tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post1451954997408252819..comments2023-02-22T10:44:50.456-06:00Comments on mudjob: Writer: Jared HandleyMDJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17793388758122524855noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-80866538919366628542011-05-14T21:46:10.666-05:002011-05-14T21:46:10.666-05:00A bold look at the future.....or is it? Great stu...A bold look at the future.....or is it? Great stuff, Jared. My brain is still churning.Elliott Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265310433197094358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-56101734976481513212011-05-12T14:15:59.398-05:002011-05-12T14:15:59.398-05:00Really well told story Jared - you give enough sic...Really well told story Jared - you give enough sic-fi element to give the setting a feeling of reality, but the story itself is driven entirely by the characters. I really enjoyed it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345215300177797807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-59648209873915583372011-05-12T11:47:11.512-05:002011-05-12T11:47:11.512-05:00Nice twist, and a lot going on here. Philip K. Di...Nice twist, and a lot going on here. Philip K. Dick & Harlan Ellison echoes in the general plot, along with the subtext of the artist-for-hire themes. I was wondering if it would be background & world-building the whole way, but then you added in a plot that personalized the world and the narrator to a new, relatable degree. High level work. <br /><br />Small editorial suggestion--if you folded in the plot about Karen early on & mixed intimations of his feelings for her in with the guy's job description, it might make the story more seamless and less overt in its "section-y" feel. Feel free to ignore that or tell me to get bent!Bill Floydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-89347042843529903432011-05-12T11:15:02.444-05:002011-05-12T11:15:02.444-05:00This took off slowly, for me, because the opening ...This took off slowly, for me, because the opening reminded me of other dream implantation themes. But then it grabbed me. I think my favorite line was "nothing leads to space dementia like the shell shock of an alien battle." Of course! <br />Kudos for taking the reader into the minds of the various dream clients and showing us their lives and dream scenarios. The little details are very smart and, in a dark way, humorous. Not the happiest dog but not the unhappiest dog either, made me smile. If you haven't already entered, check out the CZ Rannu Fund speculative fiction contest online. This could be the winner.Gita Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883735348008779245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-57674806108813038312011-05-12T10:45:24.096-05:002011-05-12T10:45:24.096-05:00Well done, Jar. Never saw that coming, and I like ...Well done, Jar. Never saw that coming, and I like where it went!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-60038529529741124662011-05-12T02:46:13.303-05:002011-05-12T02:46:13.303-05:00I'm utterly - no, make that unutterly because ...I'm utterly - no, make that unutterly because I'm dumbstruck with awe and admiration. This is tremendously imaginative and so well-written and believable. Gosh.<br />The only downside was that to start with I thought you were talking about the setting up of LitFire and then had a creepy, creeping suspicion that it was OUR heads you were aiming to get into ... perish the thought: with a head like yours, why would you?<br />Well done Jared. Indeed.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014461870405318477.post-10345547299817381512011-05-11T23:42:07.352-05:002011-05-11T23:42:07.352-05:00Absolutely fantastic Jared! what a wonderful piece...Absolutely fantastic Jared! what a wonderful piece :)practicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683589481404422674noreply@blogger.com