tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post4498775210284836799..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: Killing fieldsSteve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-10864296006495845682012-05-05T16:51:20.298+01:002012-05-05T16:51:20.298+01:00Thank you Inkyheels, and welcome to The Twisted Qu...Thank you Inkyheels, and welcome to The Twisted Quill, I hope you enjoy whichever stories you read on here, it is pretty much a mixed bag genre-wise, and quite often the titles can be misleading as to the content. Thanks for reading, and for the lovely comment.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-14574267700644941282012-05-05T15:27:19.710+01:002012-05-05T15:27:19.710+01:00I really enjoyed this! I love that the brevity of...I really enjoyed this! I love that the brevity of it - it causes me to fill in my own blanks. I've loved what I've read so far on your site. I'm joining so I can get regular reads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-56803953676916196452012-04-29T23:10:21.330+01:002012-04-29T23:10:21.330+01:00Thanks Sonia, the gender is vague, but I'm gla...Thanks Sonia, the gender is vague, but I'm glad you enjoyed the story. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-71074889665111225632012-04-29T22:17:35.264+01:002012-04-29T22:17:35.264+01:00I thought the narrator was male. or neutral. it...I thought the narrator was male. or neutral. it's not clear.<br /><br />But I really liked the last line and the title is perfect. Good story.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-81711857236746366822012-04-29T19:13:26.982+01:002012-04-29T19:13:26.982+01:00Hi Richard, and thank you.
The story doesn't ...Hi Richard, and thank you.<br /><br />The story doesn't actually state if the narrator is male or female, so I'm not really surprised that readers are assuming that it is male, I just wrote the story from the perspective of the girl in the photo, and so I had to make the narrator female.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-48156908399991162012012-04-29T18:55:34.353+01:002012-04-29T18:55:34.353+01:00Sorry, her duty, I should say. I meant to write &#...Sorry, her duty, I should say. I meant to write 'his or her' but now I see in your comments above that the narrator is female.liminalfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762010680878316253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-17920767709249081782012-04-29T18:52:09.268+01:002012-04-29T18:52:09.268+01:00Good story, Steve. The narrator seems resigned to ...Good story, Steve. The narrator seems resigned to do his duty as needed, I liked his attitude.liminalfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762010680878316253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-32320626484951940242012-04-29T11:34:14.852+01:002012-04-29T11:34:14.852+01:00Thanks Danni, it's made a rather enjoyable cha...Thanks Danni, it's made a rather enjoyable change for me too, having to work to a prompt and a word limit.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-4631242959997552022012-04-29T05:34:18.191+01:002012-04-29T05:34:18.191+01:00Love this! The closing line brought a wicked smile...Love this! The closing line brought a wicked smile to my face. Excellent job in so few words, Steve.Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-73835536153659918422012-04-28T10:45:51.590+01:002012-04-28T10:45:51.590+01:00Thanks Stephen, I must admit that much of my work ...Thanks Stephen, I must admit that much of my work is rather blunt though, I don't think I own an eloquence quill, but I do own several short, sharp, nasty, twisty ones. Bwuhahahahaha!Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-18188443712719268132012-04-28T10:40:33.218+01:002012-04-28T10:40:33.218+01:00Thank you Brinda. You are correct in thinking the ...Thank you Brinda. You are correct in thinking the protagonist is the girl in the photo, she is the one fashioning the fern wreath. I think because I am male, readers could be forgiven for assuming that my MC is always male, but in this case I wrote the story from the girl's perspective.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-80044581036178715812012-04-28T10:36:08.156+01:002012-04-28T10:36:08.156+01:00Thanks Aidan, although I regularly post very short...Thanks Aidan, although I regularly post very short flashes, I did find it a challenge to actually have my wordcount limited, if I had written this without restrictions I would probably have had a few more lines in it to flesh it out just a tad more.