tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post2889872724545688158..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: Reality checkSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-4608369268934295252011-02-03T21:32:00.643+00:002011-02-03T21:32:00.643+00:00Thanks rebecca, I hope it didn't hurt... :-DThanks rebecca, I hope it didn't hurt... :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-53768169100489513922011-02-03T14:40:34.108+00:002011-02-03T14:40:34.108+00:00Wow, such a great twist. Hit like a punch in the s...Wow, such a great twist. Hit like a punch in the stomach.Rebecca Eminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931904595437049369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-70137815610767843992011-02-01T22:33:58.208+00:002011-02-01T22:33:58.208+00:00Thanks Justin, In this kind of situation the harsh...Thanks Justin, In this kind of situation the harsh and conscious realities of paralysis would give him plenty of time to ponder the tragic consequences of his short lived drug-induced dream.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-79722877878408936862011-02-01T11:47:07.194+00:002011-02-01T11:47:07.194+00:00I thought this was going to be about a boy dreamin...I thought this was going to be about a boy dreaming of greatness, then, wham, it's a whole different thing. Shocking and sad, esp for the woman he lands on. I like the styling of the paragraphs too, 'I had a dream', 'In my dream'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-26851678619374877462011-01-31T21:32:22.472+00:002011-01-31T21:32:22.472+00:00Hi Tiffany, thank you so much for your very nice c...Hi Tiffany, thank you so much for your very nice comments, sorry you had problems sending it, blogger must be glitching, duplicates wouldn't be a problem though, they can always be deleted. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-4715465320932167802011-01-31T18:54:25.123+00:002011-01-31T18:54:25.123+00:00I tried to comment a couple of times..I hope you d...I tried to comment a couple of times..I hope you don't get a bunch. I really got drawn into the dream he was having. You revealed the sad ending in just the right number of pieces letting the shock sink in. Such a well told story of a dream gone horribly, horribly wrong.-TiffanyTiffanyhttp://www.notesfromanapkin.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-84882577097333074722011-01-29T20:13:32.120+00:002011-01-29T20:13:32.120+00:00Hi stephen, thank you for the very positive feedba...Hi stephen, thank you for the very positive feedback.<br /><br />From Dan's POV, at least he'll never have to work again.... or do anything again apart from lie there. This is where he could really do with the hallucinogens to take him away from his bed-ridden reality.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-61377415145176757272011-01-29T19:55:35.220+00:002011-01-29T19:55:35.220+00:00I believe there's a fine line between fiction ...I believe there's a fine line between fiction and reality. This poor soul apparently failed to see the demarcation before he crossed it. Too bad for him.<br /><br />By the way, the transition between telling the past and showing the present was well done.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-34314733525488227252011-01-29T16:32:09.854+00:002011-01-29T16:32:09.854+00:00Thanks Eric, This guy got plenty of time to think ...Thanks Eric, This guy got plenty of time to think about exactly what it means to come down from a "High".<br /><br />Thanks Virginia, yeah, not a good combination, it isn't the fall that does the damage though, it's the sudden stop at the bottom. (Groan) :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-62165696430450640192011-01-29T16:13:29.425+00:002011-01-29T16:13:29.425+00:00Oh man, what an ending...Nicely paced and built up...Oh man, what an ending...Nicely paced and built up to. Drugs and high buildings should never mix!Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-1765428210670314722011-01-29T15:44:58.863+00:002011-01-29T15:44:58.863+00:00Good one! I was thinking sleepwalking, but drugs a...Good one! I was thinking sleepwalking, but drugs are an even harsher way to go. Ah well, at least he meant well.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-12389294146814449332011-01-29T10:55:21.793+00:002011-01-29T10:55:21.793+00:00Hi Icy, back in the days when 'acid' was p...Hi Icy, back in the days when 'acid' was popular,I heard all kinds of stories about 'good trips' and 'bad trips' and 'flashbacks'. I was always too scared to try it myself.<br /><br />Hi Rachel, thank you, you absolutely nailed my intention.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-86745166823029093772011-01-29T08:48:40.331+00:002011-01-29T08:48:40.331+00:00I love how this goes from the typical dreams that ...I love how this goes from the typical dreams that many children have into something definitely darker, with bits of dark humor thrown in.Rachel Blackbirdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246966713076881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-33034362537247846972011-01-29T01:52:36.520+00:002011-01-29T01:52:36.520+00:00See, I saw the opening scenes of Lethal Weapon whe...See, I saw the opening scenes of Lethal Weapon when I read this. It's sad what happens when people experiment with things they should leave well alone.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-49805320074551256562011-01-28T20:19:14.897+00:002011-01-28T20:19:14.897+00:00Thanks Rol, never mind about losing interest in th...Thanks Rol, never mind about losing interest in the Superheroes, a person can only really write about something that "grabs" them, and gets their creative juices flowing.<br /><br />Hi Harry, yeah, this guy was certainly jolted back to reality. A good trip turned bad.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-51839576778092029632011-01-28T19:32:42.167+00:002011-01-28T19:32:42.167+00:00OK, scratch shrooming the Empire State building. B...OK, scratch shrooming the Empire State building. Bummer for SuperDan and especially for the damsel in distress. A cold Reality check indeed Steve!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67779800042286134432011-01-28T16:26:51.500+00:002011-01-28T16:26:51.500+00:00Ha. I especially liked the last line.
Being a big...Ha. I especially liked the last line.<br /><br />Being a big comic book superhero fan, a couple of years back I set myself the goal of writing a series of short stories featuring similar "literary" interpretations of super-powered adventures. I lost interest after the first one, but that's the story of my writing life...Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-58940501311009157132011-01-28T10:25:50.251+00:002011-01-28T10:25:50.251+00:00Hi Tim, there's nothing wrong with substituing...Hi Tim, there's nothing wrong with substituing your own reality,I spend most of my free time utilising escapism, through writing, films, books, xbox, etc.<br /><br />Hi John, I wasn't sure which genre to place this under, because I actually wrote it a bit tongue-in-cheek, but the ending wasn't exactly fun for anyone, so I put it under unspecified to cover all the options.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-77536668033901835162011-01-28T06:07:59.849+00:002011-01-28T06:07:59.849+00:00You see, now this turns into the dark, tragic orig...You see, now this turns into the dark, tragic origin story for a brooding hero. Fall Man!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-68929380493696337222011-01-28T04:24:16.062+00:002011-01-28T04:24:16.062+00:00I keep thinking, "I reject your reality and s...I keep thinking, "I reject your reality and substitute my own."<br /><br />Hah! My verification word is "ender" -- sometimes I think they do that on purpose.~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.com