Ooh! Thanks to Anna Tambour for passing on the link to this Green man review of the Paper Cities anthology by Deborah J Brannon. My story ‘Sammarynda Deep’ scored this comment:
Then, there are the crown jewels: those stories of the collection that blew me away, either with brutal majesty, sorrowful beauty, surprising whimsy, or sheer genius. Jay Lake’s “Promises: A Tale of the City Imperishable” is simply brilliant: the decadence of his city is intoxicating and the matter-of-fact plunge he takes into the depths of a brutal-to-be-compassionate Sisterhood is wholly absorbing. These words sting and sober. “Sammarynda Deep” by Cat Sparks is a uniquely told love tragedy, a bold interweaving of philosophy and culture that end in the creation of something forbidden and new. Vylar Kaftan’s “Godivy” is laugh-out-loud enjoyable satire and there’s nothing else I’ll tell you! “Palimpsest,” now. Catherynne M. Valente’s “Palimpsest” is sheer intoxication: a city both viral and literal that infects and changes the bodies of its inhabitants even as its inhabitants affect it. It is full of the whimsically delightful and blood-deep wonder and fascinating curiosity. “Palimpsest” leaves you hungry and satiated all at once.
This story is the prologue to the novel I’ve almost finished.
19 Comments
Nice!
nice bolding 🙂
might as well make use of my desktop publishing training
man, i wish i’d had that training. i just block quoted.
sheep from the goats, mate.
at least my wool is wanted.
now yer just getting weird! BAAAA!
stay away from me, you horrible old goat!
how very rude!
don’t hate the player, hate the game.
(ohmygod, i’ve never been able to say that before)
nope, I’m definitely more of a hate the player type. BAAAAA!
yeah, well, i’m outta jokes except for goat ones now.
just as well
:: waves at the jewel ::
waving back atcha, fellow jewel!
Now that’s-a nice-a review!
Tis indeedy.
What a nice comment! And well deserved. 🙂
thanks!