“ you know, I wanna slap this guy stupid. cause stupid is what he is! I love that this girl finally gets her guy, just a shame this guy didn't see the real her until she disguised it so much. Ah well, who ever said men were smart anyways... ”

“ Is it a bird, is it a ... nope, we don't really get to know what the hell gave Edie such pleasure (mostly after she gets the finger) but then is that not the root of all evil, our imagination? You can figure and think and postulate, but all we need to know is that John has written a wee cracker with an ending loose enough to fill your imagination...but it does bring Edie some peace...a little piece! ”

“ I'm a fan of Vivian's tales. Sometimes rich in dialogue with vivid, believable characters who swagger across her pages...strong, opinionated women...loud drunken men...well, you see where I'm going....and then there's this...this beautiful, prosaic, ethereal piece. She could have told the tale of a man down on his luck, fallen on hard times with the brutality we oft times read of. But this wonderfully crafted piece tells much more than hardship or longing. We are taken straight to the heart of the artist as he expresses his angst as only an artist could. ”

“ Lermond never fails to surprise. I've read many of her pieces, and seen some performed. This...this is quite simply among her best! All of Vivian's talents are garnered here in this off world tale.
Her dialogue doesn't sparkle...it hums!
I was transported back to the old B&W movies where the fastest mouth in the west threw out zingers with every line. Here, Vivian has Mae show she was more than just the tart with the heart.
Just read this will be in the "Glass Splinters" Women in History show. wish I could be there. ”