tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post3573205332372704487..comments2024-03-24T11:17:10.498-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-46722426615857491482016-01-09T08:46:27.304-08:002016-01-09T08:46:27.304-08:00thanks thanks Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-27098700872105214252016-01-09T08:45:59.027-08:002016-01-09T08:45:59.027-08:00Thanks... and I hope everyone's heart has retu...Thanks... and I hope everyone's heart has returned to normal this morning!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-66212272403029544702016-01-09T08:41:33.988-08:002016-01-09T08:41:33.988-08:00y'all are way too kind... thank you.y'all are way too kind... thank you.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-76599920719409547052016-01-09T08:40:21.155-08:002016-01-09T08:40:21.155-08:00Thank you kindly... Thank you kindly... Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-31206664027917859392016-01-08T19:27:14.039-08:002016-01-08T19:27:14.039-08:00I could sure feel the cold.
This one hurt my heart...I could sure feel the cold.<br />This one hurt my heart.MonsterMuttsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-65461629017927249702016-01-08T19:16:10.113-08:002016-01-08T19:16:10.113-08:00Wow Leland. I swear you just took me back to that...Wow Leland. I swear you just took me back to that afternoon when my mom came and picked up early from school. I was kinda mad. It was last recess, that was the best one all day! Little did I know, that my best friend in the whole world had gone to live in heaven. And my own world would never be the same. This was heartbreaking, but there were some bits of joy in there too. MonsterMuttsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-59639049399019231722016-01-08T19:03:13.911-08:002016-01-08T19:03:13.911-08:00Wow! That hit hard and fast! Wow! That hit hard and fast! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003192406233185389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-72674685656848090402016-01-08T18:49:21.188-08:002016-01-08T18:49:21.188-08:00Thanks, all! Kind comments, indeed. I keep trying ...Thanks, all! Kind comments, indeed. I keep trying to make time to come back and read and absorb everyone's pieces tonight, but I keep getting distracted. I'll make it yet!<br /><br />I did manage to finish this (or, lol, "finish" it) and upload it to my blog. It went in a slightly unexpected direction. But <a href="http://www.the-migrant-type.com/blog/2016/1/8/skinwalker.html" rel="nofollow">here it is.</a> :)David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-64729028068456029972016-01-08T17:03:30.685-08:002016-01-08T17:03:30.685-08:00THAT.THAT.Laurie Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361627047571650547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-27015145032393285502016-01-08T16:51:33.477-08:002016-01-08T16:51:33.477-08:00The Raven laughing, the not-understood messages of...The Raven laughing, the not-understood messages of the clouds, the gut-punch reveal... This small piece has more rich layers than a buttermilk biscuit.Joseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-91809009969710133572016-01-08T16:43:25.543-08:002016-01-08T16:43:25.543-08:00I'm with Teresa on that allusion. It stopped m...I'm with Teresa on that allusion. It stopped me in my tracks. And take it from a guy who's supposed to be a poet, you ARE one. Joseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-64957143465217854652016-01-08T16:19:04.372-08:002016-01-08T16:19:04.372-08:00Your anger is enormous, almost majestic. You can l...Your anger is enormous, almost majestic. You can live inside it and no one can touch you. It tastes like rust. It doesn't have a smell because no one is stupid enough to take time to stop and smell the anger. They duck and pass by. <br /><br />You are monolithic. And pathetic. Quit smiling like everything's copacetic. I'm bleeding, where's the antiseptic? Your smile, yeah, I fucking wrecked it. And I'd do it again in a second.<br /><br />Your anger is a tower that builds and builds to nothing. Slash the mattress and rip out the stuffing. But don't ever look at me with those eyes, cause I'll rip them the fuck out of your head. And then I'll smile, laughing with the dead.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-66193964738895456942016-01-08T16:14:37.552-08:002016-01-08T16:14:37.552-08:00There are some things you don't talk about. I ...There are some things you don't talk about. I don't care if the same blood runs through all your veins - some things are sacred. Some things are so shameful that they should be buried. And maybe that's weak, but that's life. <br /><br />Dirty laundry, sure there's plenty of it. Plenty of guilt to go around. Don't spend it all in one place. <br /><br />And when you think about what you should tell people, think about this. They don't deserve to know shit. You air your own dirty laundry and leave mine the fuck alone. Light, dark - doesn't matter. It's mine, and it's not for you to share over tea and titters. <br /><br />Fuck that.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-52978501590838341282016-01-08T16:10:29.780-08:002016-01-08T16:10:29.780-08:00Agree with Leland and Teresa! Great stories - and ...Agree with Leland and Teresa! Great stories - and we need to start a line of sexy grannie panties. :)<br />JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-65004499104415496792016-01-08T16:04:57.216-08:002016-01-08T16:04:57.216-08:00Agreed. This is beautiful. And the angler in me ap...Agreed. This is beautiful. And the angler in me approves as well. :) "he was pretty sure that fishing was not so much about catching as it was about hoping. But he was grateful for it all the same."JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-34402679019378721652016-01-08T15:59:30.551-08:002016-01-08T15:59:30.551-08:00Awesome. :) "I’d never realized you could hea...Awesome. :) "I’d never realized you could hear lips purse." JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-16405496847809298762016-01-08T15:57:39.591-08:002016-01-08T15:57:39.591-08:00Jesus, Leland. Even my heart calluses have their l...Jesus, Leland. Even my heart calluses have their limits. Summer in winter? Brilliant.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-35075145060624876452016-01-08T15:56:04.033-08:002016-01-08T15:56:04.033-08:00This is awesome and cold and intriguing. This kick...This is awesome and cold and intriguing. This kicks ass: ""Now?" she echoed, her tone confused. "I'm the whoever I always am. The woman who receives without needing to ask. The woman who never needs to take. It's only your perception that seems to have changed.""JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-84243809861272502902016-01-08T15:52:44.958-08:002016-01-08T15:52:44.958-08:00Yup, I agree with Leland. Brave choice and an awes...Yup, I agree with Leland. Brave choice and an awesome piece of writing. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-72754994083377182442016-01-08T15:49:34.352-08:002016-01-08T15:49:34.352-08:00Ahhh! Need to know! (love this)Ahhh! Need to know! (love this)JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-78483805398161746992016-01-08T15:47:32.100-08:002016-01-08T15:47:32.100-08:00The word choice and assonance - the rhythm. Man, I...The word choice and assonance - the rhythm. Man, I love this one, too. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-74800877920201698042016-01-08T15:42:54.032-08:002016-01-08T15:42:54.032-08:00Yup. Me too. No lie. I once had the worst day ever...Yup. Me too. No lie. I once had the worst day ever. I looked up and lamented that fact loudly and a bird shit in my mouth. JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-21270105232326060912016-01-08T15:41:32.712-08:002016-01-08T15:41:32.712-08:00Yup. You nailed this one, brother. Perfect. Level....Yup. You nailed this one, brother. Perfect. Level. I love this phrase: "his face slackened beyond sleep..."JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-36956407250889314042016-01-08T15:35:02.330-08:002016-01-08T15:35:02.330-08:00Joe. God, I like the way you write. "But thes...Joe. God, I like the way you write. "But these were mud soldiers, the ones whose bodies would fertilize the poppies one day..." Awesome piece. Powerful and subtle and terribly beautiful.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-44785519893899331902016-01-08T15:17:33.179-08:002016-01-08T15:17:33.179-08:00Oh... Those last three paragraphs just about kille...Oh... Those last three paragraphs just about killed me.Laurie Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361627047571650547noreply@blogger.com