And not a single comment on a fiction piece.
Consider this a hostage taking. No comments, no November issue. There is no reason I (or McCamy, or the contributing authors) should waste our time if there is no evidence that anybody is even reading the short stories and long fiction. (And Hurricane Sandy wasn't an excuse before yesterday.)
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Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.
I was raised by humans. What's your excuse?
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And on the preceding 9 days?Lester Curtis wrote:Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.
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I was doin' other stuff. I don't remember what, but it must have been important at the time.Robert_Moriyama wrote:And on the preceding 9 days?Lester Curtis wrote:Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.
But don't stick it all on me, pal, the whole readership is equally guilty. Made me wonder, too. I suspect the election season is partly responsible.
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True -- both Republicans and Democrats have been publishing a lot of fantasy and horror lately (with GOP productivity somewhat higher).Lester Curtis wrote:I was doin' other stuff. I don't remember what, but it must have been important at the time.Robert_Moriyama wrote:And on the preceding 9 days?Lester Curtis wrote:Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.
But don't stick it all on me, pal, the whole readership is equally guilty. Made me wonder, too. I suspect the election season is partly responsible.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Jack London (1876-1916)
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Cry me a river. To line edit and prep a story takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours, times 10 (or 8, this month). Maybe I shouldn't bother.rick tornello wrote:maybe we like them and have nothing to say,
or
maybe we don't and don't want to insult,
or
maybe family issues have come up that make reading and intelligent commentary mutually exclusive.
or
maybe we like poetry better,
or
maybe we like bashing each other on the fun and games sector,
or,
maybe, just maybe the normal working crowd is actually busy trying to make ends meet, and haven't had the time to spend, or the energy to properly read and think about what has been written, never mind smart and intelligent commentary.
Just maybe.
RT
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