tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post526524372678454514..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: For my own safetySteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-36252628557151736042011-06-22T21:50:30.521+01:002011-06-22T21:50:30.521+01:00@Marsha - Ah, but he isn't really crazy, they ...@Marsha - Ah, but he isn't really crazy, they just thought he was, and because they didn't believe him they're all invited to dinner.<br /><br />Bwuhahahahahahaha!!!<br /><br />@Stephen - thanks Stephen, Mulder would've known what to do in this situation.<br /><br />y'know, if you keep on reading that Tapeworms story your gonna give yourself nightmares.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-40030586463250456112011-06-22T21:27:07.550+01:002011-06-22T21:27:07.550+01:00Hi there Steve - really liked the way that came fu...Hi there Steve - really liked the way that came full circle. Almost felt like it was Fox Mulder in there saying 'I told you so'. <br /><br />Flicked over your tapeworm story, again, on the way in here. Gnarrr... <br /><br />St.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111660663883108862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-60714937183953721092011-06-22T17:50:41.984+01:002011-06-22T17:50:41.984+01:00This would be the one time when believing the craz...This would be the one time when believing the crazy person would have been beneficial. LOL! Now we are all going to be lunch. :)Marshahttp://marshaloftis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-42411717747969303042011-06-20T22:28:58.168+01:002011-06-20T22:28:58.168+01:00@Mari - hi Mari, the way things are heading, his c...@Mari - hi Mari, the way things are heading, his cold-hearted attitude may be the key to survival.<br /><br />@Lara - Thanks Lara, it's easier to label someone as insane, than to listen to them saying something that your mind refuses to accept.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-8460393671174741412011-06-20T00:19:19.871+01:002011-06-20T00:19:19.871+01:00I would be upset to. Guess they should have listen...I would be upset to. Guess they should have listened to him when they had the chance. Now its all gloom and doom. This set the stage nicely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-18840650842285984642011-06-19T23:23:37.041+01:002011-06-19T23:23:37.041+01:00Wow, this guy is really hurt for having been put t...Wow, this guy is really hurt for having been put there! It seems that he grew comfortable with the place and uncaring about the fate of others. Cold hearted guy, eh?Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-38863399205467025542011-06-19T11:32:35.681+01:002011-06-19T11:32:35.681+01:00Thanks Chuck, I think many stories do work much be...Thanks Chuck, I think many stories do work much better when details are left to the readers imagination, quite often a reader's mind can envisage things much better than words can explain.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-73370297914838863402011-06-19T03:09:48.098+01:002011-06-19T03:09:48.098+01:00I love the chilling matter-of-fact tone when talki...I love the chilling matter-of-fact tone when talking about the creatures. It's amazing how crazy things can sound until we experience them. And the ending here is great, leaving me with plenty to imagine for myself. Great job!Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-64780388204915052682011-06-18T15:36:00.888+01:002011-06-18T15:36:00.888+01:00Stephen, thank you, this comment made my day, the ...Stephen, thank you, this comment made my day, the last line had me laughing out loud. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-39744140884324439982011-06-18T13:09:33.377+01:002011-06-18T13:09:33.377+01:00It's too late indeed, and I would want to be l...It's too late indeed, and I would want to be locked up for my own safety as well. Sheesh! Whatever those creatures are, they don't sound like they a problem with indigestion. I mean, think of the politicians they will be eating. Isn't that like eating a turd to make one? ;-)Stephenhttp://powderburnsandbullets.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-63110414610021320012011-06-18T12:03:22.729+01:002011-06-18T12:03:22.729+01:00@Icy - Thanks Icy, I once heard it said that insan...@Icy - Thanks Icy, I once heard it said that insanity is hereditary - we get it from our children. :-D<br /><br />@John - Thanks John, The MIBs would have good reason to feel uncomfortable, to fight an enemy, they would need to know who, or what that enemy is first.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-77284148681496064982011-06-18T08:32:08.759+01:002011-06-18T08:32:08.759+01:00An alternative Time Machine timeline? The Morlocks...An alternative Time Machine timeline? The Morlocks rising early? ;) I like the shifting, uncomfortable Man in Black too.<br /><br />Nice and neat, the way this comes full circle. =)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-87893436255901521922011-06-18T00:15:32.553+01:002011-06-18T00:15:32.553+01:00You're only judged insane depending on the inc...You're only judged insane depending on the incredulity of the listener. Loved the last line of this - it's quite clear he's perfectly sane in an insane world.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-25401094369024290632011-06-17T23:13:55.686+01:002011-06-17T23:13:55.686+01:00Actually, I never thought of that concept Sonia, ...Actually, I never thought of that concept Sonia, Hmmmm... :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-71231029681554315122011-06-17T22:44:04.357+01:002011-06-17T22:44:04.357+01:00I know what the monsters are. They are the tape wo...I know what the monsters are. They are the tape worms from the last flash fiction. :D<br /><br />and the way the person says its too late now is really cold. nice.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-77462957987067958502011-06-17T20:55:37.957+01:002011-06-17T20:55:37.957+01:00@Helen – I haven't really thought about what t...@Helen – I haven't really thought about what these creatures actually are, just that they can live undetected amongst us. And yes, they are killing the missing people, well, they gotta eat too, don't they? :-)<br /><br />A part 2 is possible, but I hadn't planned on writing one, I'll see if my muse comes up with any sort of follow-on for it.<br /><br />@John – I can assure you John, the room is VERY comfortable. Good eye for the typo, fixed it now, thanks John.<br /><br />@Tim – That is exactly the path they are taking to the sewer, y'know, in one end and out of the other...<br /><br />@Harry – Thanks Harry, come the time to leave the safety of the room, one big advantage he will have is that he can recognise the enemy.<br /><br />@Mazzz – Hi Maria, there certainly are monsters out there, and the chilling fact is that most of them look just like ordinary people.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-28249589263028931482011-06-17T14:41:28.026+01:002011-06-17T14:41:28.026+01:00Well, you can't blame him. Let humanity learn ...Well, you can't blame him. Let humanity learn to believe that sometimes, there really are monstersmazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-88586360461764685582011-06-17T14:38:42.404+01:002011-06-17T14:38:42.404+01:00Better to be a crackpot in a padded cell than mons...Better to be a crackpot in a padded cell than monster morsels. Nice job bringing, "for my own safety” full circle, Steve!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-32564099496681320332011-06-17T10:07:13.052+01:002011-06-17T10:07:13.052+01:00I hope they aren't taking the same path to the...I hope they aren't taking the same path to the sewer as my breakfast. Ew!Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19337839879583185592011-06-17T05:51:50.187+01:002011-06-17T05:51:50.187+01:00Kind of dug his semi-conspiracy theory and murder ...Kind of dug his semi-conspiracy theory and murder factory existence. I can appreciate the comfort of the room.<br /><br />Minor typo in Para9: "people" is uncapitalizedJohn Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-21705265460977713202011-06-17T04:10:35.796+01:002011-06-17T04:10:35.796+01:00Ooo cold and chilling. It's always too late w...Ooo cold and chilling. It's always too late when they are ready to believe.. I was compelled to keep reading this piece. Now I want to know who these creatures are, and how they are killing the people - they are killing them aren't they? (part 2 next week?) :DHelenhttp://helen-scribbles.comnoreply@blogger.com