Like the title asks... The fact of how unbelievably great of a story "Island Mine" is truly.
I just finished re-reading that great work for the umpteenth time and it is just as great if not better each time I read it.
And of course, each time I read it I come up with more questions. If you want to get EXACT about it, there are a few mistakes in the story as in a typo or two as well as an errant word here or there. Not enough to stop you from reading.
"Island Mine" is the story I tell people I know to read. Not mine. But "Island Mine" is the one. Of course, I eventually get them around to mine but just like me, they like that one much more.
Does the Security AI Chief bond with Arman in Tahiti immediately, or does he wait a few days, weeks or even months before introducing himself to the man. How would Arman take the news? Would he act favorably to discovering Waylon's secret of the island?
I'd love to find out. But then again I don't want to find out. It could hurt a perfect story if all my questions are answered. So I won't ask Refusenik to answer them for me in a sequel.
Maybe just in a blog or perhaps a personal email just to me with a promise from me to never reveal the contents.
Nah. I think I'd like a sequel. Or at least a new story. Maybe that would be best. Or maybe Refusenik could figure out a way to get Cold Creek on the horn and get HIS lazy ass back to typing again!
Either way pisses me off that I can't write THAT well. And may never be able to do so. Fuck! Now I'm depressed and going to bed way too late and happy in the subtle fact that I'll be absolutely worthless tomorrow.
Tee Hee. Nighty Night, kiddos!