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Comment on Fiction: Storytellers by Rob Gerrand

Rob Gerrand — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:04:19 +0000

A thought I had was for the reader to not know quite so soon that Asanka is a student, so the discovery of the books etc. comes as the denouement. It might just take the form of someone else following him to the cafe, in fear and wrestling with himself or herself whether to do anything, seeing each action of Asanka’s confirming the fears, until Asanka opens his backpack and produces – textbooks.

Cheers

Rob

Comment on Fiction: Storytellers by david

david — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:44:48 +0000

I think you are right, it needs a little more punch. But I was consciously trying to make a bit of an homage to those participating in the National Novel Writing Month, which is the event which inspired Becky Raymond to set up the Flash Fiction Project.

Comment on Fiction: Storytellers by Rob Gerrand

Rob Gerrand — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:00:16 +0000

Hi David

Possibly your best of the lot. Though perhaps the ending needs a little something.

Cheers
Rob

Comment on Fiction: The Night Before… by Diego

Diego — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:18:57 +0000

Ha, short but (anti)sweet. I was a little suspicious at the sound of the black fur-trimmed coat, I will admit that my mind drifted to darker possibilities (as it often does…) but I grinned at the outcome, what a great idea!

I also remembered growing up in a house that had a chimney but no fireplace. I had always assumed that Santa somehow magically slipped in through the furnace and crawled out like a slug before getting burned to death. I was a strange child…

Comment on Fiction: The Project by Donna Earnhardt

Donna Earnhardt — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:43:02 +0000

WOW. This is good. I was curious as to what stories would grow from this picture. I like yours! You’ve done a great job of making well rounded characters in such a small space. Very nice!

Comment on Fiction: At the End of His Tether by stefficus

stefficus — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:53:00 +0000

aww, sally! great job on this, lots of little details that bring it into focus. really liked it… except for the fact that you made me tear up at work. heh.

Comment on Will our grandchildren stumble upon treasures? by david

david — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:46:41 +0000

OK, before anyone picks me up on it, I had to fake up the Gollancz cover for The City and the Stars, as best I could remember it!

Comment on Not-Very-Recent Reading by david

david — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:10:40 +0000

@Laurel Kornfeld But to be fair, the real interest of Brown's book is not this issue of nomenclature, but the fascinating story of the study of the remote bodies in the Kuiper Belt.

Comment on Not-Very-Recent Reading by Laurel Kornfeld

Laurel Kornfeld — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 03:28:57 +0000

Pluto is not dead; Mike Brown tried but failed to “kill” it. The IAU demotion was done by only four percent of its members, most of whom are not planetary scientists. It was opposed by hundreds of planetary scientists in a formal petition led by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto. Even Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson admits the debate is ongoing. Significantly, in November 2010, astronomers discovered that Eris, the body Brown discovered along with Chad Trajillo and David Rabinowitz, is actually slightly smaller than Pluto. I encourage people to learn both sides of the issue. Some good pro-Pluto as a planet books are “Is Pluto A Planet?” by Dr. David Weintraub, “The Case for Pluto” by Alan Boyle, and my own book, hopefully out in 2011, “The Little Planet that Would Not Die: Pluto’s Story.”

Comment on Three Months of Silence by Elena

Elena — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:24:11 +0000

David,
I’m very sorry to read about the passing of your father. He sounds like a good man – your love is very palpable.

Thanks for your blog. It is relaxing and eclectic to read.

My sincere condolences for your loss. All the best to you and your family.