tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post8302186326478270169..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: Archie and the horseSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-55461806107826959822011-11-21T21:36:31.914+00:002011-11-21T21:36:31.914+00:00Thanks Lara. Underdogs do have a habit of fighting...Thanks Lara. Underdogs do have a habit of fighting back though, don't they?Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-82040858346463567942011-11-21T06:51:32.471+00:002011-11-21T06:51:32.471+00:00I like the breaks of time in the story. Seems some...I like the breaks of time in the story. Seems someone is always the underdog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-70062009246945684432011-11-20T10:51:27.198+00:002011-11-20T10:51:27.198+00:00Hi Helen, Your comment just reminded me of a very ...Hi Helen, Your comment just reminded me of a very old folk song called "Where have all the flowers gone" from back in the early sixties. An anti-war song asking the same question - "when will they ever learn?"<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKvdPsnkPC0<br /><br />PS Sorry about the horse, it was the only way I could think of to get the gates out of the way.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-51370955273524475582011-11-20T02:36:03.234+00:002011-11-20T02:36:03.234+00:00Oh poor horse - I guess the struggle for power nev...Oh poor horse - I guess the struggle for power never ends and the wheel goes round and round. When will they ever learn eh!Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-79715550613653047582011-11-19T20:36:11.602+00:002011-11-19T20:36:11.602+00:00@Stephen - Thanks, that is why I put in place the ...@Stephen - Thanks, that is why I put in place the line "So we always remember" for if we do not remember the past, we are surely doomed to repeat it. And the new set of brigands are already on the hill, watching and waiting.<br /><br />@John - Thanks. The story is in essence post-apocalyptic, which means I can get away with motors AND bows and arrows. As for Archie Lees/Achilles, that was a tad tongue-in-cheek, my daughter ^^^ picked up on it immediately. (Like father like daughter)<br /><br />@Chuck - Thanks, I think the brigands got what they were hungering for, a better life possibly. Now all they have to do is keep hold of it, and bear in mind how they got it in the first place.<br /><br />@Justin - Thank you. Archie's sacrifice of his family hopefully added a bit more impact to the story.<br />I almost called the story "A horse called Troy" but decided that might give the game away a bit too soon.<br /><br />@Icy - Honestly, no real animals were harmed in the making of this story. :-)<br /><br />Everything does turn, turn, turn though doesn't it? possibly the human life-cycle is too short for us to truly remember the past, and learn from it.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-65302119526125459952011-11-19T16:38:45.606+00:002011-11-19T16:38:45.606+00:00That poor horse!
It's always the way, isn...That poor horse! <br /><br />It's always the way, isn't it? Everything turns in cycles.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-43981477572803557352011-11-19T16:30:36.460+00:002011-11-19T16:30:36.460+00:00Nothing changes. Nothing stays the same. As soon a...Nothing changes. Nothing stays the same. As soon as those gates slid open, I knew this was no ordinary horse,but the true nature of the family's appearance was a shock. It's good to read something so different on fridayflash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-3232302131814864692011-11-19T15:52:27.428+00:002011-11-19T15:52:27.428+00:00Well told, Steve. I love the way the brigands took...Well told, Steve. I love the way the brigands took the city only to have everything back the way it was. And such is life, huh?Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-24328961479172899712011-11-19T08:46:34.569+00:002011-11-19T08:46:34.569+00:00There is both a nice sense of completion to this a...There is both a nice sense of completion to this and a greater sense of the infinite loop of history. It really feels like a timeless world you've created, with brigands, city walls and yet explosive horses.<br /><br />I knew Archie Lees had to be some reference, but it didn't click, even with the Trojan horse...<br /><br />Great flash, Steve. =)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19156057292613443682011-11-19T05:37:12.152+00:002011-11-19T05:37:12.152+00:00And so the cycle continues. History always has a w...And so the cycle continues. History always has a way of re-telling its sad tales. A nice piece of work here, Steve. The ending is as haunting as the sacrifice.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-82739111358288516342011-11-18T11:19:45.392+00:002011-11-18T11:19:45.392+00:00@John - There usually is something darker lurking ...@John - There usually is something darker lurking isn't there? Not always, but usually. :-)<br /><br />@Tim - Thanks. Them horses named Troy get everywhere, don't they? :-)<br /><br />@Louise - Naah, not really, but I'm happy that the reference didn't go unnoticed though. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-12621170771063777482011-11-18T10:44:33.795+00:002011-11-18T10:44:33.795+00:00Dad, nice twist!
Archie Lees! It doesn't have...Dad, nice twist!<br /><br />Archie Lees! It doesn't have the same gravitas as Achilles does it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-42784139380102497642011-11-18T06:01:03.204+00:002011-11-18T06:01:03.204+00:00The way I learned it was with Troy the Wonder Hors...The way I learned it was with Troy the Wonder Horse, but why quibble over details?<br /><br />Good tale, well told.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-86222221589133653872011-11-18T05:10:12.587+00:002011-11-18T05:10:12.587+00:00I wanted to believe in his drive to be useful, but...I wanted to believe in his drive to be useful, but wondered if something darker lurked.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com