Comments on: EP135: Stu

By: Bastette

Bastette — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:56:18 +0000

I had the same reaction as Motti – definitely my least favorite EscapePod experience so far (and note that I’m writing this in 2010 – that’s right, I’m from the future ). It just seemed to build up to nothing. I didn’t need to be “dazzled”, but I would have liked a little more action and drama. Sounds like the scenario as it was resonated with many listeners, but it didn’t with me.

Of course, saying something is my least favorite EscapePod story doesn’t tell you much about the story’s quality, because most of them are so wonderful!

By: flameel

flameel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:16:56 +0000

Agreed. There was a natural flow to this story, one which profoundly resonated with me. At a bare minimum, it gives a wonderful template of what it means to be a mentor. The story also reminds us that small things can have a large and lasting impact, whether for good or bad, depending on application. Thanks, Steve, for bringing this story to us.

By: Sayeth

Sayeth — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:58:49 +0000

The author obviously knows something about science and engineering. Rather than trying to dazzle us with bleeding-edge leaps in vastly different fields, each invention seemed realistic and related, so I felt like they came from someone’s actual expertise. The plausibility of the earlier inventions made the final jump feel more natural.

By: Motti

Motti — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:10:24 +0000

Looks like I'm in a minority here. Putting aside the complete and utter lack of anything going on I don't think the story was any good. For one thing the term "Of course I knew what he meant" was hideously abused, if memory serves it was used to infer different things in different parts of the story. All in all the story was entirely too arbitrary for my taste with aliens popping up at the last moment with no coherent reason.

All in all this is one of my least favourite EPs ever.

By: b

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:58:06 +0000

A fun story.

By: Will SK

Will SK — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:11:58 +0000

Thank You

By: Damien G Walter

Damien G Walter — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:05:53 +0000

Have to agree with Jonathan Addleman, one of Steve's best reading. Really suited your voice.

Sure, not much action but that doesn't mean nothing much happened. It takes the narrator from naieve young boy to a grown man who has learnt a strong moral lesson. Thats quite a thing to show in a short story.

By: Gab

Gab — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:10:58 +0000

This was a good story.
Very well written and said.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:16:11 +0000

Inspiring

By: aranya

aranya — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:03:39 +0000

Simple and stunning. I really enjoyed the mad scientist vein McAllister used here, and especially liked the warm, fuzziness that ensues in the home strech of the story. I appreciate the cheeky jabs at military technology and the gratuitous Einstein references, but the only thing I didn’t like was the lack of action. Otherwise, a truly good story.

By: Martin Rundkvist

Martin Rundkvist — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:07:30 +0000

Yeah, this one was really good! Thanks!

By: T.K.

T.K. — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:04:19 +0000

very nice. Great short short and i loved the simple nature of it.

By: Jonathan Addleman

Jonathan Addleman — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:35:53 +0000

Great story, and one of the nicest reading’s I think you’ve done yet, Steve. Not much happened, really, but it really painted a nice picture of the characters, and what they’re doing, and have done. A rather poetic way to sum up someone’s life in a short story. Nice!