I like it. I think you did good in capturing the chaos that maybe River Tam's mind.

Hey, you're back!!!

I like this - River is disjointed, and can't understand herself, despite her incredible intelligence. Mal, on the other hand, isn't stupid but sees people pretty much as they are, and he sees her and not what they made her.

Good job, slumming, and don't leave it too long before you upload again!

Welcome back, slumming! The rambling disconnect shows how painful the mental confusion is for River, and by the end of this piece it was coming together nicely. Looking forward to seeing more of your work, Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"

Slumming, I already wrote most of my comments on this story over at fanfiction, but I wanted to reiterate how much I like this story--especially on a second or third reading--because although it _seems_ stream-of-consciousness and disjointed, as a writer you have actually included a great many elements that connect and make it coherently written. (And therefore a cut above some of the other River POV's I've read ;-) ) I have a River stream-of-consciousness scene in one of my upcoming fics (a work-in-progress at the moment), and you've inspired me to go take another look at it and see if it hangs together as well as this. Thanks so much for posting, and I hope you'll keep it up and give us lots of new fics...I enjoyed your other fics so much.

So does this mean you are back to writing? I hope so I miss your stories.

I'm unsure if any of the kind reviewers of this story have received PM's from me, but I assure you I have responded. For some reason, I no longer get a notification when a new review comes in. It this a change in the functionality of this site, or some technical glitch that I can fix somehow? Any thoughts?

No idea on how the site works honestly. I just hope you start writing again. You was always one of my fav writers before.

Thanks, all, in case you have not received my private messages. Hopefully, there will be new stories in the near future. :) How could I resist, with such a warm welcome back?

Well if you sent a PM to me I never got it. i just checked and nothing. No email and nothing in my account. So no clue.