May 28th, 2018 - Stay Down and Take It

Dear TNY,

Sometimes we find the right story.  There are a near infinite list of conditions on our meat frames every day and occasionally we get our hands on a story that is the counterpart to every single one of those things.  Today is that day, for me, TNY. And the story is “Stay Down and Take It.”

The language in this story is fresh.  There are so many turns of phrase. Gravy.  Goddamn that was good. So, take note that this is what great writing, at the most tactile level, sounds like.

But it’s not the language that makes this so good.  It’s the intimacy. This is it, man. I’m flummoxed.  I cannot recall another story that so accurately captures intimacy.  There isn’t much more to say. This is the best story of the year. I wept.  I don’t want to die alone. I want what these two have going on.

I wish I had written this.  It’s what I want to write. I would be proud to have written this even if it never got picked up.

I’m rambling.  You get the drift.  I’m affected. You win.

Thankfully yours,

Nick