Cussedness

Here is my first review of the stories in Pigman's anthology.

In Defiance of the Witch
by Gary Morton
photosc.msspro.com/witch.htm

This story is disgusting, especially the description of the protagonist having an increasingly bad case of blue balls in response to seeing his girlfriend in a bikini. The writing itself is trite and awkward. I had to steal myself to finish reading it. It reads like a bad first draft.

In Death�s Face
By Macey Baggett Wuesthoff
www.authorsden.com/visit/...2&id=13121

All that was posted on this one was a sample, the first part of the story. I found that the author was, at least, literate. However, the character�s motivations for suicide are not given and the character behaves in a shallow and uninteresting manner, none of the angst that most people experience when driven to attempt suicide.

STORY QUOTE:

�I wasn't buying it, though. I figured my family and friends were on to me and staging this to teach me a lesson. "Yeah, right. Good one," I laughed, punching the shoulder of the figure, and ignoring how it felt hard and thin, as if it were mere bone. "Great costume, just like the Grim Reaper. I love the voice. But I locked the door. How did you get in? And the lamps-did you remove the bulbs or something?" I tilted my head and looked underneath the lampshades. "Nope, still there." I waited for a reaction but got none. "Alright, I get it already. Ha-ha, very funny, good joke on me." When I still got no response, I half-laughed and called out, almost in desperation, "I'm smiling because I'm on 'Candid Camera'! Everybody can come out now!"

That doesn�t come across as someone who is suicidally depressed and depression is part and parcel to what drives people to attempt it. I should know, I tried it in 1988. I find this story to be exceptionally offensive and doubt there is anyway for the author to recover from that.

Me, Myself, and INSANITY
By Hasan Abood

The story was trite, the character was unsympathetic and it went on far longer than it should have. There were no profound revelations, no surprises, and nothing to make it worth reading. At least he is somewhat literate. There were no glaring grammatical errors.

I will do another three stories tomorrow and continue until I have read all of them.

Cussedness Godwar Central Station LEVEL 20 ARCH-CURMUDGEON ALL HATE MAIL WILL BE POSTED I am an out of the closet, bi-sexual gender queer and have long believed that the personal is political. Perhaps that is simply a bit of 1960s idealism that most people have outgrown; but it remains near and dear to me. I am the best-selling dark fantasy ebook author of the Dark Brothers of the Light series. I made my first short story sale at 23. it appeared in Amazons! which took the World Fantasy Award for best anthology in 1980 February 2004: In The Darkness Hunting: Tales of Chimquar the Lionhawk (wildside press) Dark Brothers of the Light Series. Renaissance Ebooks.
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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: Grumpy Read/Post Comments (6) Share on Facebook		2004-09-25 3:27 PM Review of the first three writers Here is my first review of the stories in Pigman's anthology. In Defiance of the Witch by Gary Morton photosc.msspro.com/witch.htm This story is disgusting, especially the description of the protagonist having an increasingly bad case of blue balls in response to seeing his girlfriend in a bikini. The writing itself is trite and awkward. I had to steal myself to finish reading it. It reads like a bad first draft. In Death�s Face By Macey Baggett Wuesthoff www.authorsden.com/visit/...2&id=13121 All that was posted on this one was a sample, the first part of the story. I found that the author was, at least, literate. However, the character�s motivations for suicide are not given and the character behaves in a shallow and uninteresting manner, none of the angst that most people experience when driven to attempt suicide. STORY QUOTE: �I wasn't buying it, though. I figured my family and friends were on to me and staging this to teach me a lesson. "Yeah, right. Good one," I laughed, punching the shoulder of the figure, and ignoring how it felt hard and thin, as if it were mere bone. "Great costume, just like the Grim Reaper. I love the voice. But I locked the door. How did you get in? And the lamps-did you remove the bulbs or something?" I tilted my head and looked underneath the lampshades. "Nope, still there." I waited for a reaction but got none. "Alright, I get it already. Ha-ha, very funny, good joke on me." When I still got no response, I half-laughed and called out, almost in desperation, "I'm smiling because I'm on 'Candid Camera'! Everybody can come out now!" That doesn�t come across as someone who is suicidally depressed and depression is part and parcel to what drives people to attempt it. I should know, I tried it in 1988. I find this story to be exceptionally offensive and doubt there is anyway for the author to recover from that. Me, Myself, and INSANITY By Hasan Abood The story was trite, the character was unsympathetic and it went on far longer than it should have. There were no profound revelations, no surprises, and nothing to make it worth reading. At least he is somewhat literate. There were no glaring grammatical errors. I will do another three stories tomorrow and continue until I have read all of them. Read/Post Comments (6) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top