Oh, the low pun. The low, low pun. You got me to snort my soup with that one.
"Ash for Roses" captures the melancholy of the protagonist's bereavement, but "Shopping Toward Shambala" captures the combination of absurdity, longing for transcendence, and menace that mark his parents' adventures in the afterlife. (I seem to remember sending you an earlier draft of Bob. Did I?)
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How Did I Not See That Coming?
Date: 2006-12-10 04:18 am (UTC)"Ash for Roses" captures the melancholy of the protagonist's bereavement, but "Shopping Toward Shambala" captures the combination of absurdity, longing for transcendence, and menace that mark his parents' adventures in the afterlife. (I seem to remember sending you an earlier draft of Bob. Did I?)