks just to feed to him every night.

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I'll take "delightful!" I think I'd buy some pink socks for Marv, too.

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Aw, such a lovely story 🤗 the monster world reminded me so much of Wonderland.

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Thank you! I had so much fun with this world building

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