tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post2865234095645751905..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: A piece of my mindSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-31770384848793698332011-06-30T20:45:33.260+01:002011-06-30T20:45:33.260+01:00Thanks Justin, ranting to oneself causes much less...Thanks Justin, ranting to oneself causes much less trouble too, doesn't it? :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-33608386111232067862011-06-30T18:40:45.532+01:002011-06-30T18:40:45.532+01:00Great idea for a story; we've all done this at...Great idea for a story; we've all done this at some time i'm sure. I had no idea where you were going with this, so really enjoyed the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-16307614449136478162011-06-27T11:26:16.067+01:002011-06-27T11:26:16.067+01:00@Icy - Thanks Icy, quite often there is a world of...@Icy - Thanks Icy, quite often there is a world of difference between intention and action isn't there?<br /><br />@Stephen - Thanks Stephen, I'm glad it gave you a smile, it's good to know that the humour worked.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-26373550395886549302011-06-27T00:55:11.296+01:002011-06-27T00:55:11.296+01:00I've heard somewhere that the best humor is th...I've heard somewhere that the best humor is the closest to the truth. And the truth is that we've all probably had moments like this. A great story, Steve. It gave me a good smile.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-84713606849769910542011-06-26T20:40:29.089+01:002011-06-26T20:40:29.089+01:00Oh I know people who rehearse these big speeches a...Oh I know people who rehearse these big speeches and are then all apologies when the time comes to use them. Excellent contrast between the wish and reality.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-13289895960890849242011-06-26T11:49:18.776+01:002011-06-26T11:49:18.776+01:00@Chuck - Haha, Best place for 'em Chuck, I thi...@Chuck - Haha, Best place for 'em Chuck, I think just about everyone has these episodes on occasion, if we all reacted with violence instead of blowing off steam like this, then there would be more people in the prisons than on the streets.<br /><br />@Helen - Thanks Helen, it's probably a good thing that humans aren't mind readers, isn't it?<br />I'll make sure this characters emotions don't outstrip his self-control. :-D<br /><br />@Stephen - Haha, I love that expression "Tiger in the head, mouse in the mouth" It says it all just perfectly.<br /><br />I hope you get the tickets sorted okay. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67216190492725020082011-06-26T11:22:47.109+01:002011-06-26T11:22:47.109+01:00I definitely identify with that 'tiger in the ...I definitely identify with that 'tiger in the head, mouse in the mouth' feeling. I've given quite a few epic 'head rants' in my time. Like right now, trying to book tickets for the Edinburgh Book Festival... the site is so crappy when busy, I really should be kept away from the organizers. lol.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111660663883108862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-49714326912218971562011-06-26T00:57:15.296+01:002011-06-26T00:57:15.296+01:00Ha ha those argumentative conversations that go on...Ha ha those argumentative conversations that go on in one's head. the things we would like to say and never do! I felt very sorry for him poor bloke, his neighbour seemed nice though, he offered to move it. I think your character has deep seated anger problems that are bubbling to get out.... A good twist to a great tale!Helenhttp://helen-scribbles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-87520720915082466112011-06-25T22:06:17.135+01:002011-06-25T22:06:17.135+01:00Sometimes my best rants are reserved for the empty...Sometimes my best rants are reserved for the empty room. Great tale, BTW!Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-83202714256225497032011-06-25T13:18:33.925+01:002011-06-25T13:18:33.925+01:00@Lara - Haha, thanks, I think for some people this...@Lara - Haha, thanks, I think for some people this is a kind of safety valve that takes away the need to actually DO anything about an annoying situation. Because there are always consequences, aren't there?<br /><br />@Jason - I have to admit, just a teensy weensy bit of this is drawn from personal experience. :-D<br /><br />@Mazzz - Funnily enough the small things seem to affect many people far more than the things that they ought to be more concerned about, don't they? ( There's now't stranger than folk, is there?)<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up about the quotation marks, you are on the nail, it does read like a dialogue, I've sorted it now.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-43685440695967876082011-06-25T11:40:37.667+01:002011-06-25T11:40:37.667+01:00As a fellow internal ranter, I appreciate this! I&...As a fellow internal ranter, I appreciate this! I'm sure we've all been there, especially for small things...<br /><br />One minor thing, I thought at first that it was a dialogue due to closing quote marks at the end of the paragraphs in the rant part.mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-35781691278912181362011-06-25T10:56:41.144+01:002011-06-25T10:56:41.144+01:00Priceless. There's nothing like an internal ra...Priceless. There's nothing like an internal rant destined never to be aired. This flash was spot on.Jason Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509338964933754054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-41364322206230654052011-06-25T04:16:03.062+01:002011-06-25T04:16:03.062+01:00Nice depiction of making moutains out of mole hill...Nice depiction of making moutains out of mole hills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-14866534027742498052011-06-24T21:54:51.699+01:002011-06-24T21:54:51.699+01:00Thanks Sonia, It's probably just as well that ...Thanks Sonia, It's probably just as well that he doesn't.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-56236142813022368252011-06-24T20:57:43.219+01:002011-06-24T20:57:43.219+01:00Poor guy - he doesn't get to use all the yelli...Poor guy - he doesn't get to use all the yelling he practiced. LOL Great ending.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-79424870160547580902011-06-24T19:52:38.374+01:002011-06-24T19:52:38.374+01:00@John - No need to move John, the guy is just havi...@John - No need to move John, the guy is just having a rant about a small something that has been blown out of all proportion in his mind, he's never gonna actually start a war over something so trivial... or is he?<br /><br />@Tim - this is true Tim, I once heard it said that practice doesn't make perfect, but it does make permanent.<br /><br />@Harry - Thanks Harry, I'm glad you could see the humour I was aiming for, I know that this type of writing doesn't suit everyone's sense of humour.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-56696360114134669442011-06-24T17:44:30.136+01:002011-06-24T17:44:30.136+01:00A perfectly rehearsed tongue lashing ruined by a h...A perfectly rehearsed tongue lashing ruined by a held tongue.<br /><br />Funny Steve!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-1540437863527929012011-06-24T09:57:38.753+01:002011-06-24T09:57:38.753+01:00Apparently, practice does not make perfect.Apparently, practice does not make perfect.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-76112662450365190792011-06-24T05:18:34.138+01:002011-06-24T05:18:34.138+01:00I think I'd just move. Not, like, after the in...I think I'd just move. Not, like, after the incident. About one paragraph in I'd be packing.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com