tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post7192282926395792926..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #198Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-58106719488147725732010-01-21T01:42:43.283-05:002010-01-21T01:42:43.283-05:00Thanks for all the comments, everyone. I really a...Thanks for all the comments, everyone. I really appreciate your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>James:</b> "Coyote" is a reference to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_%28mythology%29" rel="nofollow">Native American trickster god</a>. The raven is also a significant animal in that mythology.CKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-71796895533400330882010-01-20T17:08:01.114-05:002010-01-20T17:08:01.114-05:00This was really fun. It hearkened back to Potter a...This was really fun. It hearkened back to Potter and the wonderful animal characters she invented. I especially like the message. The characters came alive.Lynn Kinseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03679080997613784955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-75710684301593911362010-01-19T15:49:16.067-05:002010-01-19T15:49:16.067-05:00It really is that good. The last line is actually...It really is that good. The last line is actually brilliant, even if I didn't get it until I read Aniket's comment and then it was a bang on the forehead kind of getting it. Duh! Loved it.catvibehttp://www.catvibe.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-64423754666795499972010-01-19T14:31:05.305-05:002010-01-19T14:31:05.305-05:00This one rocks my socks off.This one rocks my socks off.Wavemancalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271232599101899281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-86562512154062285692010-01-18T01:29:25.230-05:002010-01-18T01:29:25.230-05:00Really clever with the world-building thrown in. ...Really clever with the world-building thrown in. Laurel's right. I hope you consider finding a plot around these two and the tech support line and turning the whole thing into a middle grade book.PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-89461889304410608762010-01-17T10:52:02.803-05:002010-01-17T10:52:02.803-05:00Curtis.
I think..
this is...
BRILLIANT!!!!!!
I...Curtis.<br /><br />I think..<br /><br />this is...<br /><br />BRILLIANT!!!!!!<br /><br />I love every single bit of this.<br /><br />I know I should feed back to you on every technical detail you got just right, tell you how funny and clever it is, how perfect the dialogue is, what an imaginative, original premise it is and how expertly you pulled it all together with that killer finish. But I'm afraid of looking like a gushy girly fan so we'll just leave it at <i>BRILLIANT!!!!!</i>. OK?JaneyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951739945670483199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-2366044036249989182010-01-16T20:05:13.324-05:002010-01-16T20:05:13.324-05:00So we need to believe to keep magic? I believe! I ...So we need to believe to keep magic? I believe! I believe! ;)Aimee Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201246474625590886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-45764699159109008502010-01-16T18:49:57.417-05:002010-01-16T18:49:57.417-05:00Loved it.Loved it.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344917148662934359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-57391078439530467402010-01-16T18:21:22.371-05:002010-01-16T18:21:22.371-05:00LOL
What fun. Your characterizations are spot on....LOL<br /><br />What fun. Your characterizations are spot on. And poking fun at so many different things. I loved imagining the coyote working the controls without opposable thumbs. Too funny.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8229417677788854672010-01-16T15:25:17.439-05:002010-01-16T15:25:17.439-05:00I'm thinking this might be my favorite of the ...I'm thinking this might be my favorite of the whole batch--just a lovely piece of prose!<br /><br />MikeMHPaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665624519150772065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-74535219749144093032010-01-16T12:59:20.916-05:002010-01-16T12:59:20.916-05:00still thinkingstill thinkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-17927375243284182372010-01-16T09:19:47.583-05:002010-01-16T09:19:47.583-05:00funny :)funny :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-45380533643864559532010-01-16T09:16:35.913-05:002010-01-16T09:16:35.913-05:00I absolutely loved these lines: "They call it...I absolutely loved these lines: "They call it psychology." Crow pronounced the word as if it tasted sour.<br /><br />Is there a specific reason why you chose the name Coyote? I realize from the dialogue tags that these are animals, but I'm wondering why the Coyote didn't eat the Crow. Should I call tech support?James R. Tomlinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-55354364454614396882010-01-16T00:12:37.554-05:002010-01-16T00:12:37.554-05:00Still thinkingStill thinkingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-18017287355908348482010-01-16T00:09:54.186-05:002010-01-16T00:09:54.186-05:00Caveat
