tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post1653497042072102326..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #153Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-87821815865443764322010-01-19T15:38:17.250-05:002010-01-19T15:38:17.250-05:00Jodi. . .
SWEET. I love it. Your voice - perfec...Jodi. . .<br /><br />SWEET. I love it. Your voice - perfect - as usual.<br /><br />JimJim Bronyaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580674307591916148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-22348929781344525982010-01-18T21:42:37.446-05:002010-01-18T21:42:37.446-05:00Yep, it's quite a common problem running away ...Yep, it's quite a common problem running away to the circus and ending up in a carnival. We veer off course, become human pin cushions rather than lithe ladies doing flips on the back of white stallions (no sexual innuendo implied). Night, when all is quiet save the relentless screech of night owls, we reflect on what our lives might have been.Linda Ryan-Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164148666810818891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-36554913235736701992010-01-18T15:36:56.629-05:002010-01-18T15:36:56.629-05:00I also love your metaphors. Nicely written!I also love your metaphors. Nicely written!Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732006129353079344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-4713892219094758532010-01-17T20:25:00.858-05:002010-01-17T20:25:00.858-05:00my caveat
Something I Would Keep
Repetition was us...<br><br><a href="http://www.insearchofgiants.com/2010/01/commenting-on-silhouette.html" rel="nofollow">my caveat</a><br><br /><b>Something I Would Keep</b><br><br />Repetition was used effectively, not as filler but more as a tightly woven net that simply pulled everything into one dark pouch. Amazing.<br /><br /><b>Something I Might Tweak</b><br><br />I got caught up on tickling feathers teasing like blades - sharp ones - after I read it a couple of times, I was okay, but it pulled me out of the narrative a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-69917032331203702742010-01-17T06:11:34.205-05:002010-01-17T06:11:34.205-05:00loved the imagery. the narrative kept me hooked.
...loved the imagery. the narrative kept me hooked. <br />very well written.Preetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279859240371070699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8108918171274295602010-01-16T23:08:13.119-05:002010-01-16T23:08:13.119-05:00Quality writing!!!Quality writing!!!Jean Ann Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-66911312597851585182010-01-16T19:52:39.137-05:002010-01-16T19:52:39.137-05:00What great characterization. You've got so muc...What great characterization. You've got so much packed in here. Awesome.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-84461605404185610842010-01-16T17:49:30.302-05:002010-01-16T17:49:30.302-05:00Wow, guys. Thank you so much for reading and comme...Wow, guys. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-10125386402074002912010-01-16T16:04:10.899-05:002010-01-16T16:04:10.899-05:00Definitely a good piece of prose here. Bravo! You&...Definitely a good piece of prose here. Bravo! You're on my short list.James R. Tomlinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-26257921459419278462010-01-16T14:54:34.238-05:002010-01-16T14:54:34.238-05:00oooohhhhh!!!!oooohhhhh!!!!quin brownehttp://www.quinbrowne-words.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-42078342877919896152010-01-16T08:49:09.162-05:002010-01-16T08:49:09.162-05:00Jodi - a chilling story skillfully told using powe...Jodi - a chilling story skillfully told using powerful imagery.JaneyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951739945670483199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-76193195729443949262010-01-16T06:13:54.404-05:002010-01-16T06:13:54.404-05:00good job!good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-76759951799465373812010-01-15T18:31:31.655-05:002010-01-15T18:31:31.655-05:00I dig the bookends, and the blend of circus, knive...I dig the bookends, and the blend of circus, knives, and birds -- all great horror elements.Barry J. Northernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078136594892291058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-45443676031803054582010-01-14T18:56:33.012-05:002010-01-14T18:56:33.012-05:00Jodi MacArthur wows again. Extraordinary work. ;-...Jodi MacArthur wows again. Extraordinary work. ;-)<br />SeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-19248350037349618132010-01-14T14:03:19.173-05:002010-01-14T14:03:19.173-05:00Great use of metaphor, wonderful writing and a sto...Great use of metaphor, wonderful writing and a story. Niice!Deb Smythenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-68559039862669064852010-01-14T14:01:15.080-05:002010-01-14T14:01:15.080-05:00Excellent language in this and such a unique '...Excellent language in this and such a unique 'spin' - a top entry for sure.EChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359075647077590741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-9279414604175473992010-01-14T08:25:10.859-05:002010-01-14T08:25:10.859-05:00excellent jodi - I continue to look foward to read...excellent jodi - I continue to look foward to reading your pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-4850857587700132032010-01-13T16:26:18.730-05:002010-01-13T16:26:18.730-05:00There are some reallt cool lines in this one.There are some reallt cool lines in this one.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344917148662934359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-88947459489852516922010-01-13T12:47:49.126-05:002010-01-13T12:47:49.126-05:00"And when the show is over, when the gawking ..."And when the show is over, when the gawking crowds go home, Goliath cuts me loose" I love the finality, the helpless vulnerability of this line. Beautifully crafted prose, Jodi.Angel Zapatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166540490117426226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-13911246747918457712010-01-13T09:40:20.433-05:002010-01-13T09:40:20.433-05:00What a dreary existence, if not on the edge of adr...What a dreary existence, if not on the edge of adrenaline 24/7! A lot here, in just few words. Subtle but packed with things to contemplate. Nice.catvibehttp://www.catvibe.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-74739618975648414942010-01-13T06:15:20.276-05:002010-01-13T06:15:20.276-05:00A great piece, Jodi, and in so few words. Excelle...A great piece, Jodi, and in so few words. Excellent.<br /><br />Regards, David.David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-57992923769158385272010-01-13T04:33:52.949-05:002010-01-13T04:33:52.949-05:00I like this; definitely different.I like this; definitely different.McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-44926521712915311522010-01-13T01:09:48.077-05:002010-01-13T01:09:48.077-05:00This made me think, and I love what I discovered. ...This made me think, and I love what I discovered. Aspirations detoured. Sort of a "Stuck in Lodi Again" feel to it. Great work.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-723889108691863792010-01-12T20:58:10.338-05:002010-01-12T20:58:10.338-05:00very nicely done, jodi :)very nicely done, jodi :)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-52027029681615649902010-01-12T18:20:01.198-05:002010-01-12T18:20:01.198-05:00Quietly posting an entry then? Excellent. Related ...Quietly posting an entry then? Excellent. Related but not. Stretching the limits of where to go with that picture. Sharp like knives and I can see the spinning wheel. Good to have you around.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.com