An Apology

Simon Collington

For the record I, Simon Collington, meant no criticism of Thomas’s ability to write. I merely pointed out that after his extraordinary saga of the Morrigan Tetralogy, he consider changing direction because of his obvious talent. Certainly, he has an audience for his Dooven Books, but I also see an ability beyond his own genre.

I recommended he try writing literature entirely because of his understanding of people, though Thomas tends to take offence very easily, particularly when it comes to his own work. This is extraordinary considering his social awkwardness and lack of general decorum: he's not just on the spectrum, he's the prism that refracts it.

I think what Thomas is trying to say in his absurdist work is that he doesn’t like human relationships or conventional society, which is very different from not understanding them. This also appears to be the sentiment amongst his audience also. The hypocrisy, contradiction and plain waste of time that arises from it not only resonates with his audience but has led him to develop his New Fable niche in which he can highlight it.

It is apparent in Viscera that he not only has a deep understanding of relationships but has an ability to express it through a genre beyond his renowned one. Despite this, I do agree with him, or at least understand his perspective, when saying that the advantage of absurdism is to make the unpalatable palatable. For those who tire of conventional society, they find a breath of fresh air in his absurdism.

Those who don’t believe he understands society are now proven to silence through his latest book, Viscera. While Viscera was always going to be a flag of proof, I now encourage him to return to his self-defining genre of Epica absurda. I know his next book, which I’m probably not allowed to mention here, is going to be quite remarkable, and another singular foray into his unique absurdism before he returns to the third Wrong Book and the eighth Velvet Paw of Asquith novel. Despite Viscera being a notable literary work, his next book, Wasted, will be even more so, as it will exemplify his honed observations, wit and charm. With his PhD almost finished, he can get a bloody move on.