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-73122495117548212412012-04-28T10:13:33.469+01:002012-04-28T10:13:33.469+01:00Plenty here and swiftly to the point (or is that t...Plenty here and swiftly to the point (or is that the blade). Quite the challenge to craft something in such a coffin-like space, but detailed enough in its execution to keep me coming back for more. lol. St.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111660663883108862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-57609000568456561662012-04-28T01:12:37.927+01:002012-04-28T01:12:37.927+01:00I thought the one doing the burying is the girl in...I thought the one doing the burying is the girl in the photo. You never tell us its a he do you? Anyway I'm with you - I think in 150 words you do a great job of creating a plot full of horror!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-65645817416563756262012-04-28T01:10:58.679+01:002012-04-28T01:10:58.679+01:00It can be a challenge creating a story at these le...It can be a challenge creating a story at these lengths I like the way you've gotten both the character and this intriguing zombie-like world where they rise regularly. Nicely done, Steve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-3361969621977246262012-04-27T20:17:01.701+01:002012-04-27T20:17:01.701+01:00Thanks John. I admit, the ending is a bit sparse, ...Thanks John. I admit, the ending is a bit sparse, my idea was that she was going upstairs to take care of the rest of the residents, the ones who had been doing the "Planting". That done, she would be the only one left to do the Planting.<br /><br />I wrote, and posted the story very quickly, as the words came to me after seeing the photo and reading the written prompt. I think I have a habit of assuming that the reader will always see what I see, and that assumption may not always be correct. But hey ho, I like the story too. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-49621592718648393932012-04-27T20:07:55.517+01:002012-04-27T20:07:55.517+01:00Hi Peter, Dark is good isn't it? Bwuhahahaha!
...Hi Peter, Dark is good isn't it? Bwuhahahaha!<br /><br />Everyone seems to like the prompt, and I totally agree with them, I think the photo is definitely eerie.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-14863327290527600982012-04-27T20:04:39.480+01:002012-04-27T20:04:39.480+01:00Thanks Marc, the trouble with planting "Thing...Thanks Marc, the trouble with planting "Things" is that they do tend to grow, and not necessarily into something sweet-smelling either.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-6782023707315382002012-04-27T20:02:54.642+01:002012-04-27T20:02:54.642+01:00Thanks Jim, I only had 150 words to play with, it&...Thanks Jim, I only had 150 words to play with, it's not one of my better pieces, but I still quite like it. :-)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-29695500243050160092012-04-27T19:59:01.477+01:002012-04-27T19:59:01.477+01:00Thank you Helen, I don't usually enter these k...Thank you Helen, I don't usually enter these kind of competitions, but the photo caught my eye, and I did enjoy taking part too.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-20064004051314315392012-04-27T19:56:22.904+01:002012-04-27T19:56:22.904+01:00Thanks Tim. I agree about the prompts, they were R...Thanks Tim. I agree about the prompts, they were Rebecca Clare Smith's work.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-7905776051938490112012-04-27T15:13:38.457+01:002012-04-27T15:13:38.457+01:00I'm still a little confused by the ending... b...I'm still a little confused by the ending... but I love the story. The idea that it's a regular deal these things rising and coming to him, and he has to put them down again and again, so routinely that it's no longer a horror to him, is great. =)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-43921275219790790022012-04-27T14:33:22.282+01:002012-04-27T14:33:22.282+01:00Hmm. Certainly dark. I like the photo and the line...Hmm. Certainly dark. I like the photo and the line prompt too.Peter Newmanhttp://www.runpetewrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-7325444612179409822012-04-27T13:32:42.229+01:002012-04-27T13:32:42.229+01:00great prompt, the idea of planting recurring foes ...great prompt, the idea of planting recurring foes in a killing field.<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-91227992691651216852012-04-27T12:19:46.002+01:002012-04-27T12:19:46.002+01:00Short, creepy, and to the point. Well done!
-jb ...Short, creepy, and to the point. Well done!<br /><br />-jb :)jim bronyaurhttp://www.jimbronyaur.comnoreply@blogger.com