Hmm, that can't be it, because I liked it too, and I've been reading the personal essays for years.
--DJ
01/08 |
MCC, that's OK, you're allowed to like it. The reason the rest of us are so blah is that Nerve has had a whole lot of really good writing over the years, and we've gotten spoiled. This piece doesn't measure up to our high expectations. Check out some of the other articles on this site, and see what you think.
--JCF
01/07 |
Are you guys serious? Now...I'll admit I am neither a writer or editor, but I thought the essay was funny. I identified with the content, and enjoyed it enough to pass it along to a friend. Perhaps it would be worth assigning value to reader interest? Jason took a situation that many have been in and shared it in simple terms.
By the way- I don't know Jason, just thought the feedback was a bit catty.
--MCC
01/06 |
Your essay is HILARIOUS! Truly...I almost peed a little bit! One of my twitter friends tweeted the link & I'm so glad I looked =)
~Michelle
michellebythec@gmail.com
--mcc
01/06 |
Editor (and I use that term lightly)--I'm not a high school English teacher, so stick your snide remarks elsewhere.
--HMA
01/05 |
This story wouldn't titillate my 8 year old nephew. Slow week in sex?
--KsZ
01/05 |
HMA - Good point. We have updated the story to remove this disgrace to our high school English teachers.
--ed.
01/05 |
Possibly the first boring story I've read in Nerve. I'm about as uptight as they get, but even I'm not this uptight over what is clearly not a big deal.
--RD
01/05 |
It says the article is by Jason Feifer, but the "About the Author" at the bottom says it's Nicole Ankowski. That brings up what-if thoughts that are more entertaining than the actual article. The article itself is too drawn out for what actually happened. He stumbled across her vibrator, ho hum. If it's made up, he'd need to add some storyline, like actually using the vibrator, thinking about where it had been. If it's a true story, then it would be appropriate to call Rosa and ask, "I'm going to write about your vibrator for a national publication; do you have any comment?" Which would probably make it more interesting.
--JCF
01/05 |
Excuse me, but aren't there supposed to be writers and editors at Nerve?
"For years, we lived in different cities — her in New York, and I in Boston." No--it's "she in New York, and I in Boston." Please don't make me have to tell you why.
--hma
01/05 |
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