tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post1545385729651021797..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: The Government Worker by Ed NicholsCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-68352305175915484772014-05-02T12:03:53.505+01:002014-05-02T12:03:53.505+01:00Great story. The depiction of the fat woman is lik...Great story. The depiction of the fat woman is like something out of a Coens' movie. So deadpan and great and depressing at the same time. Just the right tone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995509559444989771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-84696888589972659382014-04-26T14:16:33.714+01:002014-04-26T14:16:33.714+01:00Thanks for your comments. It is nice to hear from...Thanks for your comments. It is nice to hear from others who have read one of my stories. <br />Ed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-58704604400725327472014-04-25T16:57:00.922+01:002014-04-25T16:57:00.922+01:00a sadly convincing story, it always seems to be th...a sadly convincing story, it always seems to be the women who keep going against the odds. also a commentary on modern America?<br /><br />As Jim said, Well done<br /><br />Michael McCarthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-63607354127390632752014-04-25T16:20:38.070+01:002014-04-25T16:20:38.070+01:00Almost non-fiction, as there are too many Sarahs o...Almost non-fiction, as there are too many Sarahs out there right now. I kept trying to grasp whether the author was using the obese woman as a symbol of an uncaring bloated bureaucracy, or just an uncaring overweight government worker. Either way, a sad story on the state of things out there - particularly for single mothers without nuclear biomedical rocket science degrees. Well done. Jim Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429957545169700110noreply@blogger.com