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 The Mystery of the Coprolite. Open in new Window. [E]
My lab did routine tests on fossilized remains but this one takes the cake.
by Jeffhans Author Icon
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Rated: E | (5.0)
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Hah, you had me going there for a while. It wasn't until I noticed you'd classified this as fiction that I stopped asking silly questions. Which must tell us something about the believability of the piece, its fascination for the unwary reader, and my gullibility.

I can't deny it's a brilliant idea for a new way to write fiction, to create a story within what appears to be a scientific report. The explosion of questions it encourages continues to expand into my head, even though I know now it's fiction. If only it were true!

Of course, even with my limited scientific knowledge, I have a suggestion as to how the find could have been created. But that hardly matters now. What does matter is that I'm supposed to give my opinion on the literary value of the piece. I've aleady mentioned that I think it's a brilliant idea for getting across a truly different story. So much for the guy who said there are only seven stories in the world (or how many he presumed to guess at). The sad thing is that it can only be done once, unless you want to become known as the guy who writes scientific spoofs. Which, now I think about it, could provide a pretty healthy living. The possibilities for comedy are astounding.

As to the quality of your writing, I see no problems there. You certainly had me fooled for a while. Your presentation is fine, with only a suggestion of a white lie in the claim to Research as a genre. This could easily be fixed by a change to Comedy - which I think the piece has, in effect.

The thing is, how many people consider the details in the heading before reading the piece? I can see the idea of gold in coprolites cropping up all over the internet in no time. You could even start a whole new form of gold rush with people demanding to know where your coprolite was found.

But I allow my imagination to charge off into the realms of fantasy. The plain fact is that you've written a gem of a story in this, I can find no flaws in it, and must award five stars as a result. Excellently done!

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