Jack! Thank you!! Ya wow that’s gotta be one of the coolest descriptions of my writing I’ve heard. Truly.
And GREAT question, thank you for noting/asking! You’re actually spot on — it was a nod toward both! I wanted to play with the common horror movie trope, and use it to wink at the larger idea most of us are prey to OUR biases and social conditionings and just sheer humanity. Very very VERY rarely does that make us an actual monster, it just makes us human. But worth knowing and acknowledging it, as sometimes it’s healthy to mistrust and re-investigate your instincts. (Just practice it to a healthy degree, not doing so so much you drive yourself crazy.) So so cool you picked up on that.
Jack! Thank you!! Ya wow that’s gotta be one of the coolest descriptions of my writing I’ve heard. Truly.
And GREAT question, thank you for noting/asking! You’re actually spot on — it was a nod toward both! I wanted to play with the common horror movie trope, and use it to wink at the larger idea most of us are prey to OUR biases and social conditionings and just sheer humanity. Very very VERY rarely does that make us an actual monster, it just makes us human. But worth knowing and acknowledging it, as sometimes it’s healthy to mistrust and re-investigate your instincts. (Just practice it to a healthy degree, not doing so so much you drive yourself crazy.) So so cool you picked up on that.
Thanks about the job empathy too. Everything’s figureoutable — and hey, at least I have more time rn to write 😅