Comments on ""Small Towns" on shelves in January/February issue of F&SF!" - Faerye Net

2012-01-13T20:46:45+00:00

WOW – just finished ‘Conditional Love’. I’m speechless. I also feel bad for Minerva, left behind. Just…..wow. I’ll be watching for more from you…Thank you.

2012-01-13T20:07:49+00:00

Thank you so much for ‘Small Towns’! Fleur is an absolutely enchanting heroine, and I would love to see a longer story about her adventures.

I am an embroiderer, and F&SF subscriber, via Kindle, and I live in Medford, Oregon.

When I was in High School, my English teacher had us write our own obituaries, and I think my epitaph would be apt for Fleur (unless, perhaps she’s immortal) – Her Fingers Flew Faster Than Hummingbird Wings.

Thank you again, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

2012-01-13T10:03:05+00:00

Bill —

Thanks! I know I’m complicating things by getting published somewhere other than Asimov’s, but I should work on lobbying the OES library regardless!

2012-01-13T10:02:05+00:00

Allen — How delightful to see your comment, and also to find that I did “jump the line”! I’m glad you liked “Small Towns” (and “Apocalypse Daily”) and especially that you came by to tell me about it.

Thanks!

2012-01-07T17:15:48+00:00

Just finished reading it, and it’s excellent. Just like you said, it has a completely different flavor—it’s quite unlike the first story of yours I read, “Apocalypse Daily”. I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t have guessed they were by the same author.

2012-01-07T12:41:06+00:00

Looking forward to the new story. Congrats.

2012-01-07T08:33:22+00:00

Got my subscription copy in the mail a few days ago, and was excited to see your name in the TOC. Haven’t read it yet—I’m a few months behind in reading the sci-fi mags—but given that it’s one of yours, it will almost certainly jump the line and be read in the next few days!

2012-01-04T15:40:18+00:00

Tracy — I didn’t see that sand painting! Sad to say, the inspiration for this passage was two aerial photographs: before and after.

2012-01-04T10:45:30+00:00

This passage brings to mind the Tibetan sand painting that was done at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Hmmm, I think the UMN bookstore is affiliated with B&N. I wonder if they have it…

2012-01-03T23:35:59+00:00

Thanks, Jan. I’m so glad you like it :)

2012-01-03T18:35:49+00:00

My appetite is whetted! That is a fantastic opening and I hope I’ll get to read the entire story.

Love you always.