tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post6388992480657768905..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #28Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-64390969394528197042007-08-07T21:34:00.000-04:002007-08-07T21:34:00.000-04:00My favorite part is the array of the city plants w...My favorite part is the array of the city plants which show her downfall. Faery porn...I can't even imagine, lol. Excellent ideas here.<BR/><BR/>High marks!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the Honorable Mention! Well deserved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-14950067136105885932007-08-07T16:20:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:20:00.000-04:00Thanks everyone. I'm already toying with the idea ...Thanks everyone. I'm already toying with the idea of expanding this. The book I'm finishing now is from another of Jason's contest, so this place is fertile ground for me.Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-10764228043215851872007-08-07T14:17:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:17:00.000-04:00Jaye,congratulations on your win. I liked your sto...Jaye,<BR/><BR/>congratulations on your win. I liked your story very much. More, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-39517221154123289942007-08-02T15:00:00.000-04:002007-08-02T15:00:00.000-04:00Still laughing because of this one!Oh lordy. Just...Still laughing because of this one!<BR/><BR/>Oh lordy. Just a classic story of a young country faery trying to make her way in the big city.<BR/><BR/>Great stuff.Anthony Rapinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581208296144295224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-9501075489882535322007-08-02T14:57:00.000-04:002007-08-02T14:57:00.000-04:00You're so silly Jaye - your work is a nice counter...You're so silly Jaye - your work is a nice counterbalance to all the darkness Jasons' contests often pull from the writers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1780368028280907102007-08-01T16:27:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:27:00.000-04:00"I got a bad case of the weevils in my undercarria..."I got a bad case of the weevils in my undercarriage" - I loved this line.<BR/><BR/>Very funny and nice work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-53643690992587268052007-08-01T12:02:00.000-04:002007-08-01T12:02:00.000-04:00wonderful! fantabulous!wonderful! fantabulous!AngelConradiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423318903817661244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-722089361704431952007-07-31T17:59:00.000-04:002007-07-31T17:59:00.000-04:00Even more attitude than Tinkerbell, a nice fun rea...Even more attitude than Tinkerbell, a nice fun read , thanks.apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-85261059911009954732007-07-31T17:18:00.000-04:002007-07-31T17:18:00.000-04:00Good story, Jaye. I like this line in particular:p...Good story, Jaye. I like this line in particular:<BR/><BR/>playing "hide and go faery" with my friends and riding lightning bugs for amusement."Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106410070220667314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-14637510040636077792007-07-31T14:51:00.000-04:002007-07-31T14:51:00.000-04:00Great fantasy and imagination - I'm reminded of Ho...Great fantasy and imagination - I'm reminded of Holly Black's work ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-20194430503713452242007-07-30T18:18:00.000-04:002007-07-30T18:18:00.000-04:00Really creative vision. It's cool to see mythical ...Really creative vision. It's cool to see mythical creatures shown in an unexpected light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-26046472157892529042007-07-30T17:07:00.000-04:002007-07-30T17:07:00.000-04:00"bad case of the weevils"H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S. Remin..."bad case of the weevils"<BR/><BR/>H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S. Reminds me of Dave Barry and I love him. If Dave Barry and fantasy collided. =)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-25687846538954775422007-07-30T15:59:00.000-04:002007-07-30T15:59:00.000-04:00Both definitions of manroot came immediately to mi...Both definitions of manroot came immediately to mind, so I was able to enjoy that sublety on the first read. The discarded fern is a hoot... thanks for such an entertaining read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-76584397783504492692007-07-30T13:27:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:27:00.000-04:00I loved this! I also agree that I would like this...I loved this! I also agree that I would like this story to be expanded. Wonderfully imaginative. Great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-16597719655931647282007-07-30T10:18:00.000-04:002007-07-30T10:18:00.000-04:00Flower boxes as fairy slums...delicious, Jaye.Flower boxes as fairy slums...delicious, Jaye.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-80564741088184426782007-07-30T09:09:00.000-04:002007-07-30T09:09:00.000-04:00Thanks for your nice comments.Manroot is a floweri...Thanks for your nice comments.<BR/><BR/>Manroot is a flowering plant in the gourd family. However, it's also another term for male anatomy. Those two things combined made it the perfect name for a drug-dealing pimp faery. That's about as deep as the meaning goes.Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-23631332270188866022007-07-30T04:59:00.000-04:002007-07-30T04:59:00.000-04:00one would have never thought of fairies doing such...one would have never thought of fairies doing such nasty things - it surprised me.<BR/>I liked the name of Manroot, too. Is it to suggest that all evil that destroy the fairies comes from man?SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-25104458038656121422007-07-29T21:07:00.000-04:002007-07-29T21:07:00.000-04:00Just goes to show you that even fairy tales aren't...Just goes to show you that even fairy tales aren't all Fairy Tales, are they?<BR/><BR/>I'm a huge fan of mixing the fantastic and the mundane. Kudos.Hoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616427797201977083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-64038858778373396402007-07-29T17:35:00.000-04:002007-07-29T17:35:00.000-04:00A dysfunctional faery world. I'm not into fantasy,...A dysfunctional faery world. I'm not into fantasy, but that sounds fun! Nice vignette.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-6253756546002890932007-07-29T16:03:00.000-04:002007-07-29T16:03:00.000-04:00I like it! Manroot - great name.I like it! Manroot - great name.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-45850727828642246322007-07-29T15:42:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:42:00.000-04:00It's amazing, isn't it, how many different ideas w...It's amazing, isn't it, how many different ideas were inspired by the same picture? I think this is very intriguing. I think you should do more - a novel, or a collection of short pieces. Create a whole faery world, but, as this is, unlike the usual faery world. A distinctive voiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com