tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post7736416248652446490..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: No maliceSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-62193970370599956442011-12-03T21:19:23.015+00:002011-12-03T21:19:23.015+00:00Thank you Lacy. :-)Thank you Lacy. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-77419604815901668432011-12-01T10:32:08.007+00:002011-12-01T10:32:08.007+00:00Don't be too afraid Peter, it's only ficti...Don't be too afraid Peter, it's only fiction... I hope. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-52636120079319296702011-12-01T08:53:06.185+00:002011-12-01T08:53:06.185+00:00*shivers* Nice work!*shivers* Nice work!Peter Newmanhttp://www.runpetewrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-85593604290382263352011-11-29T21:45:08.957+00:002011-11-29T21:45:08.957+00:00Thanks Stephen, I think it would be far easier to ...Thanks Stephen, I think it would be far easier to believe that such creatures would have our best interests at heart, for if they didn't, and their purposes and search for knowledge had sinister design, then we could be in a lot of trouble.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-80542510079039061212011-11-29T14:25:11.736+00:002011-11-29T14:25:11.736+00:00It's sad when people (if I can use that term c...It's sad when people (if I can use that term considering the story) have to "believe" in the lack of malice, when the alternative is probably closer to the truth. As thinking creatures, we give the benefit of the doubt all too often. A great piece, Steve, worthy of much consideration.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-31173587654970075212011-11-28T22:38:02.918+00:002011-11-28T22:38:02.918+00:00@Adam – Thank you, but I have to be honest and say...@Adam – Thank you, but I have to be honest and say that the perspectives mentioned by some were unintentional on my part.<br /><br />@FAR – It probably is unlikely that an intelligent race would have no concept of fear, but who knows what, or who, is actually out there?<br /><br />@Raven – Thank you, brutal is good! :-)<br /><br />@Deanna – Chilling seems a popular word for this one. Thank you.<br /><br />@Icy – Thank you, I'm really pleased with the responses to this one.<br /><br />@Chuck – Thanks, like many of the comments on this story, your words are a real confidence boost.<br /><br />@Catherine – Yes, it could work from an animal's POV too, maybe a slant I will work on some time in the future.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-63554895471411208632011-11-28T00:53:21.176+00:002011-11-28T00:53:21.176+00:00I just assumed it was an animal's pov, this be...I just assumed it was an animal's pov, this being Thanksgiving weekend and all, that's where my mind went with all the 'Turkey Day' talk!<br /><br />Very chilling.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-22276086172228768012011-11-27T19:12:36.509+00:002011-11-27T19:12:36.509+00:00When I first read it I too assumed it was from an ...When I first read it I too assumed it was from an alien's perspective. It works well no matter what perspective the reader assumes. Excellent story!Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-72492701502045749162011-11-27T16:54:22.874+00:002011-11-27T16:54:22.874+00:00Wonderful use of point of view in this. The tone i...Wonderful use of point of view in this. The tone is spot on...probably one of my favourites from you.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-54615657411465971722011-11-26T01:07:22.100+00:002011-11-26T01:07:22.100+00:00I agree - "chilling" is the most apt des...I agree - "chilling" is the most apt description of this spooky tale, Nice work Steve!Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-34485824658845526152011-11-26T00:35:27.622+00:002011-11-26T00:35:27.622+00:00Chilling. I (correctly) assumed alien abduction. I...Chilling. I (correctly) assumed alien abduction. I can't imagine that they would have no concept of pain… I'll go with unthinkable.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-36116089955099861792011-11-26T00:14:23.976+00:002011-11-26T00:14:23.976+00:00The openness of the perspective allows for the rea...The openness of the perspective allows for the reader's own interpretation. Testament to the skill of the story and its creation.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-13407188373738174192011-11-25T23:13:50.017+00:002011-11-25T23:13:50.017+00:00Thanks Sonia, I like the planet idea too, and may ...Thanks Sonia, I like the planet idea too, and may work on a flash around the concept.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-53262714833418665902011-11-25T21:35:41.481+00:002011-11-25T21:35:41.481+00:00I like the planet POV idea, too. But I thought it ...I like the planet POV idea, too. But I thought it was an alien at first. Either way, it's great.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-32355241232199705242011-11-25T21:16:11.834+00:002011-11-25T21:16:11.834+00:00@Tim - John W raised the same interesting slant fr...@Tim - John W raised the same interesting slant from the perspective of a planet too, I didn't see it myself until he mentioned it, I think maybe the boring and sample-taking points in that direction.<br /><br />@Tom - Haha! 'Fraid not Tom, there is safety in the darkness. <br /><br />@John - I seem to have raised several possible angles with this flash, unintentionally too.<br /><br />Some people firmly believe alien abduction, and experimentation on humans is actually happening, I don't know if this is true or not, but if it is true one can only hope that their purpose is benign... The alternative is unthinkable.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-8253309117157741752011-11-25T20:31:19.766+00:002011-11-25T20:31:19.766+00:00I too wondered if it would twist to be humans oper...I too wondered if it would twist to be humans operating on an ill-fated alien. Or humans operating on a human. Sadly, either of those seems a believable twist to me.<br /><br />I thought it was angled towards the aliens as the aggressors (which you've confirmed), but I liked the ambiguity (maybe unintentional?) of the story itself, being left to ponder who would be more likely to be kind and who cruel...John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-9782650028646083172011-11-25T19:04:08.460+00:002011-11-25T19:04:08.460+00:00OK I'm scared.. Can I turn on the light now?OK I'm scared.. Can I turn on the light now?Tom Gillespie : @tom_gillespiehttp://tom-gillespie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-35679309830492672562011-11-25T17:14:54.341+00:002011-11-25T17:14:54.341+00:00At first I wondered too if it might be the thought...At first I wondered too if it might be the thoughts of a planet. I was thinking "creepy" but I believe Helen's "chilling" is a better description.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-2626360265456414342011-11-25T11:38:53.284+00:002011-11-25T11:38:53.284+00:00@Helen - Of course it's real, Mulder and Scull...@Helen - Of course it's real, Mulder and Scully told me so. :-)<br /><br />@John - The poor guy didn't get any drugs, that's why he was in so much pain. The story was written from a human's perspective, but as you mention, it could just as easy be from an alien's perspective too.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-79407821653862263362011-11-25T05:29:10.868+00:002011-11-25T05:29:10.868+00:00Until they drugged the subject, I wondered if it w...Until they drugged the subject, I wondered if it wasn't a sentient planet. As is, it could be an alien or an earthling. I am inclined to thing it's an extraterrestrial pondering what they're doing.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-65650725830398874882011-11-25T03:39:38.139+00:002011-11-25T03:39:38.139+00:00Oh Alien abduction eh! I knew it was real. ^__^
...Oh Alien abduction eh! I knew it was real. ^__^<br /><br />A chilling thought.Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.com