★★★☆☆ Average
(Allegory) It’s a nice walk down River Street, and once you’re on it, you’ll want to stay all the way to the end. Everyone does. (706 words; Time: 02m)
"River Street," by S.R. Mandel [bio] (edited by Jason Sizemore), appeared in Apex Magazine issue 112, published on September 4, 2018.
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Review: 2018.519 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It's a very pretty, lyrical way to remind us that the only road everyone follows is the one that leads to death, which is our common destination.
Con: The narrator seems to have an unhealthy urgency about getting there.
This is more of a prose poem than it is a story.
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Pro: It's a very pretty, lyrical way to remind us that the only road everyone follows is the one that leads to death, which is our common destination.
Con: The narrator seems to have an unhealthy urgency about getting there.
This is more of a prose poem than it is a story.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 112)
S.R. Mandel Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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