I stumbled across it, was googling "fantasy flash" fiction, more for market research than anything else, came across the interview, was intrigued, so I looked up the story and read it.
I don't get to read a lot these days -- real life, job and having a special needs child takes up almost all of my time. (Very little time left for writing, which is frustrating ... but my son is the light of our lives and I wouldn't change a thing).
Anyway, read this story before work a couple of days ago and this story just hit me right in the feels. It reminded me that, at its best, speculative fiction can inspire us, remind us of the good things in life, and as in this story, show us that even in darkness there is light, even when despair is all around us, there can be love and hope. And it was funny as hell at times, which is a wonderful delight.
Thank you for such a wonderful experience and best of luck with your continued work.
Jennifer:
ReplyDeleteJust LOVED this story.
I stumbled across it, was googling "fantasy flash" fiction, more for market research than anything else, came across the interview, was intrigued, so I looked up the story and read it.
I don't get to read a lot these days -- real life, job and having a special needs child takes up almost all of my time. (Very little time left for writing, which is frustrating ... but my son is the light of our lives and I wouldn't change a thing).
Anyway, read this story before work a couple of days ago and this story just hit me right in the feels. It reminded me that, at its best, speculative fiction can inspire us, remind us of the good things in life, and as in this story, show us that even in darkness there is light, even when despair is all around us, there can be love and hope. And it was funny as hell at times, which is a wonderful delight.
Thank you for such a wonderful experience and best of luck with your continued work.
Bill Smith
BillSmithBooks.com