I read every entry and really enjoyed it. Thank you guys for giving me an escape this morning with my coffee. I've finished my 2nd cup so here's my nomination @foxfiction. Their story had a very relatable "hook" and even today on my 2nd reading of it I realized the irony of the Borborygmi and the ending of the story.

Other stories I really enjoyed and made this a tough decision were:

@alito942010 and Collective Judgement. This is a very good sci-fi story with its honesty and Bladerunner-like world grittiness and had an awesome ending. It was a hard choice between this and foxfiction's story. Wow great job!

@gaudisvalentina Karl Forland. Personally I've contemplated this before about how punishments should match crimes. The author does a good job here establishing Karl as just a man and at first I felt sorry for him in the cell but then when his crime is revealed there's a kind of thought like that's right, mannnn, burn his eyes. I appreciated that the crime was not cliche and an over used motif. It's actually probably a more common kind of crime akin to drunk driving which is very deadly. But then if you refer back to the beginning of the story and remember - Karl is just a human being with flaws and it shows how we make mistakes, sometimes very tragic ones. Then the question is: should he die too? An eye for an eye? My empathy for the victims conflicts with my empathy for Karl and his addiction. I can't decide. This story was very satisfying.

@smanuels Coup de Grace was an emotional story and creepy. I'm still thinking about it. Did the daughter use the app? I'm not super clear but it's complicated with the flashbacks and maybe I need more coffee.