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"Vegetable Matters" by Terry W. Ervin, II

 
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Selena Thomason



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:43 am    Post subject: "Vegetable Matters" by Terry W. Ervin, II Reply with quote
"Vegetable Matters"
by Terry W. Ervin, II

    To what lengths will a father go to protect his progeny—even if they’re no longer recognizably human?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm glad I didn't read the teaser line - I jumped right into the story and the jarring revelation snuck up on me as a total surprise. Solid writing, Terry. Lots of feeling and emotion, and the story moved along quite nicely. Congrats.
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It worked very well to set this in the present - no spooky music or weirdness at the beginning, just a normal story. It felt very real.

Which is maybe the scariest part. I can imagine someone actually trying this - maybe they have! It's not speculative anymore.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
resaliens,
Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad the ending showed up as a surprise.

Resha Caner,
I'm glad the modern day, this isn't too far out, came through.

Thank you both for reading and taking the time to comment.

Terry
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