Ten days...

[Robert_Moriyama]

And not a single comment on a fiction piece.

Consider this a hostage taking. No comments, no November issue. There is no reason I (or McCamy, or the contributing authors) should waste our time if there is no evidence that anybody is even reading the short stories and long fiction. (And Hurricane Sandy wasn't an excuse before yesterday.)

[Lester Curtis]

Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.

[Robert_Moriyama]

Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.

And on the preceding 9 days?

[Lester Curtis]

Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.

And on the preceding 9 days?

I was doin' other stuff. I don't remember what, but it must have been important at the time.

But don't stick it all on me, pal, the whole readership is equally guilty. Made me wonder, too. I suspect the election season is partly responsible.

[Robert_Moriyama]

Hey, I read one last night -- almost. Nearly finished it when the lights went out.

And on the preceding 9 days?

I was doin' other stuff. I don't remember what, but it must have been important at the time.

But don't stick it all on me, pal, the whole readership is equally guilty. Made me wonder, too. I suspect the election season is partly responsible.

True -- both Republicans and Democrats have been publishing a lot of fantasy and horror lately (with GOP productivity somewhat higher).

[Robert_Moriyama]

maybe we like them and have nothing to say,

or

maybe we don't and don't want to insult,

or

maybe family issues have come up that make reading and intelligent commentary mutually exclusive.

or

maybe we like poetry better,

or

maybe we like bashing each other on the fun and games sector,

or,

maybe, just maybe the normal working crowd is actually busy trying to make ends meet, and haven't had the time to spend, or the energy to properly read and think about what has been written, never mind smart and intelligent commentary.

Just maybe.

RT

Cry me a river. To line edit and prep a story takes me anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours, times 10 (or 8, this month). Maybe I shouldn't bother.