tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post981344185798948683..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Tales Around the FiresideLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28979896371191823012014-02-28T10:29:45.582-05:002014-02-28T10:29:45.582-05:00That's all right, Leigh - as I said, I can'...That's all right, Leigh - as I said, I can't read "A Scandal in Bohemia" any more. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43839988742982415392014-02-27T23:56:22.165-05:002014-02-27T23:56:22.165-05:00I agree, Eve. Looking back, I'm amazed my pare...I agree, Eve. Looking back, I'm amazed my parents let me absorb so much Lovecraft and Shirley Jackson.<br /><br />I'm afraid I'm a lone voice speaking out against The Speckled Band. That's the one Holmes story I don't care for and yet it's one of his most popular.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6913474438383259632014-02-27T21:51:39.894-05:002014-02-27T21:51:39.894-05:00The British horror writer Ramsey Campbell has writ...The British horror writer Ramsey Campbell has written plenty of short stories. He (and I) would gush over M.R. James and August Derleth.Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-92029836963803190812014-02-27T20:15:51.193-05:002014-02-27T20:15:51.193-05:00Kipling is of course better at the short than the ...Kipling is of course better at the short than the long. One of the first Maugham stories I ever read was "Red," which has probably colored (no pun intended) my stories ever since. Love this post. <br />David Edgerley Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302818835018859164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71559920729457065472014-02-27T17:10:46.911-05:002014-02-27T17:10:46.911-05:00Rob, I haven't read much Avram Davison, but I&...Rob, I haven't read much Avram Davison, but I'll check him out. Have you read Cordwainer Smith's short stories? "Scanners Live in Vain" and the whole "Lords of Instrumentality" series? "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell", and "Alpha Ralpha Boulevard" are amazing...<br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40399092510011084442014-02-27T10:09:59.195-05:002014-02-27T10:09:59.195-05:00You and I are muy simpatico on short stories, whic...You and I are muy simpatico on short stories, which means I should read Maugham. Don't think I ever have. <br /><br />Most of the authors you list appear on my list of fifty best mystery stories. One of my favorite Collier stories is an absolutely horrifying story about a pedophile. And what is so horrifying is that the guy is so sweet and lovable. That's the point - he couldn't get away with it if he wasn't. <br /><br />Have you run across Avram Davidson? "The Necessity of His Condition" and "The Lord of Central Park" are two of his masterpieces, although they have nothing else in common. "The Lord of..." would make a great movie, a simple story of the Mafia, the Nafia, a plot to blow up the Broolyn Navy Yard, Hudson River Pirates, and the Lord High Keeper of the Queen's Bears....<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-18616685981843187422014-02-27T10:08:44.273-05:002014-02-27T10:08:44.273-05:00And there are so many other short-story writers th...And there are so many other short-story writers that I had to leave off or (shamefully) forgot at the time! I, too, am interested in how many SSers have been songwriters. Poll, anyone? Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3665615331516854612014-02-27T09:18:23.215-05:002014-02-27T09:18:23.215-05:00I had completely forgotten about Bradbury's &q...I had completely forgotten about Bradbury's "The Veldt," but when you mentioned it, Eve, the image of that landscape and a slightly blurry recollection of what happened in the story sprang to mind.<br />Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34875567238156911602014-02-27T08:20:40.794-05:002014-02-27T08:20:40.794-05:00I love Bradbury's "The Veldt"!
Ano...I love Bradbury's "The Veldt"! <br />Another fascinating writer is John Cheever- his The Swimmer is a great story that even Hollywood couldn't kill.Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15190763957355329432014-02-27T08:18:03.577-05:002014-02-27T08:18:03.577-05:00Thanks for that, Eve. That was a great line-up of...Thanks for that, Eve. That was a great line-up of talent. I'm working on a presentation to a writers group about short stories and this provided some inspiration.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85251337919000485982014-02-27T06:51:02.568-05:002014-02-27T06:51:02.568-05:00Eve, an appropriate response to your column today ...Eve, an appropriate response to your column today would be to say how many of the authors you name are favorites of mine because they were favorites of my dad's and he introduced them to me. Off the wall comment is, "I didn't know you were a songwriter." That puts you in with Rob, Liz, and me. I'd like to know who else among the SSers writes songs and if so, what genre of music. (BTW, Somerset Maugham was one of my father's favorites and I read all of his material. We'd discuss his plots at the dinner table.)Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com