tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post8864830985907377185..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: A new year to rememberSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-68274447442284871692011-01-04T11:16:36.036+00:002011-01-04T11:16:36.036+00:00Thanks Rachel, yes, I think it would probably be q...Thanks Rachel, yes, I think it would probably be quite a sight.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67113808927374924192011-01-04T09:00:39.834+00:002011-01-04T09:00:39.834+00:00The mushroom clouds was a nice touch, Steve. That ...The mushroom clouds was a nice touch, Steve. That would be really scary to see from outer space.Rachel Blackbirdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246966713076881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-47868436648860947252011-01-03T20:18:11.231+00:002011-01-03T20:18:11.231+00:00Hi Flyingscribbler, Jeez I hope not, I don't t...Hi Flyingscribbler, Jeez I hope not, I don't think I could cope with nuclear war, I'm far too busy these days. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-6854171946058917882011-01-03T19:56:46.831+00:002011-01-03T19:56:46.831+00:00Gosh Steve, is this a metaphor for how the world i...Gosh Steve, is this a metaphor for how the world is going to be this year? A reference to funding cuts AND nuclear war. Is there a connection? Now I'm thinking the student protesters in the UK have got their hands on something really scary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-8986198536954467112011-01-02T01:43:49.641+00:002011-01-02T01:43:49.641+00:00Hi Tim, putting the brilliant David Bowie's wo...Hi Tim, putting the brilliant David Bowie's words into someone's mind can't be a bad thing.<br /><br />Hi Seleste, They can't get home, and their food and water are finite resources, in the long run, it's not looking too good for them.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-1528176440849289962011-01-01T23:27:51.228+00:002011-01-01T23:27:51.228+00:00I too love the idea of zero-G dancing. With war li...I too love the idea of zero-G dancing. With war like that on the ground it'll be interesting to see how they react within the confines of the pod.Seleste deLaney/Julie Partickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346934576672398786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-85350104222419359892011-01-01T22:18:05.597+00:002011-01-01T22:18:05.597+00:00These lines from the song Space Oddity are flittin...These lines from the song Space Oddity are flitting around in my brain now. <br /><br />"Here am I floatin' 'round my tin can far above the world <br />Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do"~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-12598457951951037062011-01-01T19:05:32.887+00:002011-01-01T19:05:32.887+00:00Why, thank you kindly darling. I like your style o...Why, thank you kindly darling. I like your style of writing too. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-85199990117187981832011-01-01T18:50:53.232+00:002011-01-01T18:50:53.232+00:00Great story Dad :-)
I like your style of evilnes...Great story Dad :-) <br /><br />I like your style of evilness. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-43820264285928554082011-01-01T15:36:41.415+00:002011-01-01T15:36:41.415+00:00Thanks Stephen, it leaves one to wonder who came o...Thanks Stephen, it leaves one to wonder who came out best, them or the people on the planet.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-76752684171121106272011-01-01T14:57:46.890+00:002011-01-01T14:57:46.890+00:00What a horrifying thought: to be trapped in space ...What a horrifying thought: to be trapped in space because there's no returning home to a planet full of nuclear fall-out. A nice and twisted ending, Steve.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-45147862621337594482011-01-01T11:23:08.791+00:002011-01-01T11:23:08.791+00:00Thanks Aidan. Happy New Year to you.Thanks Aidan. Happy New Year to you.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-45430345100419810352011-01-01T05:23:35.616+00:002011-01-01T05:23:35.616+00:00One way to send the year out with a blast. Love t...One way to send the year out with a blast. Love the idea of zero-gravity dancing. Nice tidbit and hope your new year starts well!AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-33587733633539161092010-12-31T17:07:21.808+00:002010-12-31T17:07:21.808+00:00Thanks Eric, well, the orbital crew will be safe u...Thanks Eric, well, the orbital crew will be safe up there, for a while, until the food runs out....Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-88079921990221541492010-12-31T16:44:20.529+00:002010-12-31T16:44:20.529+00:00That's one way to ring in the New Year. Though...That's one way to ring in the New Year. Though it would be a mistake to add a Happy in front of it. Good story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-70393390324969567582010-12-31T14:17:31.259+00:002010-12-31T14:17:31.259+00:00Thanks Harry, you read it exactly as I hoped it wo...Thanks Harry, you read it exactly as I hoped it would be read.<br /><br />Happy new year.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-49888696328333147612010-12-31T14:12:31.178+00:002010-12-31T14:12:31.178+00:00Oddly enough, even with the lingering lack of fund...Oddly enough, even with the lingering lack of funding, the new year promises to be a rather unforgettable one for this space party.<br /><br />You rang out the old with a bang Steve!<br /><br />Happy New Year!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-70149488871739787412010-12-31T13:08:08.009+00:002010-12-31T13:08:08.009+00:00Thanks David, and best wishes to you for 2011.Thanks David, and best wishes to you for 2011.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-35285104336187695362010-12-31T12:56:12.534+00:002010-12-31T12:56:12.534+00:00Nice one, Steve. Great little story.
Happy New Y...Nice one, Steve. Great little story.<br /><br />Happy New Year!!!!David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19717889959989832012010-12-31T12:16:27.887+00:002010-12-31T12:16:27.887+00:00Haha, hi John, I don't know if you have misrea...Haha, hi John, I don't know if you have misread, or my physics knowledge may not be what it should be, but they are in an orbital pod (orbiting the Earth), and probably too high for the explosions to reach.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-28287905593980644262010-12-31T03:43:03.859+00:002010-12-31T03:43:03.859+00:00I don't know how you'd mistake mushroom cl...I don't know how you'd mistake mushroom clouds for fireworks. Certainly you dying a few minutes later would tip you off.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com