tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post115690235481946345..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #95Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1157942204720655912006-09-10T22:36:00.000-04:002006-09-10T22:36:00.000-04:00Intriguing twist. I certainly wasn't expecting th...Intriguing twist. I certainly wasn't expecting that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1157064287164180942006-08-31T18:44:00.000-04:002006-08-31T18:44:00.000-04:00Thanks Ray.I suppose the actual emotions in the pi...Thanks Ray.<BR/><BR/>I suppose the actual emotions in the piece were my own, at the time. Today I'm feeling quite upbeat and optimistic. That's down to planning ahead and trying to attack the current problems.<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm not normally given to being so introspective and maudlin, but in that piece there does seem to be a chunk of me, if you know what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1157048611929850902006-08-31T14:23:00.000-04:002006-08-31T14:23:00.000-04:00Oops! I meant to type "life", not "live". Sorry fo...Oops! I meant to type "life", not "live". Sorry for the typo. They're strange but ubiquitous beasts, aren't they?The Wandering Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404559867270050616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1157048484205969502006-08-31T14:21:00.000-04:002006-08-31T14:21:00.000-04:00Amin, I really like this one. You packed so much r...Amin, I really like this one. You packed so much reality, so many feelings, so much hope and so much despair, all in so few words. I'm sorry your business isn't doing as well as you'd like, and I certainly hope it does better. But, however the rest of your live may go, you are a very good writer.The Wandering Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404559867270050616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1157042929649298402006-08-31T12:48:00.000-04:002006-08-31T12:48:00.000-04:00Thank you everyone for the kind words.I've found o...Thank you everyone for the kind words.<BR/><BR/>I've found online challenges such as this and the one posted by Brandon a while ago a tremendous motivator for actually writing, rather than thinking about writing.<BR/><BR/>I was feeling a bit hopeless when I wrote this (my business isn't doing as well as I'd like) and I played around with the idea of surmounting obstacles over and over only to fail, finally.<BR/><BR/>My business is still not doing as well as I'd like, but I don't feel quite as despondent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1157042287515811582006-08-31T12:38:00.000-04:002006-08-31T12:38:00.000-04:00Tragic and vivid. You capture the man's last ditch...Tragic and vivid. You capture the man's last ditch efforts to survive so well, Amin. Thanks for sharing. :)Bhaswatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397144389576029618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156968490302354042006-08-30T16:08:00.000-04:002006-08-30T16:08:00.000-04:00vividly written. Nice.vividly written. Nice.Saalehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607453476839291138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156946827754474212006-08-30T10:07:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:07:00.000-04:00Great job capturing the fear inside him.Great job capturing the fear inside him.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845526497810162962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156946486319433282006-08-30T10:01:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:01:00.000-04:00Gritty and powerful. Well-written, Amin.Gritty and powerful. Well-written, Amin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156941938107247432006-08-30T08:45:00.000-04:002006-08-30T08:45:00.000-04:00I meant to type juxtaposition!I meant to type juxtaposition!Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121286194338647357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156941892909211492006-08-30T08:44:00.000-04:002006-08-30T08:44:00.000-04:00An interesting take on it Amin. I like the justapo...An interesting take on it Amin. I like the justaposition of safety and suffering.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121286194338647357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156941720035291022006-08-30T08:42:00.000-04:002006-08-30T08:42:00.000-04:00Troubling and brutal. Nice portrayal of a voice f...Troubling and brutal. Nice portrayal of a voice from history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156903672061746192006-08-29T22:07:00.000-04:002006-08-29T22:07:00.000-04:00amin, you conveyed so much so simply and with so f...amin, you conveyed so much so simply and with so few words. excellent.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1156902675017117272006-08-29T21:51:00.000-04:002006-08-29T21:51:00.000-04:00Brutal and so sad. He fought through the desponde...Brutal and so sad. He fought through the despondency and still met his sad fate. Evocative. Noble. So good.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109855683749612076noreply@blogger.com