tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post7865092560047092362..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: HomecomingStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-47491842282073969522009-09-05T22:08:28.410-05:002009-09-05T22:08:28.410-05:00carrot pusher, thank you very much indeed. I'm...carrot pusher, thank you very much indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-22992623520842091362009-09-05T16:26:42.348-05:002009-09-05T16:26:42.348-05:00Excellent. I have been reading voraciously all su...Excellent. I have been reading voraciously all summer and this is the best writing I've read by far.<br /><br />It wasn't until the second time through that I caught the foxglove reference.<br /><br />Brilliant.carrot pusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401597693019306781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-63455986220192728892009-09-05T16:20:32.772-05:002009-09-05T16:20:32.772-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.carrot pusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401597693019306781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-22447245734614321922009-09-04T06:54:48.942-05:002009-09-04T06:54:48.942-05:00I second that, Greg, though not just because of th...I second that, Greg, though not just because of the shared story title -- at first I thought your comment was snark, then I thought more about it. <br /><br />There's no sci-fi elements in this piece, but Stephanie's writing style does vaguely remind me sometimes of Bradbury, and other great sci-fi writers that I'm sure she's likely read, like Heinlein or Asimov. Not much, just enough bleeding through in the scansion to make me feel like I'm reading one of those timeless stories by one of the greats.<br /><br />Who knows, in a handful of years perhaps we'll be referring to Bradbury, Asimov and Zvan.Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-24257679275028789912009-09-02T14:23:56.095-05:002009-09-02T14:23:56.095-05:00Nice. This is very Ray Bradbury.Nice. This is very Ray Bradbury.Greg Ladenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857616630819182647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-53220115871761943202009-09-02T12:07:48.532-05:002009-09-02T12:07:48.532-05:00Huh. Ben, I'd have thought you'd have read...Huh. Ben, I'd have thought you'd have read this one before.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-87107510221455170192009-09-02T10:20:55.453-05:002009-09-02T10:20:55.453-05:00Maybe it's because I know you pretty well, but...Maybe it's because I know you pretty well, but I got it at "She'd been waiting two years for Jeff to get out." Still a good read though.Ben Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985694779451169100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-70124343608568946782009-09-02T07:04:19.185-05:002009-09-02T07:04:19.185-05:00I should have seen it coming before "harmless...I should have seen it coming before "harmless and inviting", but that's where the alarm bells really started screaming. There was a ton of foreshadowing that I had to go back and reread. Wow... This one HURT.<br /><br />I can't say this enough -- brilliant story.Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-67526619098115901082009-08-31T12:27:11.792-05:002009-08-31T12:27:11.792-05:00Thanks, ByteReader.
I understand, Cyberlizard. Th...Thanks, ByteReader.<br /><br />I understand, Cyberlizard. This one makes me flinch, too, even though I wrote it. So you know, the middle is basically about putting Humpty Dumpty back together again.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-89649225325213204732009-08-31T09:29:17.340-05:002009-08-31T09:29:17.340-05:00I couldn't do it. I got to the cops, then stop...I couldn't do it. I got to the cops, then stopped. Ever since I had kids I can't go there. I did skip to the end and even that was exquisitely painful.CyberLizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154794445065275905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-26248285703441856072009-08-30T12:56:46.100-05:002009-08-30T12:56:46.100-05:00Great story! Loved the quick hook at the end. A go...Great story! Loved the quick hook at the end. A good read on a Sunday morning.ByteReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764493938569990681noreply@blogger.com