tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post113201760152819442..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Footsteps, Part 3 (Fiction)Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132177502410679412005-11-16T16:45:00.000-05:002005-11-16T16:45:00.000-05:00Luke, my favorite part too! Once I imagined it, I...Luke, my favorite part too! Once I imagined it, I couldn't shake the bizarre image.<BR/><BR/>Bernita, thanks! The interplay between the objective reality and Melissa's subjective reality will continue to be important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132165166182062002005-11-16T13:19:00.000-05:002005-11-16T13:19:00.000-05:00Beanie is right, and the objective description com...Beanie is right, and the objective description combined with the psycological adds to it.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132098289997091462005-11-15T18:44:00.000-05:002005-11-15T18:44:00.000-05:00Kelly and Jeff, thanks for letting me know you're ...Kelly and Jeff, thanks for letting me know you're staying tuned!<BR/><BR/>Kara, I dare say for me ignorance <I>would</I> be bliss. Pain can drag a person into a hole so deep they can't climb out. I've never been in a coma, thankfully. But as a health care lawyer, I'm around health care issues all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132090775519015542005-11-15T16:39:00.000-05:002005-11-15T16:39:00.000-05:00Jason - I really like this. The first thought in ...Jason - I really like this. The first thought in my head after reading this part is, "Has Jason been in a coma? Is this what it's like?" Horrifying. <BR/><BR/>What's interesting is that she's feeling no apparent pain. She can see (vaguely) and hear that people around her are distressed, but she can perceive almost nothing about herself. I wonder if I were in this situation...would I prefer the pain to the absolute ignorance? Is ignorance bliss?Kara Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382393133894023610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132087579858569562005-11-15T15:46:00.000-05:002005-11-15T15:46:00.000-05:00jason- I'm following along, good so far. :)jason- I'm following along, good so far. :)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106410070220667314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132080870807074582005-11-15T13:54:00.000-05:002005-11-15T13:54:00.000-05:00Ugh, poor Melissa. Very good read! =DUgh, poor Melissa. Very good read! =DKelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132077511427811732005-11-15T12:58:00.000-05:002005-11-15T12:58:00.000-05:00Farzad, this is all your fault! :) You keep nudg...Farzad, this is all your fault! :) You keep nudging me when I've found a comfortable seat and flipped on the TV. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Beanie, what a great insight! Helplessness. Yes. Melissa is helplessness personified. And I share your nostalgia for good, eerie, psychological horror/suspense.<BR/><BR/>Anne, get in there! She needs you!<BR/><BR/>.:A:., I'll try very hard to post Part 4 more quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132069046280431732005-11-15T10:37:00.000-05:002005-11-15T10:37:00.000-05:00Nice. Don't stop. Keep it going.Nice. Don't stop. Keep it going.. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132041846180578742005-11-15T03:04:00.000-05:002005-11-15T03:04:00.000-05:00Oh heaven. I agree with beanie's helplessness stat...Oh heaven. I agree with beanie's helplessness statement. Now I <I>want</I> to help her.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734374991569484126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132040336687902822005-11-15T02:38:00.000-05:002005-11-15T02:38:00.000-05:00I'm liking this. :) I appreciate real psychologica...I'm liking this. :) I appreciate real psychological fear, not this blood and guts crap they try to pass off as "horror" or "suspense" these days. That's a cop out - it takes true talent to pull off psychological fear, and, for me at least, there are two main components of that: the unknown and helplessness. This takes care of both. A healthy dose of helplessness (like with this girl and like in Stephen King's Gerald's Game) can do amazing things to the mind of the reader. Not only does it frighten you with the basic, unpleasant thought of not being able to help yourself in the face of danger, it subtly eases you into a much more intimate connection with the character because you find yourself trying to mentally get them out of their bind, to will them into some kind of action. And it also makes you think - what would I do if it was me? Would I be able to handle this? Enough rambling. *LOL* Can't wait for Part IV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1132029418377203712005-11-14T23:36:00.000-05:002005-11-14T23:36:00.000-05:00J, Keep going. Don’t stop. It’s getting better and...J, <BR/>Keep going. Don’t stop. It’s getting better and better. <BR/>"It's already became a piece of art!"<BR/>Thanx & cheers :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com