Comments on: Inspired

By: jenn

jenn — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:22:26 +0000

I read your story over Thanksgiving. It brought back memories of 9/11 for me. Made it a little hard to read. I guess I’m too sensitive. Good story though. Thanks for sharing.

By: the angry black woman

the angry black woman — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:44:46 +0000

Repat, sean and Dawn,

Thanks so much for your kind words! I’m glad you liked the story. And Dawn, that story actually poured out of me quite fast compared to some other things I’ve worked on. I think because I was so passionate and so clear about what I wanted to say and how important I felt it was to say it.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:12:39 +0000

Just wanted to say that was a truly awesome story, but very hard to read in its own way. Not because it was not good, but for the opposite reason. You did such an excellent job invoking the emotions of the characters. For that reason, I found it hard to read through and will find it harder still to re-read. I can’t imagine how much it must have hurt for you to write that because I don’t think I could have written something like that without feeling a lot of pain. It’s particularly poignant too, given the current situation in Mumbai.

Anyway, it’s a great story and one of the best I’ve read in a long time. Thank you for sharing that with us and I hope to see more from you.

By: sean (connery)

sean (connery) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:55:51 +0000

that’s quite good, thank you.

By: Original Lee

Original Lee — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:10:34 +0000

ABW, you could probably skip “Ghost of the Revelator,” as it is mostly a screed against Mormons, but the main plot involves creating an artificial ghost, so you might find it interesting. “Of Tangible Ghosts” comes closest to your story in terms of how it handles ghosts. I’m not happy with how Modesitt handles his female characters, because he’s obviously trying very hard to write strong women, so for me, reading his stuff always involves a certain distancing so that I can intellectually enjoy the concepts he’s playing with while not getting so irritated with his characters that I give up.

By: Repat

Repat — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:32:40 +0000

Hey there: I liked the story a lot. Thank you. I agree that grief is a complicated, non-linear thing; something that doesn’t fit in any easy cultural narrative.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

By: the angry black woman

the angry black woman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:43:19 +0000

And also thank you Dianne and Shweta :) I’m glad you liked it.

By: the angry black woman

the angry black woman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:36:17 +0000

Original Lee,

I’ve not read those books, but I’ll definitely put them on my list. Thanks :)

By: Original Lee

Original Lee — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:58:34 +0000

ABW, that is a terrific story. You address some of what I felt this year. The use of ghost images is really good. I wonder if you have read Modesitt’s two books, “Of Tangible Ghosts” and “The Ghost of the Revelator,” because you seemed to use similar elements in your story. I also love the end where the widow of one of the bombers comes to the ceremony every year.

By: Shweta Narayan

Shweta Narayan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:02:46 +0000

Wow.
Bit too stunned by the force of that, and by the world it implies, to come up with anything more coherent. Just, wow.