“Bronsky” on suvudu.com

18 comments on ““Bronsky” on suvudu.com”

1. Unrelated, but finished Imzadi last night for the first time since 10th or 11th grade, which is to say shortly after it was originally released. Holy crap, better than I remembered and that’s saying something. Hit it out of the park. It’s not like you’ve been any sort of a slouch since, but blew me outta the water all over again dámņ near 20 years later.

2. Cool.

   Incidentally, was the ad for timeshares in the back of F&SF your doing?

   1. No, it most definitely was not, although I was thrilled to see it there.
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3. A direct link to the blog post with the story is as follows:

   http://graphic-novels-manga.suvudu.com/2011/07/free-story-from-fantasy-science-fiction-magazine.html

   In a few days, the post will probably fall off the front page of the site.

4. Wow, that was good. I had just finished re-reading Pratchett’s “Mort” so I kept expecting Death to speak in all CAPITALS. And as a relativly new father that last scence kind of got to me.

   1. I’m a relatively old father and it still gets me.
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   2. That’s “small caps“, which at least one USAian edition got wrong…

5. Great story! Thanks for writing & sharing this link wih us. I especially liked the ending.

6. As it went along, I could see it rolling as an episode of Rod Serling’s “Twilight Zone”

   Meant as a compliment by the way.

7. My own response at Suvudu:
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   It’s not first-person, and it’s not written all in present tense …
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   …but it reminds me irresistibly of Damon Runyon.
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   Probably the first paragraph sets the tone that way, but i kept “hearing” it being narrated out of the corner of his mouth by Sheldon Leonard.

   1. Not to be confused, of course, with the two guys from “The Big Bang Theory.”
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      Yes, I can see the Runyonesque comparison. I’m not sure that’s what I was going for, but now that you mention Sheldon Leonard, I can definitely hear it.
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      1. A comparison with BIG BANG isn’t that off, either. I could easily see Sheldon driving Death nuts, too.

         Ever see MULBERRY? A British comedy series about 20 years back. I mention it because there’s a side-splitting bit where Death’s son falls off a cliff (his mind was elsewhere, you see), winds up in hospital only to be visited by a very irate dad who’s quite upset at being mercilessly picked on ‘back home’ for having such an inept son.

      2. I thought I had at least a passing familiarity with most Brit comedies, but “Mulberry” doesn’t ring any bells.
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      3. Me too.
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         Me too.

8. I was privileged to hear the excerpt of this at Shore Leave. If, by some astonishing chance, it ever becomes an audiobook, Jerry Stiller HAS to do the reading.
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9. Awesome story (and very poignant ending). Loved the “Death rides a pale horse” reference. And yes, Jerry Stiller has to do the narration!

   1. Only because Sheldon Leonard is not currently available.

10. Yeah, I cried too.

    Way to go, PAD.

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