tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post6644435018569444009..comments2023-10-02T02:52:59.461-07:00Comments on Twigs and Brambles: Daniel Ausemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-89735427557208536092010-01-13T14:56:28.094-08:002010-01-13T14:56:28.094-08:00Meh, I don't have any specific longed-for disc...Meh, I don't have any specific longed-for discussion at the moment--more just getting in the habit of doing this and doing what I can to promote short fiction zines.<br /><br />As I said, I enjoyed this story, but exactly why is harder to pin down--it doesn't have the usual flourishes or pyrotechnics that I usual focus on or that often draws my notice, whether that's language or setting or situation or whatever. It just has a fable-like tone that I liked. And when a reviewer calls a story "deft," this is the kind of story I think of: a bit quiet on the surface but working together smoothly underneath that. It went pretty fast through the narrator's story, which might be why it seemed more of a summary to you (perhaps?), but given my time these past couple of days, I appreciated that aspect :)Daniel Ausemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478942286366751753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29478962.post-69333299158214172142010-01-13T00:35:47.186-08:002010-01-13T00:35:47.186-08:00I don't know what kind of discussion you were ...I don't know what kind of discussion you were hoping for with these featurettes, but I've been reading along. :) I had a little trouble with this one. It read more like a summary of something I might like to read than something I might like to read. I don't know if you have any thoughts on that.Lauren Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517994602774355541noreply@blogger.com