In nuce

This is an absolute *must read*. Brilliant piece of work.

How to talk to girls At Parties > Neil Gaiman

This is a nominee for 2007 Hugo Best Short Story.

Other Hugo 2007 nominees:
Kin > Bruce McAllister
Impossible Dreams > Tim Pratt
Eight Episodes > Robert Reed
The house beyond your sky > Benjamin Rosenbaum

Cheers,
Laks

Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. – J.R.R. Tolkien