Comments on: Pseudopod 98: Among the Moabites

By: Michael Hartford · Fall 2008 Black River Chapbook Contest Finalists

Michael Hartford · Fall 2008 Black River Chapbook Contest Finalists — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:56:57 +0000

[...] himself to be a vengeful god, was published in “Cherry Bleeds”; you can also hear it at Pseudopod. Ichthyology, a story about a girl with gills (and other issues), appeared on “JMWW” [...]

By: The Fix | From the Podosphere: December 2008

The Fix | From the Podosphere: December 2008 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:23:10 +0000

[...] reminding me of a darker Pseudopod story earlier in the year, Michael Hartford’s “Among the Moabites.” This one could be taken as a metaphor of a disinterested god observing her resourceful [...]

By: The Fix | From the Podosphere: July 2008

The Fix | From the Podosphere: July 2008 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:34:22 +0000

[...] Michael Hartford’s “Among the Moabites” an infestation of miniature homunculi causes a change in a lonely man’s life. His [...]

By: Submission Frenzy « Steph-O-Rama

Submission Frenzy « Steph-O-Rama — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:58:05 +0000

[...] audio fiction consumption, but I do manage to work a few in at work. Two of my recent favorites are “Among the Moabites” by Michael Hartford over at Pseudopod and “Witchcract in the Haren by Aliya Whiteley over at The Drabblecast, [...]

By: Alice

Alice — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:38:23 +0000

I loved this story, I was totally enthralled, but then… I thought the ending was a huge letdown.

I have no problem with ambiguous endings, but this one told us nothing at all… or at least, that’s how I saw it. Though maybe I missed something… they’re outside the house — is the implication that they can’t get back in? Though maybe that isn’t the point. Maybe the war isn’t a war of physical boundaries but a war of sexual hierarchy… I think I just answered my own question. It doesn’t matter whether they can get back into the house or not. Hm. What does everyone else think?

And I do think this is a horror story. Horror doesn’t have to be gory or immediately scary… For me it has more to do with making the familiar seem bizarre. And this story definitely did that. I definitely think it’s in the right feed.

By: Spork

Spork — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:20:57 +0000

Not horror in the least. It was an excellent podcastle story in the wrong feed once again.

Audio quality and reader quality were fantastic.

By: Elie Hirschman

Elie Hirschman — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:48:07 +0000

Perfect. From the story to the length of the production to the reading of said material - Possibly my favorite Pseudopod so far. COMEUPPANCE RECEIVED!!

By: BadMonkey

BadMonkey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:05:09 +0000

Not creepy until you get home, and its late and its dark, than you aren’t sure what you just saw out of the corner of your eye…

I’m going to get cat. ;)

By: Dom

Dom — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:52:48 +0000

I murmured "Wow" when I finished reading this. This was an incredible story, and I hope you guys employ this writer more often. Fantastic!

10/10

I was hoping the little buggers would put up more of a fight!

By: KJToo » Pseudopod 98: Among the Moabites by Michael Hartford

KJToo » Pseudopod 98: Among the Moabites by Michael Hartford — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:48:03 +0000

[...] of Pseudopod, The Sound of Horror, emerged from its glistening cocoon. Go, now, and listen to Among the Moabites by Michael Hartford, a tale of unexpected visitors and a little voyeurism. (Caution: Pseudopod is [...]

By: From a Farther Room - Pinhole Cherry

From a Farther Room - Pinhole Cherry — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:00:31 +0000

[...] Among the Moabites is up now on Pseudopod; I haven’t heard it yet (we’re heading to Grand Marais this morning, so I probably won’t get a chance to listen until this evening), but I’m sure it’s done with the same panache they bring to all their stories. You can read the story at Cherry Bleeds, and find other things I’ve written if you’re so inclined. [...]