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* "Catalyst" by Mark Bastable (voyeurism) 10, 10, 10
* "Catalyst" by Mark (MarkB@aboy.demon.co.uk). {Someone has reposted this story by Mark Bastable. Actually, ALL the stories by this author are exceptional. If you want to see reviews of all of them, check CR 232. If you want to do us all a service, find this author and give him the name of a story that begins with "L," because that's where he stopped in his Alphabet Series.} A reader clipped this story and sent it to me with his recommendation. I want to thank that reader. This is an excellent story by an author I have never read before. In chemistry class we learned that a catalyst is a substance, usually used in small amounts relative to the reactants, that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed in the process. Through metaphor, the term also refers to a person who precipitates a process or event, especially without being involved in or changed by the consequences. That's the role of this story's narrator, who observes a freshman girl at a party lusting after the hunk across the room. The narrator has two problems: (1) to bring the two together so that they can fulfill their mutual urges and (2) to do so in such a way as to be able to watch their hot interaction. I'd tell you more, but it will be more fun for you to find out the rest for yourself. The author is posting these as part of an "Alphabet Series." I plan to look for more stories in this series. |