Review: Not a good read - its an EXCELLENT read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
I've had this short story in my TBR list for a long time and finally got to it.  I can only say - Wow!  I think it says something that this is only the second time I have read something by Tom Watson and for the second time, I feel compelled not only to write a review, but a FIVE STAR review!  There is now no mistaking Mr. Watson's talent. Anybody can write one good story, but two in a row, with characters you can empathize with and care for?  Two stories in a row that grab you from line one and never let go to the last?  Stories that are told with clarity and detail, and make you think?  Stories that are just a joy to read?  I won't go into particulars, it is too easy to ruin a good short story that way, but every veteran will understand this tale that... I was going to say more, but I just erased it.  I don't want to spoil the experience.  Read this one.  Read it to the end.  You won't regret it.  This one ought to be nominated for an award..... Oh, and that other story? It isSecond Chance.  Read that one too.  The two of these short stories will be the best hour's entertainment you will have enjoyed in a long time, SF fan or not.  This guy is a WRITER!Tom. Everything else you have out there is now officially on my TBR list.  Dang! Like I needed that!