Ashes 500 That's one hell of a body count. I'll echo the others' statements that the killer's presence could have been hinted at throughout, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I was surprised that the killer returned to the scene of 3 murders and a maiming quickly enough to retrieve the equipment and the woman, especially if he (she? fuck the statistics!) was at a distance that required a sniper rifle.
karenq0506 "I Am What I Am" - Very neat story, and damned if the perspective wasn't unconventional. I like the idea of the planet literally tearing itself apart to rid itself of humanity.
Tangent Sustained Silent Reading Sadly cute. Or just cute. I can't decide which, but you nailed the feeling.
Zweizer Amateur I gotta say, I was not expecting the cockroach. I said "What the fuck" out-loud at work. My boss looked at me. Thanks Zweizer!
FlowersisBritish Moral Support Took me a moment to realize what was going on, but only because I wasn't expecting it. Poor Chance seems like he's going to have a rough way to go. I liked this story very much. If only these guns could talk... *kisses biceps*. Oh wait, that was an Old Spice commercial.
Croll Straight and Narrow I imagine Brian was as confused as I was at the end. George came back hard on the poor dude.
Mike M. Nothing Personal For reference, I never read the related stories. This was the longest story this week, but I think I read it the faster than others. You had a good rhythm going on here. This is kind of hard for me to communicate, but Brutus thought too much like a human being for my liking. But this was very enjoyable to read. You should spin this to George Romero as a Monkey Shines sequel.
Exfixate Legion Needless to say, the second draft wouldn't look much like the first. Yeesh. One of these days, I'll get to working more than a couple hours before the deadline. On a positive note, this was the longest story I've written yet, and though it makes little sense, it was fun writing parts of it.
Cyan Grand I've been lucky(?) enough to avoid jury duty so far, but I can imagine myself feeling a similar way. That you captured this in so few words is impressive.
Charade Admit Really, the whole story was just a setup for the dialogue. It's a good thing it was fantastic.
My Votes:
1. FlowersisBritish - Moral Support
2. Cyan - "Grand"
3. Charade - "Admit"
karenq0506 "I Am What I Am" - Very neat story, and damned if the perspective wasn't unconventional. I like the idea of the planet literally tearing itself apart to rid itself of humanity.
Tangent Sustained Silent Reading Sadly cute. Or just cute. I can't decide which, but you nailed the feeling.
Zweizer Amateur I gotta say, I was not expecting the cockroach. I said "What the fuck" out-loud at work. My boss looked at me. Thanks Zweizer!
FlowersisBritish Moral Support Took me a moment to realize what was going on, but only because I wasn't expecting it. Poor Chance seems like he's going to have a rough way to go. I liked this story very much. If only these guns could talk... *kisses biceps*. Oh wait, that was an Old Spice commercial.
Croll Straight and Narrow I imagine Brian was as confused as I was at the end. George came back hard on the poor dude.
Mike M. Nothing Personal For reference, I never read the related stories. This was the longest story this week, but I think I read it the faster than others. You had a good rhythm going on here. This is kind of hard for me to communicate, but Brutus thought too much like a human being for my liking. But this was very enjoyable to read. You should spin this to George Romero as a Monkey Shines sequel.
Exfixate Legion Needless to say, the second draft wouldn't look much like the first. Yeesh. One of these days, I'll get to working more than a couple hours before the deadline. On a positive note, this was the longest story I've written yet, and though it makes little sense, it was fun writing parts of it.
Cyan Grand I've been lucky(?) enough to avoid jury duty so far, but I can imagine myself feeling a similar way. That you captured this in so few words is impressive.
Charade Admit Really, the whole story was just a setup for the dialogue. It's a good thing it was fantastic.
My Votes:
1. FlowersisBritish - Moral Support
2. Cyan - "Grand"
3. Charade - "Admit"
