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Unfortunately, I don't really get this piece. I was delighted with the knife kingdom, the way they divide themselves, the way they talk to other items in the kitchen, all the vibrations, the mysteriousness of Burja. I also liked the concept of them influencing the fight between the Andersons. However, when it came to the execution it felt like a lot of these cool concepts were left on the cutting (ha) room floor. There's so much here that could be expanded in order to service the theme, after all we don't get to interact with any of the other objects in the kitchen or explore why the knives have so much bloodlust. Things in general just feel like they deserve more expansion, more build-up to an argument perhaps? I also think the usage of cursing in this piece was pretty heavy-handed. You can do a lot with a well-placed swear but the way it was used here was just overwhelming in the dialogue.
I think this piece needs a lot more un-muddying, which is why I'm downvoting. If you do end up making edits, tell me cause I'd be happy to read it again
