The Reading Room - Scenes from the Edge by Kate MacLean

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Scenes from the Edge - Kate MacLean
Orignally published in Unprofessional Conduct 5 through Gryphon Press

He'd always known, hadn't he, what the danger was for him. Known instinctively deep down, that if he ever really let himself fall -- really love someone completely -- he would lose it all. His independence, his dignity, his apartness, his sense of self-preservation. If he ever really let himself love, he wouldn't be able to hold anything back; he'd just ... give himself away. He'd known that.


When I joined Pros Lit way back when and asked for reading recs, one name that frequently cropped up -- and seemed to stir passions -- was that of Kate MacLean. Naturally I was curious and headed over to the CA where I found…Telling Marge. It was a well-written little story but I didn’t see what the fuss was about. Why was Katie MacLean hated and feared in some quarters -- and adored in others?

( Find out why )