Matheson uses a great focus technique to bring the reader into this story. The first four sections of “Mad House” are told in present tense, after which the story switches to the usual past tense. These first four sections, which cover only a few pages, are very special. They are tightly …

Telling a story from a child’s point of view is a challenge. Telling it in a child’s language is a challenge as well. This piece was a little difficult for me to get engaged with because of Matheson’s lack of punctuation and the poor grammar (both intentional). This has the feel of …

Why didn’t someone tell me there were so many vignette’s in “I Am Legend”? Anyhow, this little snippet is almost poetry. It’s a great collection of images given in clear, if abrupt, language: Sky clearing its throat with thunder, picking and dropping long lightening …