I wrote most of this chapter up to this point; Flo wrote most of the material that came after it. But this is definitely the most “me” page in this chapter: dense and efficient, with a vaguely Alan Moore-inspired layout […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are no atheists in foxholes, so to speak. Thunderpeak was totally buying Iver’s anti-mystic propaganda earlier today, but now that he’s had to confront the reality of his own da’s death, he’s singing a different tune. Note he doesn’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, okay, okay. I know, I know. But I can’t help but love the line, “He’s an intelligent being, so yes.” The self-satisfied smugness of it. You can settle a lot of religious questions– “Does God really want me to keep all […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Despite what Magda says later, I think that if Iver had stopped talking here, this plan of his would’ve had a decent chance of working. At the very least, he deserves kudos for seeing what was going to happen between […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The main problem with an Iver-Magda scene is that Iver has usually been transparent in his self-interest. That’s okay when he’s dealing with someone like Don Gobligno, who expects everyone to be selfish, or Harky, who accepts people using each […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
