O my little Spring Onions! I read a Most Remarkable beginning, and felt I must Share it with you.

In the tiny lifeboat, she and the alien fuck endlessly, relentlessly.

My goodness.

This is, of course, Ms. Johnson’s highly Esteemed tale, Spar, a heartwarming first contact story. Why, every time I think how Ms. Johnson’s heroine and the alien overcame their Vast Differences, Over and Over and Over, I feel an odd Trembling and Excitement which I am sure are due only to the Noblest of Sentiments.

I cannot help but Admire the Skill with which Ms. Johnson sets the Scene: with only a . . . → Read More: Training Exercise #29: Beginnings Again