Fiction by Brenna: All Fall Down

[brennayovanoff]

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[london_setterby]

Woah! Scary! I love the writing & word choice, especially the second-to-last paragraph. Really interesting voice here.

I'm not much of a zombie connoisseur (?), so maybe this is just me, but I'm not sure I understand the connection between the vaccines and the zombies.

Anyway, great stuff.

[brennayovanoff]

Thanks!

I'm not sure I understand the connection between the vaccines and the zombies

I'm just frolicking in my preexisting zombie-world, which probably (definitely?) falls under the heading of being self-indulgent. I published a short story in Strange Horizons a while ago, and ever since then, I keep wandering back to the world, trying it out on different characters. I think I'm secretly hoping that one day I'll find the right character to support a novel.

[london_setterby]

Oh, that makes sense now! I'll have to look for that story. I hope you find the right character to support a novel too. May I put my vote in for Anne Elizabeth Mercer? I liked her. But then, I like anti-heroes excessively. :)

[brennayovanoff]

But then, I like anti-heroes excessively

So. Do I.

And I promise, there's really nothing sociopathic about me in real life, but I love characters who have that weird, critical detachment! The original short is still up and looking back, I have to say that the main character is a special does of anti-hero. (Possibly to the point of not-a-hero)

Tanita Says :)

[london_setterby]

Hey, I LOVE Strange Horizons, and I haven't been by in a bit. I'll look for that story. Neat.