Comments on: ADRIFT • by Andrew S. Fuller

By: Matt Duncan

Matt Duncan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:24:22 +0000

I think, for me, the names of the sisters sent me in a certain direction. (And the fact that I know Andrew personally may have helped, though we haven’t seen each other in years.) If I had to guess her name, I’d first hazard that it might be R’lyeh.

As in “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.”

I may be wrong.

By: GMoney

GMoney — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:58:10 +0000

There’s always a place for stories like this, it’s just you have to accept that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, whilst it will delight others, as can be seen by all the comments. Great – that’s what’s good about fiction – sparking debate.

ps It’s obviously not obviously an island, otherwise people wouldn’t be questioning it (islands don’t usually sit on the water to float, if you think about it).

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:51:36 +0000

It’s not a personal insult to you if everyone doesn’t agree with you, A Reader. You liked this story; others found it lacking. No need to be a jerk about it.

By: A Reader

A Reader — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:53:19 +0000

Is there ONE aim of fiction? Fiction exists to entertain, to relieve a burden, to tell a story, to make people think/laugh/cry/shout, to convey a truth, to tug at your brain and gut,

It’s sad that so many people want to read a story that is handed to them on a silver platter. “explain everything to me, feed me, wipe me” — go watch some big blockbuster movie where you don’t have to think or use your imagination. for the rest of us, we will sit quietly and ponder what this (obviously) island is doing now…