What tickles me about this one is the grandfather's spitting and how it conveys so much. A delight to read, and he's a fortunate kid to have such a bond.

Quite beautiful and sad--I like your natural descriptions.

One possible typo:
"The snow lie still unmelted on the walls"
I think you should be 'snow lay.'

Hope your summer is going well!

Bwahahah! Great twist! Though I suppose some would be envious of such a 'temptation' that comes but only in the evening! ;)

Anyway, great to see you're still alive! I don't suppose I could hope to see the conclusion of 'Aeryan Guardians' in 2009?

That was great. I loved the realism of the eclectic food options. May as well enjoy, eh?

I think Dylan Thomas might be gratified to still be remembered x centuries along. ;)

"He popped the cork and pored her a glass." should be 'poured.'

Great to see something new from you! Any chance for some 'Aeryan Guardians' soon? =)

O.O Not sure why, but that made me cry all of a sudden. (Hi Ruatha!)

That's not fair! Such a tantalizing little tidbit with hints of an interesting world and characters...and that's all you're giving us! ;P

These are wonderful pieces of writing. I particularly like Pixel and Dot which I think for a pure dialogue skit was particularly well written.
The only problem I had was with Deimos which confused me slightly, but I think that was me not your writing.

Thanks a lot for the review you left me; I’ll be using your advice to (hopefully) improve my essay.

These were absolute treats to read. I adore your writing.

Jesters and clowns have always made me nervous, and it's because who knows what's really going on under that grinning mask.

Nice work!

Heh, I'm glad my boss doesn't ride my back (often).

“So, no, then?”
Utterly unneeded questions--definitely a real-life touch! ;)

I tend to have a sort of weakness for stories written from the points of view of animals, having two cats, a dog, and two horses (whom I shamelessly anthropomorphize). This made me smile. Adieu, Kat

Ooh, dialogue-only! I had fun with one of those a few years back.

I'm glad you avoided the usual trap of putting their names in every line--it seemed balanced here. I did get a bit tripped up over the speakers toward the end, but a reread clears that up nicely. Nice work!

Heh, that was a lot of fun. So did one of his unfortunate brothers make the other 'captive'? ;)

The 'mother's warnings' bit threw me off a litte--I assume you mean his memories of them, and she's not there herself?

No more fun scampering about for poor Deimos!

You certainly conveyed a lot of attitude in this short! Having sung the 'Hallelujah Chorus' in a church choir myself, I can't help trying to imagine what the choir would have done in that situation... Makes me glad I've never had someone go completely rogue like that during a performance!