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A real PNW tale

Writer: Phoenix McDonald
Phoenix McDonald
May 4, 2025
1 min read

A friend of mine took a really cool and interesting picturing while on a hike the other day. The mountains here are beautiful and there’s always something really fascinating to see. Needless to say, this photo has stuck with me and I’ve had a story for it building in my mind.

I think it’s turning into a cryptid tale. Either a novella or a book, I’m not sure which.

Bring that I live in the PNW and there’s a very particular cryptid that people here are interested in, I’m sure people can figure out in which direction I’m taking this story…

More to come!

 
 
 

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Oct 28

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