Comments on: Bo

By: J. M. Strother

J. M. Strother — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:11:30 +0000

I loved this piece, Simon, from the very first sentence straight on through. Methinks the Bo have not died out after all.

~jon

By: mazzz_in_Leeds

mazzz_in_Leeds — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:21 +0000

How did I miss this last week? I mean, I know I was busy and all, but blimey!

Amazing piece, Simon – I want to move to my own tumbledown joy and savour the beauty of a dead (but oh so alive) language

By: ~Tim

~Tim — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:04:05 +0000

Oh, I like this a lot. Intriguing idea. Well done.

By: Jessica Rosen

Jessica Rosen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:19:24 +0000

What an utter delight. My own fascination with word origins was enraptured by your world. Gorgeous, Simon. So subtle, so beautiful. I sighed and smiled at the last lines.

Take care,
Jess

By: danpowell

danpowell — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:34:00 +0000

A lovely, slow build leading to the reveal of the phone conversation. Thus is the first I have read of your work. With prose of this quality I will be reading more.

By: Mark Kerstetter

Mark Kerstetter — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:45:59 +0000

‘Beautiful’ is the first word that comes to mind, also ‘thoughtful’- something Borgesian about the way the word “tikh” seems to lie as a template of consciousness, connecting present moments of heightened awareness to such moments in the past, stretching far back. Beautiful work.

By: Christian Bell

Christian Bell — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:50:27 +0000

Beautifully told story that is rich with images and descriptions and is nicely complex. You do an excellent job using the ancient language and culture as a device to tell this story. Well done!

By: Virginia.Moffatt

Virginia.Moffatt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:29:11 +0000

Very beautifully written and paced. I loved the way you used the words of the dead language and forced your characters to understand the meaning of a culture by living it. Great stuff…

By: Jared Branch

Jared Branch — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:44:43 +0000

Ah, how sweet. What a beautiful story.

By: Mel Morton

Mel Morton — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:52:03 +0000

After I saw the tweets about your fantastic story, I had to come and have a read. First off, I loved it because we had and lost the most beautiful black cat called Bo.

Secondly, as everyone else has says this is beautifully written and so touching. It flows wonderfully, and is so light and draws you in. I also agree with the earlier comment about the use of dialogue, which really makes it sing.

A real pleasure to read…