tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228760541281210311.post4982281051336611400..comments2014-09-15T12:53:29.162-05:00Comments on Mitzi McMahon: Counting ProperMitzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08204550954997638432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228760541281210311.post-79281547538273088862013-01-27T12:17:36.164-06:002013-01-27T12:17:36.164-06:00Thanks, Kass, for reading and for your comments! I...Thanks, Kass, for reading and for your comments! I still really like this character, Cheryl, and every time I read this story, I'm taken back to the time I lived in Illinois, my inspiration for the story/characters.Mitzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204550954997638432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228760541281210311.post-72468481730669595762013-01-22T13:05:56.782-06:002013-01-22T13:05:56.782-06:00Scary fantastic brutal story. Every sentence sharp...Scary fantastic brutal story. Every sentence sharp as a razor. The obsessive reliance on counting is a terrific device. it's like a metronome of Cheryl's despair; her inner life's a ticking timebomb that both controls her and separates her from reality through the story. At the end, you don't know if her defiance in opening all the curtains is a way to invite more misery/numbness, as her self-mutilation is, or if it is her first step at confrontation as a way to liberate herself.Kass McMahon. Photographs & text copyrighted, ShootingDistance Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681895116071468808noreply@blogger.com