10 [Report This]Date: August 22, 2006 07:10 pm Title: Chapter 3
“Yeah. I might get a dog.”
I don't know why, but that was the saddest part of the whole story. Sniff.
Author's Response: Yes. That was one of the saddest lines for me to write. Just imagining a lonely Jim without Pam and without his roommate, just this dog for companionship. Sigh.
10 [Report This]Date: August 22, 2006 06:59 pm Title: Chapter 3
Mmm, I love that last sentence. The way you write is really... just, beautiful, I guess. It's really subdued but still packed with so much emotion, and you keep things fairly short and direct but reading it, you still get it so completely that it makes you want to cry. I kind of want to write paragraphs just gushing about how talented you are and how wonderful, perfect this is, but it would probably be creepy and I'm not sure that there are enough words for how much praise this deserves.
Really, it's just awesome. </stalker-esque rambling>
Author's Response: Aw. Thank you so much. You're too sweet. I'm glad you're enjoying the story. :)
10 [Report This]Date: August 22, 2006 06:46 pm Title: Chapter 2
"The therapist, with his notepad and his socks and his assumptions" - seriously one of the best lines I've ever read. I'm jealous of how you could write something like this. It's simple and complex and funny and dry and perfect.
Author's Response: Wow. Thanks so much. :)
10 [Report This]Date: August 22, 2006 06:34 pm Title: Chapter 3
i know you said you weren't sure about this chapter, but i thought it was amazing. you use the format really effectively--giving the reader just enough information. and the way you write jim just breaks me every time...gorgeous & heartbreaking as usual.
Date: August 22, 2006 06:29 pm Title: Chapter 3
This is all just so exquisitely painful. He's such a romantic and he's so wracked with pain and you just do a fabulous job capturing all of it.
10 [Report This]Date: August 14, 2006 02:04 am Title: Chapter 2
Wow, this is really... I don't know. Amazing. I'm so impressed by the way this flows. Ok, I'mma shut it.
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 11:36 pm Title: Chapter 2
Is it wrong that my heart breaks for someone who's not real?
I love the title. It captures just how dark Jim's inner life has grown.
Incredible piece of writing!
Date: August 13, 2006 08:02 pm Title: Chapter 1
this is just making my heart ache for jim. i think it's a really interesting (and horribly sad) take on what jim could be like outside of work and away from the cameras.
you convey so much emotion through jim's dailogue that it's really painful to read, which just means that you're an amazing writer :)
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 07:11 pm Title: Chapter 2
You've made me think about how hard Christmas could be for Jim. Next one is Booze Cruise, right? Can't wait to see if you'll do pre or post...or both.
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 05:59 pm Title: Chapter 2
What a great line - "Instead he can’t help but feel as if maybe he’s trapped inside of a snow globe."
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 05:41 pm Title: Chapter 2
I love this. And I'm glad to have Jim working through all of this because he is so sensitive and shouldn't get broken down by a girl, no matter how wonderful she is.
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 05:26 pm Title: Chapter 2
I really enjoy this format, especially since I'm making a go at "Brief Interviews" too. I'm interested in seeing where this will go.
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 05:18 pm Title: Chapter 2
As I said over on TWoP. Ouchies. I mean that in the best possible way. My heart breaks in two with every word - and there's nothing wrong with that - it just proves that what you've written has gotten to me. Keep going.
9 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 05:17 pm Title: Chapter 2
I was infuriated when he thought the therapist wrote "infatuation". Does that mean I'm into JAM too deep?! I love this story for its darkness. Devastating and beautiful.
10 [Report This]Date: August 13, 2006 04:58 pm Title: Chapter 2
Jim is too wonderful to feel this way. This makes me hate Pam, just a little. It's sad because watching the show, you can tell that he does feel like this, at least sometimes. The dissatisfaction with his job, his life.
This is wonderful. I can't wait for the next update.
9 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 08:34 pm Title: Chapter 1
I love the premise. Now you've got me wanting to go read BIwHM. Can't wait for more chapters.
9 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 05:56 pm Title: Chapter 1
Wow, this is really well done. I feel so sad for Jim. I like the shout-out to BIWHM!
10 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 03:04 pm Title: Chapter 1
Love this story - especially this line - “Oh, so she told about that incident, too? Wow. Maybe she should come in here and do the session for me.” I can just imagine him saying this. Great concept.
10 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 06:13 am Title: Chapter 1
I don't think I could have imagined Jim needing therapy, but it does make a weird kind of sense. I love the way you've written it "the answers without questions"...it makes it interesting and all about him. I definitely think you should continue this. I have a feeling the Booze Cruise session is going to be something else.
8 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 05:37 am Title: Chapter 1
Oh, poor Jim. You capture the melancholy darkness so well, and it really sounds like his voice.
10 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 02:26 am Title: Chapter 1
Yes. Oh yes.
10 [Report This]Date: August 12, 2006 02:26 am Title: Chapter 1
Yes. Oh yes.
10 [Report This]Date: August 11, 2006 10:33 pm Title: Chapter 1
I'm not sure what to say except that it was extremely poignant and really resonated with me.
Author's Response: Thanks so much. :)
10 [Report This]Date: August 11, 2006 10:16 pm Title: Chapter 1
The drinking 'incident' made me cry. Really. Is there any possibility of a happy ending? Maybe? God, reading this just rips me apart. In a good way - sort of. You write too well, and it just feels real. It hurts, but continue.
Author's Response: Thanks for reading. Oh, I'm sure there will be a happy ending. Or at least a hopeful ending.
10 [Report This]Date: August 11, 2006 10:02 pm Title: Chapter 1
What an interesting set-up! Yes, I hope you continue it through the season!
Author's Response: Thanks! Hopefully I'll be able to stick with this until the end of the season.