tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post562530031542936039..comments2024-03-24T11:17:10.498-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-43461134080132625392017-07-08T23:05:07.809-07:002017-07-08T23:05:07.809-07:00Dan, I've lost a lot of my hearing due to nerv...Dan, I've lost a lot of my hearing due to nerve damage and some other issues. Loud music didn't help, and I never stood and played all night in front of a stack of Marshalls. That low tension glaucoma is something they just discovered simmering in my eyes. Caught it in time, but what's been lost is gone forever. I always had the "dumb" part down. Never expected the "blind" and "deaf" to catch up to me. That's why I've taken Warren Zevon's advice to "enjoy every sandwich" a little more than I used to.<br />And David, thank you for your encouraging comments. You always inspire this old scribbler.<br />Joseph Heschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217169295029029233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-70914353518608138442017-07-08T13:05:40.979-07:002017-07-08T13:05:40.979-07:00Yes, what those guys said. So balanced and poised....Yes, what those guys said. So balanced and poised.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-62724065482441783402017-07-08T13:02:04.375-07:002017-07-08T13:02:04.375-07:00People bringing the feels this week. This is like ...People bringing the feels this week. This is like the third time reading these that my own eyes filled up!David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-67872286522478489452017-07-08T12:58:58.734-07:002017-07-08T12:58:58.734-07:00Ouch, yes. This one hurts. In that good way.Ouch, yes. This one hurts. In that good way.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-27142960271925288352017-07-08T12:56:56.452-07:002017-07-08T12:56:56.452-07:00Holy shit, yes! Amazing. Holy shit, yes! Amazing. David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-58616598491060246742017-07-08T12:55:45.185-07:002017-07-08T12:55:45.185-07:00Agree with Dan and Leland. I can almost feel the c...Agree with Dan and Leland. I can almost feel the clenched teeth in places.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-25076509829518203532017-07-08T12:54:39.425-07:002017-07-08T12:54:39.425-07:00I love this conceit! Executed perfectly too. No wa...I love this conceit! Executed perfectly too. No wasted characters (ha, see what I did there?).David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-42988448153445802172017-07-08T12:52:34.924-07:002017-07-08T12:52:34.924-07:00Thanks, you two, for reading. Yeah, lately I think...Thanks, you two, for reading. Yeah, lately I think I've been (subconsciously until now) merging my two great loves: music and words. It really means a lot when someone hears the melodies and the rhythms. R&B, for real!David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-30750571091904082702017-07-08T12:50:14.557-07:002017-07-08T12:50:14.557-07:00Agree with everyone else. Second person was a perf...Agree with everyone else. Second person was a perfect choice for this strange, magical piece. Sublime (I'm only using that word because others have already used beautiful and gorgeous)!David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-61605800166180410192017-07-08T12:47:49.441-07:002017-07-08T12:47:49.441-07:00I love the undercurrent of melancholy vying with d...I love the undercurrent of melancholy vying with defiance throughout. It's musical in its sounds, and it also has a strange tension. I love it, of course.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-56713692695286170552017-07-08T09:35:25.302-07:002017-07-08T09:35:25.302-07:00Thank you both for the encouragement. I wrote this...Thank you both for the encouragement. I wrote this off the top of my head on my break at work. I think I can turn this into more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533144751698507995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-33719458296054798962017-07-08T00:49:59.929-07:002017-07-08T00:49:59.929-07:00Putrid Pollocks is evocative and strong. The simpl...Putrid Pollocks is evocative and strong. The simple language works really well, too. I like this piece and the companion piece above. Good stuff, X.JD Maderhttp://www.jdmader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-34492490519809729892017-07-08T00:47:37.302-07:002017-07-08T00:47:37.302-07:00I agree. So much story packed in here. I love it c...I agree. So much story packed in here. I love it compact, I'd love to see it unfold. JD Maderhttp://www.jdmader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-91961946740362180232017-07-08T00:46:05.636-07:002017-07-08T00:46:05.636-07:00Good job maintaining the tension.Good job maintaining the tension.JD Maderhttp://www.jdmader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-79022557699546560872017-07-08T00:45:05.360-07:002017-07-08T00:45:05.360-07:00I didn't see any typos. I was reading. "I...I didn't see any typos. I was reading. "It is often the way." Your attention to detail is amazing. So authenticJD Maderhttp://www.jdmader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-71555161872056914912017-07-08T00:42:47.725-07:002017-07-08T00:42:47.725-07:00What a great love story. The idea of going blind t...What a great love story. The idea of going blind terrifies me. And I'm going deaf. But I have a beautiful support team. Thanks, Joe.JD Maderhttp://www.jdmader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-906630440072240562017-07-07T19:53:48.274-07:002017-07-07T19:53:48.274-07:00Thanks. That means more than you know.Thanks. That means more than you know.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-1209398272156603192017-07-07T19:52:59.552-07:002017-07-07T19:52:59.552-07:00Powerful indeed, and I fear it is all too often ro...Powerful indeed, and I fear it is all too often rooted in truth. thanks for sharing.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-26504660184231900552017-07-07T19:52:20.186-07:002017-07-07T19:52:20.186-07:00aw, shucks.aw, shucks.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-3176902043882961932017-07-07T19:51:45.716-07:002017-07-07T19:51:45.716-07:00Thank you kindly.Thank you kindly.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-71825173077953023762017-07-07T19:45:28.180-07:002017-07-07T19:45:28.180-07:00The dirt is soft beneath my boots, the crunching o...The dirt is soft beneath my boots, the crunching of the occasional gravel cluster sharp in the still air. The sun is setting behind me, my footsteps leaving a trail in the mud.<br /><br />The bodies of friends and enemies alike decorate the ground like a macabre garden, blood on walls of ruined houses like putrid Pollocks.<br /><br />Again, I ask, only louder in my mind, if death is the greatest equalizer, does that make me less, or more?Writer Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-69234775075372232132017-07-07T19:39:31.104-07:002017-07-07T19:39:31.104-07:00They say death is the greatest equalizer. It makes...They say death is the greatest equalizer. It makes the mightiest of men no greater than the smallest of worms. In death, we all become one with the earth, a cycle that persists and will persist for many, many years to come.<br /><br />Some say they do not fear it. Some fear it more than they should. Others don't regard it at all in their daily routines.<br /><br />I ask, if it's the greatest equalizer among men, does that make me less, or more?Writer Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-85974093881111396922017-07-07T18:31:13.237-07:002017-07-07T18:31:13.237-07:00A lot of mystery here, and a lot of story. I'd...A lot of mystery here, and a lot of story. I'd read more!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-49020959678925017342017-07-07T18:30:10.803-07:002017-07-07T18:30:10.803-07:00A cameo in the story of a woman who has lived... y...A cameo in the story of a woman who has lived... you told us so much about her in so very few words... in my own imagination, I see a rodeo cowboy... but we'll each see differently... this does what really good short fiction should do... it makes the reader an accomplice in telling the story. Thank you.<br />Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-89714983504443977252017-07-07T18:27:14.330-07:002017-07-07T18:27:14.330-07:00I would gladly have typos if I could write this be...I would gladly have typos if I could write this beautifully, and tell a story this powerfully... you gave me goosebumps and made me tear up... well done, well done.Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.com