tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post5677363203818961420..comments2023-04-07T13:32:15.954+01:00Comments on The Twisted Quill: Darklight (A darkening world Part 3)Steve Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-89310323631666318772010-12-17T19:57:33.730+00:002010-12-17T19:57:33.730+00:00Thanks Stephen, I'm really glad that you liked...Thanks Stephen, I'm really glad that you liked it, and yes, Just when the Dark player thought he had the game in the bag, he slips backwards a couple of steps. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67733954519058785412010-12-17T17:14:38.553+00:002010-12-17T17:14:38.553+00:00Aye, this is up my street. I like a big, short tal...Aye, this is up my street. I like a big, short tale, about strange goings on. I liked the re-lighting suns line. It felt quite a lot like somebody pulling out an obscure rule, and you're like: 'Damn it, I wanted this game to end five eons ago, so I can go to bed...'Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111660663883108862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-5425090559417282002010-12-14T21:35:35.913+00:002010-12-14T21:35:35.913+00:00Hi Rol, I think sometimes chess games can seem to ...Hi Rol, I think sometimes chess games can seem to last for centuries, especially if you are losing, and you have an audience. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-45492458220912295982010-12-14T16:24:21.973+00:002010-12-14T16:24:21.973+00:00I like how this story gets bigger with every chapt...I like how this story gets bigger with every chapter.<br /><br />I've had chess games that lasted centuries too.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-29839994171366688002010-12-13T11:45:53.945+00:002010-12-13T11:45:53.945+00:00Thanks Rachel, time is relative though, and the ce...Thanks Rachel, time is relative though, and the centuries could be like seconds to them.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-20939371579368081952010-12-13T08:17:35.246+00:002010-12-13T08:17:35.246+00:00Very interesting story Steve. I like the idea of t...Very interesting story Steve. I like the idea of those two ancients playing this game over eons with centuries beginning and ending between moves.Rachel Blackbirdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246966713076881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-64161983215420724202010-12-12T11:55:37.145+00:002010-12-12T11:55:37.145+00:00Thank you all for reading,
Jon, thank you, I too ...Thank you all for reading,<br /><br />Jon, thank you, I too have read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a marvellous piece.<br /><br />Harry, thank you, the idea only popped into my head a few days ago, I actually had another short story earmarked for this week.<br /><br />Gracie, thank you, in all truth, none of us really knows what the grand scheme of things really is, I once read a story where the earth was just a molecule in a blade of grass.<br /><br />Stephen, thank you for your very kind comparison.<br /><br />Tim, thank you, as I replied to Harry, it was nowhere near what I was thinking either until last week.<br /><br />L'aussie, thank you, I had to put the bit about centuries between moves to give it a sense of perspective.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-72488798731039133492010-12-12T02:20:27.981+00:002010-12-12T02:20:27.981+00:00I love the premise of this story. Just imagining t...I love the premise of this story. Just imagining these two beings at it over the centuries in enthralling. Great stuff.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-67554927963551586462010-12-11T23:47:04.276+00:002010-12-11T23:47:04.276+00:00This ties into the first two parts so well and yet...This ties into the first two parts so well and yet was nowhere near what I was thinking. Very cool.~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-74613172048087796022010-12-11T17:29:16.945+00:002010-12-11T17:29:16.945+00:00Oh, that's fantastic. All the world's a st...Oh, that's fantastic. All the world's a stage and we are merely players. Reminds me of the mental game between God and Satan with Job in the balance. Good stuff.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-81796215336187825632010-12-11T16:58:49.296+00:002010-12-11T16:58:49.296+00:00I went back and read the other episodes. I think y...I went back and read the other episodes. I think you've had a glimpse into the inner workings of the universe with this last one. :)<br /><br />It's all in your perspective, I suppose, because you can't see everything that's "in play."<br /><br />I really enjoyed this story. Good one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-45873280935620884562010-12-11T16:57:53.647+00:002010-12-11T16:57:53.647+00:00Pretty cool Steve. I read part 3 first and had to ...Pretty cool Steve. I read part 3 first and had to go back to read parts 1 and 2. Reading just part one and two I would think you were beginnig a post apocolyptic sort of tale. Not to take anything away from that but to me, this part three where you reveal the "god-like beings" deciding fate over a game, is where it really gets interesting. Nice work!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-40265880674180113552010-12-11T14:53:15.800+00:002010-12-11T14:53:15.800+00:00Reminiscent of the chess game in the Rime of the A...Reminiscent of the chess game in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, one of my favorite poems. Enjoyed it.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-19755935688021713582010-12-11T10:02:48.800+00:002010-12-11T10:02:48.800+00:00Haha, thanks Aidan, I probably won't be around...Haha, thanks Aidan, I probably won't be around either, the gameplay is a bit slow for me anyway, I prefer shooters. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-17505502231315721672010-12-11T03:26:18.433+00:002010-12-11T03:26:18.433+00:00Now I understand why our deities take a hands-off ...Now I understand why our deities take a hands-off approach to their godly duties. They're all playing darklight.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed the premise of the game and liked the cleverness of light. We'll see whether his strategy pans out. Ok, I won't see... I probably won't be around then.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-14975015796478234762010-12-10T21:08:43.123+00:002010-12-10T21:08:43.123+00:00Thanks guys,
Rebecca, I'm happy with the way ...Thanks guys,<br /><br />Rebecca, I'm happy with the way this has gone, so I'll probably leave it alone now lest I spoil it.<br /><br />Eric, who knows? for all we know this may be how OUR destinies are controlled.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-41712473202892282102010-12-10T19:56:40.035+00:002010-12-10T19:56:40.035+00:00So that's how the universe works. Interesting....So that's how the universe works. Interesting. So when a game ends and they start a new one, I'm guessing that's the big bang? Good story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-69373356981042217742010-12-10T13:59:06.984+00:002010-12-10T13:59:06.984+00:00Really enjoyed these three stories, Steve. Interes...Really enjoyed these three stories, Steve. Interesting take in this one, I had a mental image of a chess board before I read your comment.<br /><br />I like the way you say 'possibly' ;o) I would like to know more, if you change your mind.Rebecca Eminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931904595437049369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-90818645407995160362010-12-10T10:26:22.798+00:002010-12-10T10:26:22.798+00:00Hi John, this is possibly the last instalment of &...Hi John, this is possibly the last instalment of "A darkening world" the endless fight for survival of the Darklings and the Lightlings, I envisioned two god-like beings playing a chess-like game, but far more intricate, taking centuries between moves, and each move results in consequences on the planet, when the game is over, the board and the planet would be re-set.<br /><br />I would love to teach you, but I haven't learnt how to play it myself yet. :-DSteve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2947555836132631506.post-15235234038902156032010-12-10T06:03:56.311+00:002010-12-10T06:03:56.311+00:00I don't know Darklight. Is it like Monopoly? W...I don't know Darklight. Is it like Monopoly? Will you teach me as we go along?<br /><br />Very brief first entry, sort of setting up the game board. How long is the whole thing, if it's finished?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com