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AGE:
48
LOC: Birmingham, AL
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: November 09
LOC: Birmingham, AL
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: November 09
I’ll keep this review to all my good traits…
... err…
ok. I’m done!
p.s. If you’re wondering about my reviewing style, I was a magazine publisher in my former life, and am used to working with hundreds of contributors. By habit I tend to keep my reviews short (especially compared to some of the critiques I see here), but would be happy to elaborate if anyone is interested enough to comment on the review.
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“Clear!” Yelled the lead surgeon, holding up the paddles. The attending physicians and nurses raised their hands and stepped back from the lifeless patient on the operating table. I stepped back too instinctively, even though there was a pane of glass between the operating theatre and the observation gallery where I watched the proceedings. I grimaced as the doctor applied the jumper-cables, then WHAM! The prone figure arched his back involuntarily as 20,000 volts coursed through him. Was th...
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Who says sitting in the bleachers at a football match is boring? As I watched the kids playing one Saturday morning, a juicy snippet of a rather personal conversation drifted up from three extremely cute soccer-moms sitting in the row in front of me. “You’ve got to be kidding! Everyone knows the big ones are the best!” I immersed myself in my hot latte and stared blindly at the pitch as I strained to hear more… The comment was from Aoi, a ‘hiso’ Thai whose her husband owned a factory. They we...
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Keyboard clatter. Penny drops. No matter.
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Churning burning, tossing, turning. Not earning.
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A nice story, and a fitting end. I must admit though, to a seasoned short story reader it is predictable, and I was looking for a twist - like for instance staring down at the place where he had pushed "her". Would've been nice for the plot to build up to some point of closure for the old man. Although you have a wonderful way with words, and you have a knack for setting very realistic imagery, I felt at times you got carried away with your own storytelling. I suggest you try a rewrite withou...
An interesting anecdote, but a little anticlimactic for a work of non-fiction. What about wondering if she even found it further up the road, or worrying if another car stopped and picked up the bucket. Since it's fiction (even if based in reality) how about her driving by and seeing the bucket with a thank you note stuck to it. Also - the meeting was almost too flippant - this was the crux of the whole story, and she didn't even try to foist the bucket off (possibly have it angrily rejected).
Good imagery and a believable story. But as far as a short story goes, it's a bit unfocussed. You've got a guy in jail telling a story about a guy in a bar telling a story about shagging a queen, and then going somewhere completely different and talking about someone completely different. The concepts are all fine, but because this is a short story, they should somehow tie together in the end. I kept looking for the connection. I'm not squeamish, but the way you describe the "buffet" lacks an...
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