Comments on: PodCastle Miniature 29: Birthday Wish http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/ PodCastle is the world\'s first audio fantasy magazine. Weekly, we broadcast the best in fantasy short stories, running the gammut from heart-pounding sword and sorcery, to strange surrealist tales, to gritty urban fantasy, to the psychological depth of magical realism. Our podcast features authors including Peter Beagle, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Jim C. Hines, and Cat Rambo, among others. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave (aka Nev the Deranged) http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2543 Dave (aka Nev the Deranged) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:18:41 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2543 Devora said it in her comment. Timing is everything when telling a joke, and that's what this was. It could have been a good joke, but the fumbled delivery of the final line failed to sell it. Better luck next time, PodCastle. Devora said it in her comment. Timing is everything when telling a joke, and that’s what this was. It could have been a good joke, but the fumbled delivery of the final line failed to sell it. Better luck next time, PodCastle.

]]> By: Becky http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2406 Becky Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:46:05 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2406 The implications of the last line didn't hit me until a second or two afterwards. *shudder* The implications of the last line didn’t hit me until a second or two afterwards. *shudder*

]]> By: Linky Stuff : gordsellar.com http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2349 Linky Stuff : gordsellar.com Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:27:12 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2349 [...] by my pal Tina Connolly up at Strange Horizons (“Turning the Apples”) and at Podcastle (“Birthday Wish”). Worth your time, folks, assuming you have any. And hey, my other pal Ian McHugh has a story up at [...] [...] by my pal Tina Connolly up at Strange Horizons (“Turning the Apples”) and at Podcastle (“Birthday Wish”). Worth your time, folks, assuming you have any. And hey, my other pal Ian McHugh has a story up at [...]

]]> By: carrie http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2298 carrie Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:00:07 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2298 For a quick little story, this one gave me a big sense of the world it was set in-- overbearing parents, tyrannical children, desperate measures in an outwardly calm community. The ending was any better or worse than most flash fiction and overall I found it really fun. For a quick little story, this one gave me a big sense of the world it was set in– overbearing parents, tyrannical children, desperate measures in an outwardly calm community. The ending was any better or worse than most flash fiction and overall I found it really fun.

]]> By: yicheng http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2295 yicheng Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:26:32 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2295 Very lame ending. IMHO, it would have been a lot darker if it *was* world peace, of the ultimate kind. Very lame ending. IMHO, it would have been a lot darker if it *was* world peace, of the ultimate kind.

]]> By: devora http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2291 devora Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:55:20 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2291 I agree w/ the meh comment. But what bugged me was the lack of a slight pause before the final sentence. Had that been done, I think the Big Let Down might have been mitigated a tad. I agree w/ the meh comment. But what bugged me was the lack of a slight pause before the final sentence. Had that been done, I think the Big Let Down might have been mitigated a tad.

]]> By: Leishalynn http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2268 Leishalynn Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:54:31 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2268 I loved the tension of it; it was a perfect aside to my hideous Monday. I've got a wish for someone, too! ;-) I'm also happy to hear a Northwest writer any time. I loved the tension of it; it was a perfect aside to my hideous Monday. I’ve got a wish for someone, too! ;-)

I’m also happy to hear a Northwest writer any time.

]]> By: t3h1337idiot http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2265 t3h1337idiot Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:44:41 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2265 Is it me, or did the last sentence sound foreshadow something dark? Like, world dictator dark... Is it me, or did the last sentence sound foreshadow something dark?
Like, world dictator dark…

]]> By: scatterbrain http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2264 scatterbrain Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:29:55 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2264 Meh. Meh.

]]> By: Jennifer http://podcastle.org/2009/04/03/podcastle-miniature-29-birthday-wish/#comment-2262 Jennifer Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:34:03 +0000 http://podcastle.org/?p=95#comment-2262 *sigh* Another one that peters out and leaves me feeling annoyed. Lemme guess, Joshua wished to... be able to shove more candles up his nose? *sigh* Another one that peters out and leaves me feeling annoyed. Lemme guess, Joshua wished to… be able to shove more candles up his nose?

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