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Glue by Ian D Smith

Posted by RTavs on May 11, 2007 - 17:03

http://abctales.com/story/iandsmith/glue

i really enjoyed this story, especially the jumps between the letter-writer and the adverts in the post office. it had a schizophrenic feel to it that wasn't out of control.

very well handled.

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josiedog | May 11, 2007 - 17:37

Good call, diving back into the archives - doesn't happen enough, and I'd never read this before.
First lines are important to those such as I (low boredom/attention threshold) and these first quirky snappy two got me in.
Subtly peculiar style, with the repetition of words that we're not supposed to do but works here.

Describing a length of a queue by the doglegs was inspired.
Not much else to say, enjoyed it and glad it was flagged.

Juliet OC | May 11, 2007 - 18:55

it must have been edited, cause came up on unread list. I agree, it was quirky and original and not overdone.

Juliet

Phil_harvey (not verified) | May 11, 2007 - 20:48

Thats nice that.

It has a nice sense of madness. There were a couple of sentences that stumbled a little.

Fun read though.

iandsmith | May 14, 2007 - 19:47

Thanks for the great comments and the surprise cherry pick. Pleased you all liked it. I came back to the new ABC Tales and found a blank space where the story had been. I was amazed to find I'd uploaded it back in 2004. So I restored the original, and next minute it's cherry-picked. I like the new site. I put some more crazy stories on. It's all Life Writing. Thanks, guys.

ggggareth | May 22, 2007 - 13:24

Ian - I think I came across one of your stories in a short story magazine recently (Transmission, I think it was). For some reason, your name caught my eye...
Good work, and well done on the publication.