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Quality of Life?

byColleen Thomas©
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by matriarch07/18/05

Yes, a sad story, but

perversely, not at all depressing. It has a true quality about it, an affirmation of the goodness that can be found in humanity in the strangest, darkest, most painful situations. I want to say I enjoyed the story, but 'enjoy' would be the wrong word. I'm pleased you wrote it, I'm pleased I read it. And so very pleased you chose the ending you did. It had to end that way. Thank you for a thought provoking read. Mat xxxx

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by impressive07/18/05

Damn, Colly!

What a tear-jerker! Dark subject, yet uplifting in a way. Don't know what you were so concerned about. ~Imp

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by msboy807/18/05

A Sad Glimpse into a Dark Future

Sorry, don't vote. Well written dark fantasy that may be a look at a troubling future. Thanks for sharing, very powerful. Keep writing.

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by rgraham66607/18/05

Snarl!!

Too believable. Always, always there is somebody who decides that the only way to deal with 'those people' is death.

Well done, Colleen.

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by minsue07/18/05

Powerful - spare and unsparing

And all too possible.

Well done, beautiful.

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by cloudy07/18/05

Powerful

So glad you explored another side of your talent. It was a story that needed to be told. Well done.

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by Anonymous07/18/05

what a great story!

harking back to the late 60s/mid 70s school of feminist grim, with more than a touch of good old 50s hard sf too. the only thing is, what's it doing on a down & dirty site like this? you don't often see good sf at all, let alone here. it may be about gays & lesbians but there's 0% sex in it

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by Dar~07/18/05

Tear jerking

Sucha dark tale and no hope in it. Its sad that its so realistic. I can actually see something like this happening. It really is lovely.

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by TxRad07/18/05

Dark yes But with a human touch

Colleen, Beautiful job.... I can see why you were obsesed with getting it down on paper..... excellent.....

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by 07/18/05

Growth...

In order to grow we sometimes need to expand our roots as well. This was a definate change of style for you. Yet you have proven your ability to adapt and take a new direction without sacrificing the quality and depth of your work. A truly moving story.

As for the darkness; how can we appreciate the light without exploring the shadows?

Great work, Colly.

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by Samandiriel07/18/05

Colly

This is probably one of the finest pieces you've written. It's very strong and superbly told in a small vignette. It's content and emotionally quality is exceedingly well contrived. Excellent work.

Sam.

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by Belegon07/20/05

Dark it may be...

...but it is not depressing. Sandra saves it from that. I am an unrepetant believer that there will always be Sandra's among us. Sometimes their gestures may seem futile, but they always have meaning. And sometimes a Sandra will be in the right place at the right time. This may be sad, but it has optimism in it. Lovely.

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It was beautiful...

I cried.

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by Anonymous07/29/05

Brill

Simply brilliant, emotional and emotive, shows a great empathy with your characters.

Please, more like this

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by popcorn272107/31/05

Great story

I liked that story alot. Just enough detail to keep the story moving along and the dialog with the characters made them come alive...The only thing I would have suggested at the time of writing, would be to follow through with the countdown at the end.
Thanks for a great story

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by 10/14/05

Wow, Colleen

That story grips and makes you feel their pain and fear. What are you doing writing for a website, you should be making the big bucks...

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by AmbientBaka10/26/05

Nicely done.

Good pacing and a logical conclusion. Well written.

One problem with your science. Things don't float just because they're in vacuum. Lack of gravity or being in a zero-g situation will cause them to float. Sudden exposure to hard vacuum can cause a body to temporarily bloat and even rupture.

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by JRaven10/31/05

A very touching tale

A sad, moving story. It was well written, otherwise it wouldn't have elicited the emotional responses you've already received. Count mine among them.
Jenny

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by Roxanne Appleby12/16/05

Good sci-fi

Right up there with the short stories in the published sc-fi anthologies.

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by chris 4402/19/06

Quality of Life?

A well told story. Reading it makes me realise how far I still have to go to reach a similar level of storytelling.
Chris

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by Aurora Black04/01/06

Heartbreakingly Beautiful

Very moving story, Colly. Quality of Life is indeed worthy of publication, and one of the best sci-fi stories I've ever read. Ever. You should seriously consider going pro, girl.

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by Anonymous05/02/15

Good story

This is a fantastic SciFi short story... Pity it was never published. Colleen was a very talented author.

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