Comments on: Karaoke Breakdown

By: odessa

odessa — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:46:58 +0000

I love seeing the whole thing together with the illustration! Congratulations!

By: Other Dave

Other Dave — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:51:31 +0000

Did I misspell my own name? Blast!

By: Other Deave

Other Deave — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:50:44 +0000

(I meant to put this in a postcard, but this is so much more immediate.) Congrats. I’m currently reading a book of Barthelme’s short stories (in the bathroom), and this seems to strike me in the same place (no bathroom sarcasm intended). Having read at least a draft of this before, I think that says something about the strength of your style, how it doesn’t stale.

Also, love the picture. Makes you look much more Ray LaMontaigne than either of you know.

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:40:14 +0000

Z, nice work. I’m proud of you.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:49:11 +0000

CGW secret-handshake.

I feel honored to be on the same page as you, JZK. We should make it a habit.

Your karaoke-konfession is Browningesque and bizarre. And it’s appropriate that the character’s name is Anderson, since the tale has something of Hans Christian’s grotesquerie and something of Richard Dean’s sleight-of-hand.

One of the best last minutes I’ve encountered.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:49:19 +0000

Well done, sir. Starts innocent enough and then finishes like surf against the rocks. Splooosh! No false moves, and a guapo mugshot to boot.