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September 16, 2007
"The Mud Room" at Every Day Fiction
I am hopelessly behind on my reading, but I finally did read one of the offerings at the new Every Day Fiction.
It's "The Mud Room" by K.A. Patterson
I chose it because I recognized the author's name as the senior editor at AlienSkin Magazine, which has the distinction of being the first paying market to publish my work. (It was "The Gribbit" back in January 2004.)
"The Mud Room" really spoke to me. So many women lead lives of quiet desperation -- unnoticed and unappreciated. I don't know any who have attempted the escape route described in the story, but…still, it's an engaging read. I love the symbolism of the mud room, a never-ending cycle of getting dirty then getting cleaned then getting dirty again. Maybe the only way to break the cycle is to embrace the cycle.
Posted by Selena at September 16, 2007 08:10 PM