HeyJaredThe Mad Ophelias by J. Lincoln Fenn
Horror and speculative fiction with a literary bent. Currently releasing THE MAD OPHELIAS here on Substack.
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- Sep 23, 2026
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The Mad Ophelias: Chapter 12 (opens the original)
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Previously on TMO: As the Mad Ophelias went viral and inspired increasingly violent imitators, Ophelia discovered MadHatter had deliberately fed their stunt to the media. Stalking her for answers, she witnessed a secret exchange—and spotted a Phaya Naga tattoo identical to her own.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mV4G!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd7b19393-2
The Mad Ophelias: Chapter 11 (opens the original)
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Previously on TMO: A little protest art, they said. Nothing that could land them in prison. But when Ophelia and the others planted bloodied mannequin parts across a politician’s lawn, MadHatter went off-script. By morning, their warning had become a movement. But who, exactly, is controlling it?<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wz7Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimag
The Mad Ophelias: Chapter 10 (opens the original)
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Previously on TMO: After footage of Ophelia’s shooting-range rampage went viral, she learned Eyasi had been shot during an immigration stop. When MadHatter pushed the group toward kidnapping a politician in retaliation, Ophelia steered them toward SlyDevil’s theatrical mannequin stunt—but suspected MadHatter had another plan.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PKVm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3
The Mad Ophelias: Chapter 9 (opens the original)
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Previously on TMO: Ophelia revealed that she was the real “Prepper Princess”—the armed teen behind a notorious standoff later turned into a movie—and showed SlyDevil the arsenal she’d secretly inherited. Instead of walking away, SlyDevil decided a broken person might be exactly what their broken times required.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-bMC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%
The Mad Ophelias: Chapter 8 (opens the original)
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Previously on TMO: Shaken by her loss of control at the range, Ophelia abandoned her sobriety and took SlyDevil into the basement beneath her office. There, she revealed that her survivalist father had trained her to become a weapon—and that she’d hidden her inheritance behind a sealed door.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rCUs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F
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