tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post6616157091719136583..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #109Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-35806087045121613172010-01-18T21:11:05.627-05:002010-01-18T21:11:05.627-05:00my caveat
Something I Would Keep
Hells yes for str...<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 />Hells yes for strong female characters!! You go, girl..I mean, Walter.<br /><br /><b>Something I Might Tweak</b><br><br /><i>Once I met an angel, who fell in love with me. He landed on the wooded path to Merry Mills.</i> This seems almost like the beginning to a Mother Goose rhyme and threw me when it didn't continue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-68522618306805740922010-01-18T07:36:54.732-05:002010-01-18T07:36:54.732-05:00Sad and poetic. I was left wondering about the tru...Sad and poetic. I was left wondering about the true nature and motives of the angel though.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732006129353079344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-49023912301112946322010-01-17T23:35:39.708-05:002010-01-17T23:35:39.708-05:00This is lovely; poetic and lyrical. The innocence ...This is lovely; poetic and lyrical. The innocence of the girl and perhaps not-so-innocence of the Angel - unique and memorable.Terrihttp://misterri.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-546450236071073752010-01-17T06:10:20.854-05:002010-01-17T06:10:20.854-05:00I'm reminded of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's s...I'm reminded of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's short story "The Old Man with Enormous Wings," where the townspeople find a washed up angel on the beach, cage it, and charge admission for anyone interested in seeing him. Nice interpretation of the photograph.james r. tomlinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8057347404320611232010-01-16T08:13:06.300-05:002010-01-16T08:13:06.300-05:00wicked tessa,
will you come to my birthday?
we&...wicked tessa, <br /><br />will you come to my birthday?<br /><br />we'll have a table in the sunroom, where my uncle likes to sew, an old tv, afghan throws and pepsi "one" or even "any other" for the drinking.walter conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024514571195778214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-39322531859543984662010-01-15T04:22:26.755-05:002010-01-15T04:22:26.755-05:00Beautiful, mythical atmosphere.Beautiful, mythical atmosphere.McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-68762231033512375242010-01-14T10:48:51.995-05:002010-01-14T10:48:51.995-05:00What Bernita and Janey said... I loved this throu...What Bernita and Janey said... I loved this through and through.catvibehttp://www.catvibe.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-7949680960326889722010-01-13T14:28:44.988-05:002010-01-13T14:28:44.988-05:00Oh Walter, such a sad beautiful story.
(Alisa Hall...Oh Walter, such a sad beautiful story.<br />(Alisa Haller)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-79114423863207614882010-01-13T08:30:11.641-05:002010-01-13T08:30:11.641-05:00"Just a sad angel" stuck with me. Nice ..."Just a sad angel" stuck with me. Nice piece. <br /><br />-Tim <br />http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2010/01/entry-138.htmlTimothy P. Remphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422296532550497806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-15745509652625135352010-01-12T14:35:28.512-05:002010-01-12T14:35:28.512-05:00It's ironical that he was on the way to "...It's ironical that he was on the way to "Merry" Mills!!Kartikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067636999700672077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-18714078189510852892010-01-12T14:05:07.848-05:002010-01-12T14:05:07.848-05:00Just cause he looks like an angel...
And thanks, ...Just cause he looks like an angel...<br /><br />And thanks, Walter, for a good read.Deb Smythenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-76720898078243500432010-01-12T12:08:17.669-05:002010-01-12T12:08:17.669-05:00A poor lonely Angel or one with an ulterior motive...A poor lonely Angel or one with an ulterior motive.<br /><br />I'm still guessing but I loved the way you wrote this very much.DILLIGAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520650650468676361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-25108976817832318752010-01-12T12:00:26.597-05:002010-01-12T12:00:26.597-05:00I kept expecting this to be an allegory of a predi...I kept expecting this to be an allegory of a preditor, and cheered the little girl for questioning and not being gullible.<br /><br />Still not sure if I should view the 'angel' as an angel or something evil, but the story was captivating and I too, loved the rhythm of the words.peggyhttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-85477127028604977902010-01-12T11:10:09.661-05:002010-01-12T11:10:09.661-05:00Walter - there is so much to like about this story...Walter - there is so much to like about this story - the forthrightness of the girl - the ambiguity of the angel - the gorgeous language... <br /><br /><br />Like Bernita I was particularly moved by the line <br /><i>was daylight-dark and shifting—like the cloudburst from a mushroom I had stepped on as a girl.</i><br /><br />Beautiful.JaneyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951739945670483199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-71299043107304769152010-01-12T09:21:27.563-05:002010-01-12T09:21:27.563-05:00Very poetic. And a naughty Angel, indeed.Very poetic. And a naughty Angel, indeed.TLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613912638668399684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-61517520552898187492010-01-11T22:02:28.373-05:002010-01-11T22:02:28.373-05:00This is definately an interesting read. Walter, I ...This is definately an interesting read. Walter, I never quite know what to expect from you, and this is one of those surprising pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-69360299986857342402010-01-11T21:37:34.365-05:002010-01-11T21:37:34.365-05:00nicely done, walter...nicely done, walter...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-78494611157524301812010-01-11T20:04:48.463-05:002010-01-11T20:04:48.463-05:00Great piece Walt. Subtle and nuanced.Great piece Walt. Subtle and nuanced.Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8011269531361516132010-01-11T13:01:27.095-05:002010-01-11T13:01:27.095-05:00Haha! This is such a masterfully thought out piece...Haha! This is such a masterfully thought out piece. Great start and a killer ending. Hailing frequencies open...Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-2373075601935625092010-01-11T12:56:21.440-05:002010-01-11T12:56:21.440-05:00Such a seemingly unequivocal subject of love n'...Such a seemingly unequivocal subject of love n' light, in theory, and yet so proportionately ominous...well played Mr. Conley.Janelle Renehttp://www.janellerene.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-6874704945891117132010-01-11T12:17:44.256-05:002010-01-11T12:17:44.256-05:00Well done. There is something slightly manipulativ...Well done. There is something slightly manipulative about that angel though, isn't there?LynnAlexanderhttp://www.fullofcrow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-75549947802972806342010-01-11T10:21:54.231-05:002010-01-11T10:21:54.231-05:00Love that last line :)Love that last line :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034419617457525778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-7120879459442415282010-01-11T07:02:11.171-05:002010-01-11T07:02:11.171-05:00could almost smell a strange tinge of twisted goth...could almost smell a strange tinge of twisted goth there...maybe its only me...<br /><br />Mithun Mukherjee.Scribblers Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074085561810026537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-14511775329971011412010-01-11T04:59:36.366-05:002010-01-11T04:59:36.366-05:00She is wise in her simplicity.
When we walk in the...She is wise in her simplicity.<br />When we walk in the Other we still must keep our feet on the ground.<br />I liked the innocent, airy style, and liked especially " was daylight-dark and shifting—like the cloudburst from a mushroom I had stepped on as a girl."Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-82989097734160387202010-01-11T04:49:39.013-05:002010-01-11T04:49:39.013-05:00I think he is a rather naughty angel...his sobs an...I think he is a rather naughty angel...his sobs an act, perhaps? See, for some reason this piece made me smile - I'm not sure it was supposed to, but I enjoyed it very much.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.com