I really enjoyed this, thank you. Fell way behind on Substack reading this month, I've had all of FdB's Subscriber Writing links just waiting around in open tabs <s>like victims at the DMV</s>. Happy to have randomly clicked this one to get back into things. Reminds me of The Book of Sun and Moon, various Randolph Carter tales, There Is No Antimemetics Divsion, and also Problem Sleuth. Sometimes worldbuilding doesn't have to be incredibly __detailed__, you can just run with it and provide exactly enough signposts when they're needed for the reader to build their own universe from background inspiration. Well done.
Just finished it and bravo! Such a capacious story -- stretching out to an infinite cosmic panorama, then shrinking down to curl up inside infinitesimal layers of personal and literary intricacy. Very beautiful, fun, and finally moving. Thanks for the experience! :)
I haven’t even finished it yet -- just about halfway through -- and I’m so impressed with this story! I love the hard-boiled Marlowe/Spade detective talk, and the surprising veer into metaphysical/meta-literary territory. Such elegant phrasing, such clever thought puzzles. I’ll check back again at the end 👍🏼
I really enjoyed this, thank you. Fell way behind on Substack reading this month, I've had all of FdB's Subscriber Writing links just waiting around in open tabs <s>like victims at the DMV</s>. Happy to have randomly clicked this one to get back into things. Reminds me of The Book of Sun and Moon, various Randolph Carter tales, There Is No Antimemetics Divsion, and also Problem Sleuth. Sometimes worldbuilding doesn't have to be incredibly __detailed__, you can just run with it and provide exactly enough signposts when they're needed for the reader to build their own universe from background inspiration. Well done.
Just finished it and bravo! Such a capacious story -- stretching out to an infinite cosmic panorama, then shrinking down to curl up inside infinitesimal layers of personal and literary intricacy. Very beautiful, fun, and finally moving. Thanks for the experience! :)
I haven’t even finished it yet -- just about halfway through -- and I’m so impressed with this story! I love the hard-boiled Marlowe/Spade detective talk, and the surprising veer into metaphysical/meta-literary territory. Such elegant phrasing, such clever thought puzzles. I’ll check back again at the end 👍🏼