Letters to the Editor
Hello there!
Wow! Rosa Clement's, "A Sonnet to the Wind" really blew me away. I love her rhythm and the way she rhymes. I say you print more stuff from her.
I read "Routine," the story by Victor Saunders. Hmm. Interesting, indeed. I thought the killer had fascinating things to say, but I feel like maybe some of it, especially near the end, was a bit forced. Like, he was trying to be REALLY nonchalant. I'm also not sure if this was done purposely or not, but in the beginning the killer had a very tough attitude and vocabulary, but about a quarter way through he started saying things like, "but it wavers and unravels at it's own pace" and I thought that was rather incongruous. Later on he used even more poetic/image-laden/stuffed sentences. I was a bit confused by this. All in all I think the story was pretty good. I was very engrossed in the details of his past killings, but I got bored near the end when he had that exchange with the reporter. I don't want to give away the ending, but I thought perhaps Mr. Saunders could have used a bit of narrative there? Because it made the monologue seem rather ... forced. Unreal. And the whole point of this killer guy is that he IS real, not phoney. I also think maybe there could have been a little less cussing in it, and the policeman thing was truly grotesque - truly. But I guess that was the point. And for some reason I was kind of wary of the part about the black family. Was that a PC thing? A killer whose heart strings are pulled by prejudice? Anyway, I guess I'd better shut up about this story. But I DO recommend others read it. It does remind me of a movie.
Hafidha Acuay
Vancouver, Washington
hafidha@ix.netcom.com
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