Batteries Feel Included

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Mon, 2009-04-20 11:06

Hi,

I haven't written here for a while. I think I posted my first story on abctales in 2001, under the name johnnygriff and my stories have remained on the site ever since. I've written very few stories since then I'm ashamed to say. Life seemed to get in the way, as the tired expression goes. I will write more in the future, but anyway I'm not here to talk about that right now.

I'm here to talk about this new user:

http://www.abctales.com/user/batteriesfeelincluded

I won't pretend I don't have some sort of interest in trying to promote him, but only in the sense that he's a friend of mine and I'd like to see him do well, and I encouraged him to join abctales. We're friends because of his writing, which has been displayed in other places online for a while.

He's got an extraordinary imagination, and often I find his short short stories completely jawdropping. I also, on occasion, find him immensely frustrating. He doesn't seem to be able to tell the difference beween some of his fantastic stuff and some of his average stuff, something I've told him many times, which is why I'd like you to give him feedback and encourage him and why I thought it would be really good if he joined this site. I think, if he actually put his mind to it, and with constructive criticism and thought, he could be a really special writer.

http://www.abctales.com/story/batteriesfeelincluded/bluffs-family-superman

Wed, 2009-04-22 16:02

tcook

I agree. His stuff is incredibly good and I am very pleased to have it on ABC. Maybe it's time for him to spread his wings and write something a little longer.

Wed, 2009-04-22 16:08

chuck

Yes it's excellent. Thanks for the heads up. I'll read the previous offerings.

Wed, 2009-04-22 18:30

threeleafshamrock

I agree with the above; only discovered Steve's stuff today actually and it is really top notch. Really should be in print somewhere. He has a great sense of humour and undoubted skill.

Thu, 2009-04-23 10:16

Cooper King

Oh dear. His name's not Steve at all. It's Anthony, but everyone calls him Chin. Glad you like his stuff though. I've taken it as my duty to bully him into keeping discpiline with writing, so the more of us there are to apply pressure the better. I agree he should try longer. I think it's a concentration span thing. Damned yoof.

Thu, 2009-04-23 14:49

chuck

He's a great sprinter. Perhaps between us we can interest him in a marathon?

Thu, 2009-04-23 15:18

batteriesfeelin...

Hello. Thank you all for your kind words. The stories I've posted are my longest ones. I usually aim for a couple of paragraphs, preferably a couple of sentences, because I usually lose patience halfway through the opening line. Hopefully I will have found a way to avoid that by the time I'm sixty.

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