Whew! I guess I can get back to cleaning up the house now!

You and me both!

I want to thank everyone who actively participated in this exercise. It was challenging, not only because of the topic, but the specific prompts, some of which forced us to write outside our usual boxes.

I'll echo lostmutt's thanks, too, for the non-judgmental support and commentary. On a topic like this, it could have easily gotten heated, moralistic and controversial. You stuck to the writing.

Kudos for that and your courage, humor and persistence, all "writerly" traits!

Evil didn't turn evil. There is something to be learned here.

Lostmutt...Otter,

Thanks for all your work on this...It was fun. Well, as fun as evil can be, I guess. I walked around humming "Sympathy for the Devil" yesterday in Honor of Day 6. I might even break out the Stones Forty Licks CD or the Charlie Daniels favorite for closure. Oh wait, I can stay tuned for closure....perfect! Here’s to you guys, for thinking this up and taking us through it. It's all about the writing...

Thanks for the idea, challenge and just thanks for being here.

I enjoyed it /painfully/ but is was good exercise.

Next few days I will be working on a story I was thinking to submit for the Fiction Addiction, but could not finish it.

Much thanks to you both, Otter and lostmutt, for your kind attention and devotion to this exercise. Although the topic was one that initially made me squirm, it really did turn out very well indeed. Many kudos to both of you (many more than TBD will allow!)