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mosaix - A classic story that combines slight of hand with possible cop corruption. It is nice to see the cop is that one step of the thief, so the poor criminal gets completely blamed for the theft, while the officer can go home with a full pocket. Makes you wonder who is the worst one. Nice choice of name for the criminal, Dickens would be proud.
Phyrebrat - a great little tale that elegantly twists slight of hand with magic. It is told quite lightly but there is something very sinister at its core. A couple desperate to escape the pull of the parade, and the feeling of lucky escape that is snatched away from both the reader and the protagonist in a pitch perfect last sentence.
StilLearning - A warning to anyone who makes the mistake of dialling when drunk. Sometimes a wrong number might be a little more sinister than upsetting the person on the other end. I'm not entirely certain that our poor 'victim' didn't intend calling hell, but the result is the same. A great last line that made me chuckle.
martin321 - Another great tale that shows the dangers of what we perceive as being fun and the truth that lies behind it. A rather lacklustre troupe might seem to be boring so of course dinosaurs would be exciting. The obvious truth is that dinosaurs and exciting equals chaos and blood bath. They're dinosaurs for goodness sake! Greta fun.
Azzagorn - a clever little piece that tells a straightforward story with the perfect amount of information, and in a perfect way to give parallels to something completely different. This is the brilliance of the piece, that no matter how you try and look at it innocently other thoughts pervade and you see something else entirely.
Cul- A story that can be broken down quite nicely, each paragraph sending another emotion in the readers direction. There is the excitement of being caught up in the festival, of chasing a figure. The surprise and hope, followed by disappointment and loss, followed by something that might even be hope, but there is something incredibly sinister there.
Darkchrome - a nebulous story that is filled with hope. A sick young lady finds that the twisting of a fairground ride might cure her illness - it could be that the thrill of the ride, recalling youth is enough to perform the magic, or is it something more momentary, when the ride stops the reality returns? Good choice of song as well.
MB - What on Earth can be said about a story that attacks the reader with such a brilliantly preposterous conceit? The imagery is superlative, and somewhat disturbing. Who knew that such twisted horrors would have such fun? Although wearing drag is just... genius or disturbing, I have yet to decide. (Pyan would love this).
Perp - What??? He hasn't posted yet? THis is the latest he has ever gone? What is up with the man? Someone give him a slap will you?
Phyrebrat - a great little tale that elegantly twists slight of hand with magic. It is told quite lightly but there is something very sinister at its core. A couple desperate to escape the pull of the parade, and the feeling of lucky escape that is snatched away from both the reader and the protagonist in a pitch perfect last sentence.
StilLearning - A warning to anyone who makes the mistake of dialling when drunk. Sometimes a wrong number might be a little more sinister than upsetting the person on the other end. I'm not entirely certain that our poor 'victim' didn't intend calling hell, but the result is the same. A great last line that made me chuckle.
martin321 - Another great tale that shows the dangers of what we perceive as being fun and the truth that lies behind it. A rather lacklustre troupe might seem to be boring so of course dinosaurs would be exciting. The obvious truth is that dinosaurs and exciting equals chaos and blood bath. They're dinosaurs for goodness sake! Greta fun.
Azzagorn - a clever little piece that tells a straightforward story with the perfect amount of information, and in a perfect way to give parallels to something completely different. This is the brilliance of the piece, that no matter how you try and look at it innocently other thoughts pervade and you see something else entirely.
Cul- A story that can be broken down quite nicely, each paragraph sending another emotion in the readers direction. There is the excitement of being caught up in the festival, of chasing a figure. The surprise and hope, followed by disappointment and loss, followed by something that might even be hope, but there is something incredibly sinister there.
Darkchrome - a nebulous story that is filled with hope. A sick young lady finds that the twisting of a fairground ride might cure her illness - it could be that the thrill of the ride, recalling youth is enough to perform the magic, or is it something more momentary, when the ride stops the reality returns? Good choice of song as well.
MB - What on Earth can be said about a story that attacks the reader with such a brilliantly preposterous conceit? The imagery is superlative, and somewhat disturbing. Who knew that such twisted horrors would have such fun? Although wearing drag is just... genius or disturbing, I have yet to decide. (Pyan would love this).
Perp - What??? He hasn't posted yet? THis is the latest he has ever gone? What is up with the man? Someone give him a slap will you?
