Story Up at Subterranean Online

9 Responses to Story Up at Subterranean Online

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   Emily O. says:

   June 2, 2007 at 10:45 am

   Wow. I really loved it!

   
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   r@d@r says:

   June 2, 2007 at 12:12 pm

   exquisitely written. also, toweringly depressing. and utterly believable.

   
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   Tapetum says:

   June 2, 2007 at 12:59 pm

   That was you? I just read that following a link from John Scalzi. Fabulous work.

   
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   Mandolin says:

   June 2, 2007 at 2:44 pm

   “I just read that following a link from John Scalzi.”

   He was very kind.

   He bought a story from me last year for Subterranean Magazine #4, the cliche issue.

   
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   Myca says:

   June 2, 2007 at 3:24 pm

   Wow, that was really quite excellent!

   Do you have more of your stuff online?

   
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   Robert says:

   June 2, 2007 at 4:41 pm

   An excellent and evocative piece. Nicely done.

   You could make it even stronger if you fixed the science, though. Unless buried nuclear waste turning a global catastrophe into Armageddon is the point of the tale (which impression I didn’t get), having the asteroid hit a waste dump is silly. Nuclear waste isn’t that toxic, and is less radioactive than the found-in-nature material that went into things in the first place. Have it hit in Oklo if radioactive dust is your villain of choice, or a nuclear stockpile or something.

   
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   Mandolin says:

   June 2, 2007 at 9:39 pm

   Robert,

   That particular bit of science was vetted through actual scientists.

   Myca,

   I do. Much of it’s linked through my website: http://www.rachelswirsky.com

   
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   matttbastard says:

   June 3, 2007 at 10:22 am

   Stunning.

   
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   Tapetum says:

   June 3, 2007 at 2:04 pm

   Went and read the previous Subterranean story too. Please keep writing. I want to read more.