http://orbiteers.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/skyball-hits-the-streets-at-last/ speculative fiction writers Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://orbiteers.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/skyball-hits-the-streets-at-last/#comment-249 Luke Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:08:12 +0000 http://orbiteers.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-249 Very interesting, Graeme. A layered, tense piece, rich with social implications, as all good sci fi should be. Your concepts are twisted and beautiful. The only drawback, in my opinion, is the ending. It's a bit of a moot point, since Bewildered Stories obviously recognise your worth and the worth of the story, but I think it's the dialogue that got me - I was expecting a reference to God or Heaven, not the world 'bastard'. Or possibly Dr Lyles getting a reply as he slips off to heaven... You're really finding your niche with the short story market, Graeme, well done. That's a way into publishing, I hear. Very interesting, Graeme. A layered, tense piece, rich with social implications, as all good sci fi should be. Your concepts are twisted and beautiful.
The only drawback, in my opinion, is the ending. It’s a bit of a moot point, since Bewildered Stories obviously recognise your worth and the worth of the story, but I think it’s the dialogue that got me – I was expecting a reference to God or Heaven, not the world ‘bastard’. Or possibly Dr Lyles getting a reply as he slips off to heaven…
You’re really finding your niche with the short story market, Graeme, well done. That’s a way into publishing, I hear.

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