Meet My Grubby Apartment

[leahbobet]

"The Girl From Another World", my dual-barrelled take on grubby apartments and genre conventions, is live this week at Strange Horizons.

Read! Enjoy! Throw rocks, thoughts, and interesting criticism!*


*Or Batman panties if you really like it. My size is L.

Comments

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

*Or Batman panties if you really like it. My size is L.

And what, exactly, do you have hanging on that utility belt?

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I don't want a utility belt. Just some cute Batman panties. How's a girl to get by without a nice comforting bat-signal on her butt?

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

She could always have someone shine the bat-signal on her moon.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

So now you're bringing moonshine into it, hmm?

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

Of corset!

[ccfinlay.livejournal.com]

(also, congratulations on the story -- Strange Horizons continues to make great publishing choices)

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

(hee, thank you. I promise I will send something for the newsletter today.)

[(Anonymous)]

shiny!

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

In lieu of rocks or interesting criticism: That's really lovely.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Thankew. :)

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

Whoa, Leah. That's like... litrachur.

*goes to read it again*

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Does that mean I get license to dig out my beret and wear it now? ;)

[merriehaskell.livejournal.com]

Well, what color is the beret? :)

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Navy blue, alas. We tried for black but it wasn't happening at the time.

[shewhomust.livejournal.com]

Excellent story - thank you. Sad and hopeful and strange and also very neat.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked! :)

[ginny-t.livejournal.com]

hm...

i like it

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[cabri729.livejournal.com]

I liked the tone. Also, the descriptions were very evocative: I could almost imagine I smelled the waitress and that basement. And the restaurant! I worked there once. Thank goodness it was just a crap HS job and not my sole source of income because I only lasted a month.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Heh -- I based it off a place a few blocks from me. I've never been in back, but the food strives hard to be mediocre and it's always empty.