yay! wow, what a nice compliment. that's.... really kind of awesome. i liked the idea of linderman standing there and not doing anything, where matt felt really kind of helpless and wanted to do something.... and yeah, Ted is very sort of primordial in his grief... poor guy ;_;

you're right that it wasn't my intention, but the fact that you saw biblical stuff in it says to me that i'm managing to touch on some universal themes. It's very odd, but this story feels in some ways like it's more realistic than others I've written. It's funny how the human experience can come through so clearly no matter whether you're writing about circus folk or superheroes...

ahh, i love.

loving part five so far, it's gonna be adorkable.