I’m black as ink, darker than dark. Just a smudge on the canvass of night. Quite the opposite of my treasure shinning like a thousand desert suns. I contain its brilliance in a velvet pack the color of coal. I slink into the dark of midnight to vanish without so much as a fingerprint.
When you’ve stolen like I’ve stolen, there is no fear. No guilt. I’m smarter than they are; they’ll never find me or their precious diamond. Who says crime doesn’t pay?
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All In A Dad's Work 
I always like a good heist flick. Fun read.
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nice one. excellent choice of words. i really enjoyed it.
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Thanks for reading!
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I hope he gets away with it! Good job! Nan 🙂
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Sometimes the bad guy wins! 🙂
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Looks like this crime’s gonna pay!
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I think that the problem starts converting rocks to green … all heists fail there.
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Very true… in my original story (a part that got left on the cutting room floor) he had a buyer for it before he even stole it 🙂
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Hmmm, we’ll see how that goes in the future. Perfect egotistical (from the narrator’s POV, not you) bit of writing.
janet
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I like how your words perfectly match the arrogance of the intelligent criminal who is so convinced s/he’s smarter than everyone else… doesn’t always work out as they think.
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Thanks! He is a bit pompous 😀
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I like this a lot. The confidence/arrogance of the thief comes through so well in the first paragraph.
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Thanks, Sonya! I was surprised he was so arrogant. Then I found out he was a professional thief who’d never been caught. He better not steal from me! 🙂
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A nice bit of writing. I liked the cat burglar angle and you got a real sense of confidence.
Cheers
KT
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Thank you! It was fun to write. I just started writing and this is what came out 🙂
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Dear Stomperdad,
Could it be that this narcissistic burglar has some overconfidence? Enjoyable writing.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Excellent question Rochelle. He is quite the successful thief. Thanks for the comment!
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Amazing things here. I am very glad to see your article.
Thank you a lot and I’m looking forward to contact you. Will you kindly
drop me a e-mail?
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Glad you liked what you read! 😀
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