Date: 30 Jun 2013 05:36 Title: Part I
This is great. Jay, the father who never got to be, taking a chance with his "boy" in his own way now. And I like that he never openly admits it here, can't seem to really bring himself to acknowledge the relationship with words, but it's obvious from the little realizations that he quickly shies away from that he KNOWS.
I have to wonder if Scotty knows, too.
Author's Response: Thank you! Yes, Jay refusing to even say it in narrative wasn't any attempt to hide it from the reader, but just unable to acknowledge it. Scotty doesn't, though; he never figures that out, at least so far as I've written. If he does, it'll be when he's far, far older, and I imagine he'd have some exceptionally mixed feelings about it all. Thanks so much.
Date: 22 Oct 2012 06:43 Title: Part I
I love this look at Scotty's life and character development through a very interesting window character. I also generally like stories about prickly relationships that eventually find their groove. Nice...start...off to read part 2!
Author's Response: Thanks! Looking back, I'm rather proud of how this one came out. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Date: 05 Aug 2009 14:37 Title: Part I
Eh? Thought I'd reviewed this. But anyway meant I had the good opportunity to reread. And it again being absorbed into the world of this kid and his awkward way of fitting into life. Jay almost as equally awkward - certainly around the kid. Love the span of the tale and how you use language and beats to move the story on with a turn of phrase or dialogue to indicate passage of time. This passage of time is used effectively to show the two finding their standing with one another and how Jay gradually finds a way of working with the kid and talking to him. Scotty is an enigma but a wonderful puzzle to work out. I love how through Jay we get a glimpse into how Scotty works but also get into Jay's mind too. Richly evoked but with such simple precision. I think the word is just honest writing. [which is more than one word I suppose but honest being the operative word]
Author's Response: Thanks, Miranda. I hadn't actually planned to write Jay's part of the tale (or most of Distant Horizons for that matter) but Teddog gave me this plot-bunny and this was what resulted. It was some interesting writing, trying to capture from an outside perspective what a somewhat feral kid would look like to a more civilized adult.
[Report This]Date: 18 Feb 2009 22:05 Title: Part I
I got so into this that when I realized my lunch hour was up it took everything I had to tear myself away. You can see the reverse extrapolation of the Scotty we know, who likes to spend shore leave time catching up on technical manuals. So far-the only "10" I've given.(I think)
Author's Response: Thank you, Mistral. Working backwards is one of the only ways to make sense of the man we see in canon -- figuring out who he is there by asking who he was before.
[Report This]Date: 18 Feb 2009 08:26 Title: Part I
An amazing account of Scotty's troubled teen years. From his relationships with people closer than he'll ever know, to the first inklings of his true potential, it's all here. Insightfully written and with a potent angst that recalls the confused teen in all of us.
Author's Response: Thanks, Sam. For a piece I never planned to write, it came out really well.