tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post4117931700313868876..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: Percentage of lifeSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-79920262207946314692014-01-20T23:37:27.853+00:002014-01-20T23:37:27.853+00:00Hi Icy. I think he would have just drifted away wh...Hi Icy. I think he would have just drifted away while in hypersleep, and not even been aware of what was happening to him, which although is sad, is probably better than many ways to go.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-44109123403473159022014-01-20T20:32:50.287+00:002014-01-20T20:32:50.287+00:00What an awful way to go :(What an awful way to go :(Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-36892838502417010832014-01-20T13:35:50.222+00:002014-01-20T13:35:50.222+00:00Hi Katherine. Yes, our moods and psychological sta...Hi Katherine. Yes, our moods and psychological state of mind affects us in physical ways too, when we don't feel well emotionally it can certainly sap our physical vigour too.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-3722669484828766432014-01-20T00:25:38.666+00:002014-01-20T00:25:38.666+00:00There's a Philip K. Dick sort of like this, &q...There's a Philip K. Dick sort of like this, "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon", where the problem is the traveler gets insomnia and can't go into hypersleep. I liked the hard connection between the percentages and the MC's mood -- something people who plan transportation are not very good at taking into account.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19022645902377183732014-01-18T22:52:36.348+00:002014-01-18T22:52:36.348+00:00Hi Richard, I fear he may be doomed to die and dri...Hi Richard, I fear he may be doomed to die and drift, unless my muse comes up with a part 2 that will get him out of his fix.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-15131621727464562232014-01-18T22:04:56.506+00:002014-01-18T22:04:56.506+00:00Poor guy. I was hoping he'd make his way back ...Poor guy. I was hoping he'd make his way back up to 95%.liminalfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762010680878316253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-74647113625621219962014-01-18T14:29:17.222+00:002014-01-18T14:29:17.222+00:00Yes, Hal would be a good comparison. I leave it to...Yes, Hal would be a good comparison. I leave it to the reader to decide about the corrupted juice though, is Cerebra guilty, or compromised? Or does the blame lie elsewhere?Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19594288103949213102014-01-18T14:28:43.571+00:002014-01-18T14:28:43.571+00:00No need to be sorry Deanna, I've done exactly ...No need to be sorry Deanna, I've done exactly the same thing a couple of times myself, once you press the send button there's no way of editing either is there? :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-5793318447694048132014-01-18T14:25:33.290+00:002014-01-18T14:25:33.290+00:00Hi Deanna. I think it may be too late to save this...Hi Deanna. I think it may be too late to save this poor creature, but then again, it is fiction, so who knows? :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-16610146985280631002014-01-18T14:12:23.881+00:002014-01-18T14:12:23.881+00:00I can't believe I just called you Tim, Steve. ...I can't believe I just called you Tim, Steve. I am so sorry! I had read Tim's story before yours and I guess still had him in mind...or I need more coffee! :)Deanna Schrayerhttp://deannaschrayer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-22167238132273891572014-01-18T14:11:22.645+00:002014-01-18T14:11:22.645+00:00Oh so sad Tim! Very well told in so few words. May...Oh so sad Tim! Very well told in so few words. Maybe he'll bump into someone he thought was gone and regain...hope, or life I should say.Deanna Schrayerhttp://deannaschrayer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19054085502371366092014-01-18T02:32:19.061+00:002014-01-18T02:32:19.061+00:00Hi Sonia. Yes, it is indeed a sad fate, and one th...Hi Sonia. Yes, it is indeed a sad fate, and one that he had no control over either.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-89658343601359066622014-01-18T02:29:59.188+00:002014-01-18T02:29:59.188+00:00Thank you Stephen.
Yes, the spiral into depressio...Thank you Stephen.<br /><br />Yes, the spiral into depression for precious things lost or left behind can override many emotions, our MC was fated to suffer this through dreams during a sleep he could not wake from.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-50691807862576966722014-01-18T02:17:53.869+00:002014-01-18T02:17:53.869+00:00Thanks Casey, tech isn't one of my strong poin...Thanks Casey, tech isn't one of my strong points, so I tend not to rely on it when writing.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-61913282187494543022014-01-18T02:14:02.243+00:002014-01-18T02:14:02.243+00:00'Fraid not Larry.
This is another one of thos...'Fraid not Larry.<br /><br />This is another one of those stories that I feel maybe I should have expanded on, but didn't want to alter the look of the original idea.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-77887859929436185752014-01-18T02:12:36.769+00:002014-01-18T02:12:36.769+00:00John, you are far too valuable to this planet to g...John, you are far too valuable to this planet to get yourself drained away in outer space. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-21665167839660913402014-01-18T02:11:18.971+00:002014-01-18T02:11:18.971+00:00Yes, sadly, I think you are right Helen.
Sorry ab...Yes, sadly, I think you are right Helen.<br /><br />Sorry about your nails, I hope you haven't bitten them too severely. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-38750252379096813952014-01-17T21:22:44.726+00:002014-01-17T21:22:44.726+00:00Very sad, he needed to stay awake and snap out of ...Very sad, he needed to stay awake and snap out of it. Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-78896612309454314482014-01-17T17:32:02.916+00:002014-01-17T17:32:02.916+00:00The slow creep of depression eventually wins out w...The slow creep of depression eventually wins out when there's nothing left to live for. A good story, my friend. Better to live for what you have than to die because your actions caused you to lose everything.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-10007310359168788172014-01-17T10:25:54.560+00:002014-01-17T10:25:54.560+00:00Oh, the melancholy does creep. Cerebra reminds me ...Oh, the melancholy does creep. Cerebra reminds me a little of Hal, makes you wonder what happens to the onboard intelligence - or what has already happened...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839834343355820840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-87293647919443433292014-01-17T10:07:02.112+00:002014-01-17T10:07:02.112+00:00Very melancholy. I like it. Nice to read a story w...Very melancholy. I like it. Nice to read a story where tech isn't necessarily the answer :).Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310587525840591304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67122637596186789282014-01-17T03:00:17.992+00:002014-01-17T03:00:17.992+00:00Draining away… poor alien dude, he'll never ge...Draining away… poor alien dude, he'll never get there alive.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-22072961157953720972014-01-17T01:58:53.262+00:002014-01-17T01:58:53.262+00:00The life of the average X-Man is not very long. Po...The life of the average X-Man is not very long. Poor fellow, seems like the fate I'm pushing for.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-31111077040807623802014-01-17T01:06:18.763+00:002014-01-17T01:06:18.763+00:00Oh noooo soon he'll become nothing - somebody ...Oh noooo soon he'll become nothing - somebody save him!!! Bites nails wants more ^_^Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.com