Something I Would Keep
Oh, Curtis, I think ...<br><br><a href="http://www.insearchofgiants.com/2010/01/commenting-on-silhouette.html" rel="nofollow">Caveat</a><br><br /><b>Something I Would Keep</b><br><br />Oh, Curtis, I think I have to gush. GUSH. I <i>loved</i> this. Fun, but I hate that people might overlook how really well written it is. The dialogue is snappy, there's movement and conflict and characterization. You're the first person to whom I've said this, but you definitely get a Top Ten vote from me.<br /><br /><b>Something I Might Tweak</b><br><br />Um. Let me think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-20153012314608236402010-01-15T16:32:45.035-05:002010-01-15T16:32:45.035-05:00Ahahahaaa! This was really funny :)Ahahahaaa! This was really funny :)Kartikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067636999700672077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1725655369573978532010-01-14T11:29:27.070-05:002010-01-14T11:29:27.070-05:00lol... perfect, curtis!lol... perfect, curtis!laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-88066519465637317682010-01-14T03:04:52.759-05:002010-01-14T03:04:52.759-05:00@Aniket...
aah...theek hai! hmmn
:-)@Aniket...<br /><br />aah...theek hai! hmmn<br />:-)Preetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279859240371070699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-28100620653899723802010-01-13T22:45:27.492-05:002010-01-13T22:45:27.492-05:00Those darned ACME remote-controlled birds never wo...Those darned ACME remote-controlled birds never work.lahoskenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011437847555356710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-53421029544329189622010-01-13T20:00:57.445-05:002010-01-13T20:00:57.445-05:00Really neat little story, great characters, very w...Really neat little story, great characters, very witty.McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-91999698386675339552010-01-13T17:26:23.005-05:002010-01-13T17:26:23.005-05:00hiilarious mate...the charcterization n d conversa...hiilarious mate...the charcterization n d conversation wasvextremely witty..great job..Antriksh Satyarthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773435839422574840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-66666690004730670662010-01-13T16:44:25.936-05:002010-01-13T16:44:25.936-05:00Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
I had some tro...Thanks for the feedback, everyone!<br /><br />I had some trouble finding the last line. Ganesh is the Hindu deity who removes obstacles, usually depicted as an elephant; it was supposed to be a dig at outsourced call centers. I probably should have punched that detail a little more.CKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813803474788808773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-82983565682876525032010-01-13T16:15:23.799-05:002010-01-13T16:15:23.799-05:00I laughed throughout, and yes I did get the last l...I laughed throughout, and yes I did get the last line. <br /><br />As with the best comedy though, it has a message too. At what cost do we drown ourselves with gadgets? Is genuine social interaction being sacrificed? Should we desire a virtual or a real life? Do we wish press a button to direct Lara Croft to jump this way and shoot that way, or dance with a real girl... and have them dance with us?kashersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-46869384465703623682010-01-13T15:08:00.884-05:002010-01-13T15:08:00.884-05:00This is hilarious. They are such a hoot.
The chara...This is hilarious. They are such a hoot.<br />The character look they jumped straight out of a comic book. :P<br /><br />I just have to push into my top ten somehow. I know I have to. :)<br /><br /><br />@ Preeti: Its an inside joke that most of the call centres are managed by Asians. And well, there is the obvious problem of the accents being different. ;) Its all in good humour.Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-89212815054895124802010-01-13T14:28:14.280-05:002010-01-13T14:28:14.280-05:00I liked it. That is sure a great take on the promp...I liked it. That is sure a great take on the prompt!<br />And ya, I did not get the last line either.lenahttp://www.thecolorsmagazine.com/noreply@blogger.com