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Daredevil Critique – ‘Kissing the Boots Goodbye’ by Pennie Nichols

Daredevil Critique – ‘Kissing the Boots Goodbye’ by Pennie Nichols

Update: 2025-12-12

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Listen in as the judges of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction deliver an unfiltered critique of Kissing the Boots Goodbye by Pennie Nichols.

This story appeared in the October 2025 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction, which featured the anti-prompt: Break the rule “use active voice”.

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Daredevil Critique – ‘Kissing the Boots Goodbye’ by Pennie Nichols

Daredevil Critique – ‘Kissing the Boots Goodbye’ by Pennie Nichols

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