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This is public (from the story feedback forum) so I don't think Mab. will mind my posting it here for more to see, and go read and vote, on Gauche's brilliant entry. BTW, Mab. was only commenting on an excerpt.
Just a fan, Perdita
Just a fan, Perdita
dr_mabeuse said:I don't know if that works as sex, but that's some fucking great writing! For capturing the pure sensuality of food, that is some of the best stuff I believe I've ever read anywhere. GC, I'm astonished! I didn't know you could write like this. And I don't even like black pudding.
Really, I'm most impressed. Not only the precision of the descriptions, but the lyricism of the prose. A masterful job, and really, this is just beans and bacon and eggs, right? The "sharp spike of the bacon". That's fucking perfect!
I'll admit that I was confused as to who was who at the start, but obviously this is lifted out of context. There are also some places where I think you sem to be getting a bit too clever, but I think this comes from the frustration of not knowing exactly what is what at the start. I still don;t know if they knew each other or not when they entered the cafe, but, like I say, that's a context thing.
How come you didn't write this good for the Xmas contest? And what story is this from?
---dr.M.