tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post6188041328990105946..comments2024-03-24T11:17:10.498-07:00Comments on Unemployed Imagination.: 2 Minutes. Go!JD Maderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-22503309038702510882017-08-31T19:24:12.087-07:002017-08-31T19:24:12.087-07:00Thanks guys! I'm glad you liked it because I ...Thanks guys! I'm glad you liked it because I had a lot of fun writing it!Ruairí Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879381941637430418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-32854899292882255282017-08-27T16:07:10.379-07:002017-08-27T16:07:10.379-07:00Nothing constructive to say, but I love this piece...Nothing constructive to say, but I love this piece. lbclark75https://www.blogger.com/profile/06976461452839934801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-60951081989028437202017-08-27T15:34:02.955-07:002017-08-27T15:34:02.955-07:00Yeah, another "fabulist" here. Everyone ...Yeah, another "fabulist" here. Everyone said what I was gonna say, but I still wanted to acknowledge this. Nice.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-70909154630632618832017-08-27T15:29:24.525-07:002017-08-27T15:29:24.525-07:00I think the hardest thing for any writer to write ...I think the hardest thing for any writer to write about it that "Wordless" understanding. You've done it REALLY well!Teresa Kennedy Village Green Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588835504403590614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-7756448551844861552017-08-27T15:27:41.958-07:002017-08-27T15:27:41.958-07:00The atmosphere and voicing you used was spot-on. A...The atmosphere and voicing you used was spot-on. And as Leland said, the depth of detail you used was gauged perfectly so as to be enough to satisfy the reader without throwing him - or her - out by adding too much seasoning to the word-stew. Fabulous!Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-32016666201546131342017-08-27T15:22:42.039-07:002017-08-27T15:22:42.039-07:00A quiet, thoughtful piece. And so well written. Pe...A quiet, thoughtful piece. And so well written. Perfect.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-64602034709712222772017-08-27T15:21:26.975-07:002017-08-27T15:21:26.975-07:00Definitely masterly from beginning to end. A pheno...Definitely masterly from beginning to end. A phenomenal character piece with a killer punch at the end. Excellent.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-50503131379947774802017-08-27T15:19:13.019-07:002017-08-27T15:19:13.019-07:00I hope the events went well, Tamara. And congratul...I hope the events went well, Tamara. And congratulations for your being invited and also for yet another excellent poetic reverie.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-18863767235262173932017-08-27T15:17:08.577-07:002017-08-27T15:17:08.577-07:00Dang. You did nail that fable vibe because that is...Dang. You did nail that fable vibe because that is what I WAS GOING TO SAY!!! ;) I love fiction that is not quite a fable, but feels like one. And I totally relate to the freedom and the expression of peace. Well played.JD Maderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058074115809620653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-81310569533470985292017-08-27T15:15:07.075-07:002017-08-27T15:15:07.075-07:00A flawless voice and a perfect telling. Great work...A flawless voice and a perfect telling. Great work, Joseph!Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-1504921820424062832017-08-27T15:13:00.108-07:002017-08-27T15:13:00.108-07:00You always lift the reader up to a place he or she...You always lift the reader up to a place he or she could never imagine but you do it with such ease. You never disappoint us and you make us better people as you do it; raising our awareness and putting us into a more refined mental space.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-89457695612593017892017-08-27T15:07:39.263-07:002017-08-27T15:07:39.263-07:00Oh, I so love this. But I do love dark writing. Yo...Oh, I so love this. But I do love dark writing. You hit this one for a home-run, easily.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-8601161476868321022017-08-27T15:04:55.929-07:002017-08-27T15:04:55.929-07:00We all yearn for nostalgia. I feel like I was ther...We all yearn for nostalgia. I feel like I was there with you. Great writing!Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-66339742083983802602017-08-27T15:03:01.247-07:002017-08-27T15:03:01.247-07:00Choose a table and watch the world go by. An excel...Choose a table and watch the world go by. An excellent piece and it's something most of us can identify with one way or another.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-62655637124535328302017-08-27T15:00:59.410-07:002017-08-27T15:00:59.410-07:00Oh. I love that last line, and the "fable-nes...Oh. I love that last line, and the "fable-ness" of it.Laurie Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361627047571650547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-14890375980115496452017-08-27T15:00:41.619-07:002017-08-27T15:00:41.619-07:00I don't know anyone who can write dark like th...I don't know anyone who can write dark like this. It's excellent and you've a fabulous voice you can turn on effortlessly. Fabulous!Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-63710711179118865652017-08-27T14:58:45.632-07:002017-08-27T14:58:45.632-07:00Leland goes dark. And you do it so well! And I lov...Leland goes dark. And you do it so well! And I love the twist at the end.Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-56917369762930450312017-08-27T14:58:39.123-07:002017-08-27T14:58:39.123-07:00This is such a lovely vignette, and with so much t...This is such a lovely vignette, and with so much truth in it. <br /><br />This line spoke to me: "He had learned from his father that all beings were connected and he had embraced that knowledge."<br /><br />And the payoff, the bit about him learning and controlling his reactions, is perfect. It's something we all need to be reminded of. Thank you. :)lbclark75https://www.blogger.com/profile/06976461452839934801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-32942616562742391762017-08-27T14:55:58.521-07:002017-08-27T14:55:58.521-07:00This has a classic fable-like voice to it. An exce...This has a classic fable-like voice to it. An excellent piece of writing!Mark A Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855198804375011390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-59305863826338491192017-08-27T14:38:45.565-07:002017-08-27T14:38:45.565-07:00I really liked this one#I really liked this one#Ruairí Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879381941637430418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-38127234264611381272017-08-27T14:35:18.640-07:002017-08-27T14:35:18.640-07:00Thanks Leland :)Thanks Leland :)Ruairí Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879381941637430418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-90398697764023558702017-08-27T09:15:44.570-07:002017-08-27T09:15:44.570-07:00Thank you! Kind of afraid to post this outside of ...Thank you! Kind of afraid to post this outside of here. Secret police and trolls and all that. If you never hear from me again, that is why... ;)Laurie Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361627047571650547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-8141822591598597282017-08-27T09:08:29.336-07:002017-08-27T09:08:29.336-07:00Thanks, y'all!Thanks, y'all!Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-55410362849649166812017-08-27T09:07:48.955-07:002017-08-27T09:07:48.955-07:00Thanks! I suspect there will be so many opportunit...Thanks! I suspect there will be so many opportunities for darkness in the next few years... I shall endeavor to set the dark words free... mwahahahaLeland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128469884487763839.post-40980660570923019402017-08-27T09:05:51.668-07:002017-08-27T09:05:51.668-07:00Brilliant... and I, too, laughed... and what does ...Brilliant... and I, too, laughed... and what does it say about us that we all know who was on the screen when she shot? The contrast, too, between indoors and outdoors was good... and the wrought-iron bench gave a nice texture and coldness to the scene... someday, I wanna be able to build scenes as completely as you. Leland Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813252580295128296noreply@blogger.com