tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post8838736537551764198..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Eat Sensibly, Tom and JulieJason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-88203250659222015932009-08-30T07:46:17.753-04:002009-08-30T07:46:17.753-04:00It's amazing what people can survive and we ge...It's amazing what people can survive and we get the feeling from this piece that these kids will be OK because they have each other... although maybe not... sexual deviants in the making...? ;-) <br />From the comfort of an armchair we may look on in horror and exclaim, "How Awful!" and yet they know no other life, to them this is normal. That is how people survive horrors. You have captured that well here.Terrihttp://misterri.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-47409730966920536852009-08-29T20:49:39.290-04:002009-08-29T20:49:39.290-04:00PixieDust, thanks. :) There's a unique kind ...PixieDust, thanks. :) There's a unique kind of intimacy in dark times.<br /><br />Sarah, <i>Flowers in the Attic</i> is a very apt analogy. Maybe these kids are more comfortable in their control. More free. That dramatic sky is theirs.<br /><br />Walking Man, thank you for saying so. Knowing what works is easily as important as knowing what doesn't.<br /><br />JR, interesting places to step into, I agree.<br /><br />Mona, I do wonder what they will cross into as adults. After the bonds of these times fade.<br /><br />Jean, I wish they could leave now. They have a purity now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-56492275325133834682009-08-29T13:25:00.491-04:002009-08-29T13:25:00.491-04:00The children are stronger than the parents. And, w...The children are stronger than the parents. And, wiser.<br />May they survive better.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099808690177823190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-19798808936617121042009-08-29T07:53:07.261-04:002009-08-29T07:53:07.261-04:00Its sad, but things like that do happen. And for t...Its sad, but things like that do happen. And for the children it becomes a 'normal' scene. It could make them anything, from insensitive, to strong. I hope its the later.<br /><br />Its a pity, that parents would care so less for their children. Addictions can destroy families, and it is pathetic!Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-66440972835897183892009-08-29T07:49:47.514-04:002009-08-29T07:49:47.514-04:00Interesting sibling interaction as well as setting...Interesting sibling interaction as well as setting. These types of scenarios are what interest me.JR's Thumbprintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479324326541901987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-84883008941844951632009-08-29T05:47:08.582-04:002009-08-29T05:47:08.582-04:00"Chris, even though it might be apparent, I&#..."Chris, even though it might be apparent, I'm often practicing and exploring how to create potent scenes for novels. I want to convey a gripping sense of reality with few words."<br /><br /><br />And in that you did accomplish your goal Jason.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-64214426518524947112009-08-28T20:39:25.319-04:002009-08-28T20:39:25.319-04:00The pain is strangely normalized for them. Just a...The pain is strangely normalized for them. Just another thing to grow around. It made me think of <i>Flowers in the Attic</i>. <br /><br />The idea of eating the orange--something that sweet and potent--in the midst of such darkness was very inspired. There's still so much to discover for them. <br /><br />And I love the orange under those night clouds. :)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-66232292140920795822009-08-28T20:22:39.178-04:002009-08-28T20:22:39.178-04:00This was a very touching narrative. You did an in...This was a very touching narrative. You did an incredible job capturing the essence of how people survive such brutality. The casual banter is so realistic of people who've never known any different.<br /><br /><br />well-wishes,<br />mePixieDusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255641743057365106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-65520022840410637852009-08-28T18:02:14.343-04:002009-08-28T18:02:14.343-04:00Shadow, in some ways. Curiously bonding in others...Shadow, in some ways. Curiously bonding in others.<br /><br />McKoala, this style is more reflective of my novel writing. A longer work can't be so dense.<br /><br />Aniket, I'm fascinated by how pain and trauma can forge bonds between the people enduring them. A dangerous intensity, perhaps.<br /><br />Chris, even though it might be apparent, I'm often practicing and exploring how to create potent scenes for novels. I want to convey a gripping sense of reality with few words.<br /><br />PhilipH, I didn't conceive of this piece as a series. Just a glimpse. I'm glad if it pulls you, though. If it feels larger.<br /><br />Adisha, I worry for these two, but in a way, I envy them also.<br /><br />Meghan, thank you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-18356345645375723892009-08-28T15:22:03.324-04:002009-08-28T15:22:03.324-04:00Another win.Another win.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375626649089998707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-22450672995699044622009-08-28T13:34:44.238-04:002009-08-28T13:34:44.238-04:00When the parents are dysfunctional, all the siblin...When the parents are dysfunctional, all the siblings have is each other ... sigh !!Adishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757598390608351897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8530388647729251472009-08-28T10:54:26.606-04:002009-08-28T10:54:26.606-04:00Well written. More to follow??Well written. More to follow??PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-61973438999894575602009-08-28T09:17:04.236-04:002009-08-28T09:17:04.236-04:00I liked this as well. Felt authentic, and captured...I liked this as well. Felt authentic, and captured that kind of dance familiar to dysfunctioning people.Chris Eldinhttp://www.chriseldin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-38861858258318793322009-08-28T07:47:17.093-04:002009-08-28T07:47:17.093-04:00I've been watching back to back Criminal Minds...I've been watching back to back Criminal Minds lately. So I could picture it like a sad troubled family.<br /><br />Its somewhat comforting to see them carrying each other through.Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-87294999728715284012009-08-28T07:03:33.823-04:002009-08-28T07:03:33.823-04:00Neatly done. I like the pieces you do in a simpler...Neatly done. I like the pieces you do in a simpler style.McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-38510824593145920322009-08-28T06:00:38.286-04:002009-08-28T06:00:38.286-04:00ouch, that's quite a painful piece...ouch, that's quite a painful piece...Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.com