On the Short Shorts

I definitely enjoy fiction much more than poetry. Although, some of these short shorts feel like poems anyway, like the Mystery stories. However, I can appreciate this kind of writing much more than poetry.

The first short story of the packet was called Survivors. I hated this story, because it reflected reality. I am really saddened by the fact that people with different sexual orientations are still so unaccepted in society. It is not fair that they have to survive while straight people live normally, for the most part. Adding the fact that the two men in this story are ill and going to die just makes it that much more heartbreaking. Also, all the personal details and bits and pieces the narrator reveals about their life makes it even more sad, and the fact that he refers to his boyfriend as his lover. It was just so sad and it made me very angry. It is incredible how much feeling and sadness the author packed into that tiny story.

I also read the Ungulated story about the woman and the deer that kept eating the plants in her garden. I really liked this story mostly because the language was so beautiful. The author was very descriptive and the garden I came to picture in my head while reading was very detailed and pretty. Aside from the language, I enjoyed the fact that the story became a metaphor for possibly thousands of different situations. So many possibilities to apply this message of determination to. Again, I find it really amazing that an author could put that much meaning into such a short story. It seems like it would be very difficult.