It Seems To Have Worked
I wasn't entirely sure how a Substack entry as long as 'In the Bush, the Beasts' would be received at first, given that it's a 13,000 word short story. To my knowledge, posts and articles on the platform don't tend to exceed 5000 for even thorough journalists with newsletters on the service.
The story itself was originally experimental in nature for me, written back in 2016. I had the basic concept spring up in my head while listening to a YouTube playlist of music from the Vietnam Conflict era, an extraordinarily fraught period in American history, societally speaking. I thought, given the oddity of the story compared to my other works through the years, that it would be an ideal choice to see if longer pieces are viable for this newsletter.
Certainly it seems to have been well-received. I'll keep that in mind going forward.
Until next time, take care of yourselves, folks, and keep reading!