M_L_Furman's profile
AGE:
32
LOC: United States
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: January 05
LOC: United States
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: January 05
I’m a 31 year-old writer from South-central Pennsylvania. I was a newspaper writer and editor for nearly a decade, and recently completed the final draft of “Back Behind,” my first novel. I’m also preparing chunks of it for short-story publication.
I’m a contractor for the U.S. Army, and I am married to a fetching woman from Pittsburgh. We have a 2- and-a-half year-old boy.
I’m here to get my fiction out there and see if it grooves people. You can read more of my stuff at www.myspace/matthew_furman.
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Fearful and Wonderful By Matthew Furman David was pretty sure she wouldn't sleep with him, but like the others, he moved forward anyway, caught up with the slight crook of her almost-smile, the possibility of silence, and the knowledge that sometimes these things go the other way. The scent of Sakura's Irish coffee was in the air, but no cigarettes. The Java Hut banned them two years ago. He didn't need anything; he'd slammed two large glasses of red wine with the lasagna Susan made that nigh...
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Well-written, and held my attention throughout. A suggestion: "Don’t you ever get tired of riding in a cubicle all day?" would read better as "riding a cubicle." The Fairy Queen... and The Prince... don't need to be italicized. The image of Robert wearing water wings in the shower is amusing. The piece is very descriptive, and the main character is a believable everyman. I was left with the impression that perhaps Carter took Robert out on Laurel Lake as a form of Flooding Therapy (no pun int...
First off, if this is indeed an actual suicide letter SEEK COUNSELING AND/OR HELP IMMEDIATELY. Having said that, there's a few grammar and spelling issues: Flesh eatting disease should read "flesh-eating disease." Tug-of-war doesn't need caps, and should be hyphenated. All-time high should be hyphenated. There's many spots throughout where commas could be inserted for clarity, and to break up overly-long sentences.
This is evocative and the author's voice is distinct. My take: It seems to detail a relationship between a human and someone...who is not human. Portions like this: "My calves are strained and tight. They wake me in the night, quaking. I must have been running. I dress and go to the gym. I wanted to hide this from you." -- lead me to believe that the narrator might be slowly turning into a zombie and is trying to shield his/her lover from the fact. "Inside your Spartan room, you tugged away m...
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