tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post7864227718888148289..comments2023-06-04T10:15:03.824+01:00Comments on 500 Words: Parking For Gdivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-70845446593011689202011-04-03T17:52:35.343+01:002011-04-03T17:52:35.343+01:00Thanks, Lulu. I love leaving things unresolved. I&...Thanks, Lulu. I love leaving things unresolved. I'm a great believer in Chekhov's old dictum about short story writing: that it's the duty of the writer to set the scene and characters and the duty of the reader to decide what happens to them.<br /><br />Socks with sandals? AUGH! Only Jesus looks good in sandals. Nobody else should ever, EVER go there, least of all with socks on.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-39538263086927098922011-04-03T15:27:55.723+01:002011-04-03T15:27:55.723+01:00I like it. It leaves more questions than it answe...I like it. It leaves more questions than it answers. Gavroche may have told her story to Mackinson, but she did not tell us.<br /><br />The only sin worse than white socks with brown loafers is black dress socks with sandals.Lulubelle Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08948915466861365657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-79138557803849174212011-03-30T08:46:53.015+01:002011-03-30T08:46:53.015+01:00Vanda, where's the fun in resolution? I like t...Vanda, where's the fun in resolution? I like the disjointed way they feel when the stories are read together. It's more like the utter confusion and fucked-upness of real life.<br />God, that sounds so pompous. Hee hee.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-68804762929455427282011-03-30T01:47:20.118+01:002011-03-30T01:47:20.118+01:00It's a great story! I love Mackinson's det...It's a great story! I love Mackinson's detachment from reality. One of these days you'll have to string all these stories together into a coherent whole and give us resolves!Vandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467945696376519810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-47309981620814308022011-03-18T09:23:11.153+00:002011-03-18T09:23:11.153+00:00Mme, you could well be on to a winner. We know Mac...Mme, you could well be on to a winner. We know Mac's weakness for vulnerable women from a previous chapter, though at one point I almost had him dispose of her painlessly as she lay sleeping but that story would have taken a lot more than 500 words and would have turned Mac from 'the happy hitman' into something much deeper and bleaker than this format could handle. Besides, I am addicted to that Chekhov ploy of sketching out a situation and leaving it for the reader to resolve.<br />So - let's just say you won your bet and I owe you dinner next time we meet.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-26642220682698577422011-03-18T04:06:49.777+00:002011-03-18T04:06:49.777+00:00Well pulp is so easy to read and I do love a good ...Well pulp is so easy to read and I do love a good romance ... I have $10 on seduction :)MmeBenauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365277537757094040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-70755496810386318652011-03-17T10:12:28.078+00:002011-03-17T10:12:28.078+00:00Thank you, Neetzy. My problem seems to be that I c...Thank you, Neetzy. My problem seems to be that I can churn out pulp without thinking. I need to kick my brain until it starts getting more creative.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-484350987730924512011-03-17T01:16:57.945+00:002011-03-17T01:16:57.945+00:00Cigarettes and alcohol make good nurses! Love tha...Cigarettes and alcohol make good nurses! Love that. Nice weird pulpy shite Dive.neetzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328078244870157157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-73172036740552530502011-03-16T13:01:03.436+00:002011-03-16T13:01:03.436+00:00Hee hee, Katherine. I have spent the past 52 years...Hee hee, Katherine. I have spent the past 52 years imitating bad art in my life. Living like a crappy novel is the only way to go.<br />Love your story! I'll post it up today.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-75567679837570357972011-03-16T11:55:10.870+00:002011-03-16T11:55:10.870+00:00I think fiction could quite possibly be the cause ...I think fiction could quite possibly be the cause of and solution of all life's problems. We imitate bad art in life, then try to run from it by creating more fiction and reading it. HA!<br /><br />Here's my contribution: http://luxuriouschoices.blogspot.com/2011/03/dive-strikes-again-500-words.htmlKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474979590755071985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-90380830089160496702011-03-16T08:08:16.804+00:002011-03-16T08:08:16.804+00:00Yes, Bubba is irredeemable. All we get to see of h...Yes, Bubba is irredeemable. All we get to see of him is the awful combination of brown shoes and white socks and nobody could ever have a scintilla of sympathy for somebody wearing that combination.<br /><br />I don't know about cigarettes but I'm with Homer Simpson on alcohol: "To alcohol! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems."divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-88720410379117646882011-03-16T00:07:18.030+00:002011-03-16T00:07:18.030+00:00I love that Bubba has no face. He doesn't des...I love that Bubba has no face. He doesn't deserve one. But more than that, readers don't have to feel even an ounce of sympathy for Bubba because, without seeing anything but his shoes, we can't really see a human being. It's easier for us to mentally knock him off that way.<br /><br />This is a great line: "Cigarettes and alcohol make good nurses."Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474979590755071985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-7011201578869608152011-03-15T14:40:00.457+00:002011-03-15T14:40:00.457+00:00Thank you, Robyn. Murder is never a pleasant busin...Thank you, Robyn. Murder is never a pleasant business, but with Bubba, having no face was such an improvement on his previous condition that he must have seemed peaceful in comparison.<br /><br />I'm afraid I find myself resorting to Bartleby 'pulp' stories as they are so easy to write. I must force myself to do something more imaginative next time, however much I like Mackinson.<br /><br />I also have a huge stack of names to use up, as you probably noticed here. Chert was a leftover from the Tharp and Stent tale and I've always loved Gavroche. Victor Hugo first used it as a name (according to the OED) and its meaning of "gamine" reminds me of Cosette and also maybe a touch of Audrey Hepburn, who I had in mind for the character in this story.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-52952707849757386912011-03-15T14:33:34.663+00:002011-03-15T14:33:34.663+00:00A great start to a new 500 Words series. The murde...A great start to a new 500 Words series. The murder was a nasty business, but I'm chuckling at the idea of a man with no face looking peaceful.Robyn Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780817125923387976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-44571307038040122942011-03-15T09:08:56.351+00:002011-03-15T09:08:56.351+00:00Hee hee hee, Ms.M. That comment made me chortle he...Hee hee hee, Ms.M. That comment made me chortle heartily just now. I hesitate to admit that it even brought forth a snort.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-53723911344661291272011-03-15T02:41:46.707+00:002011-03-15T02:41:46.707+00:00I'd say your pencil has been mightily revived ...I'd say your pencil has been mightily revived ;)<br />Good story!Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-59012247369455255332011-03-14T18:30:38.564+00:002011-03-14T18:30:38.564+00:00Hee hee …Hee hee …divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-24915208922014728712011-03-14T18:27:52.023+00:002011-03-14T18:27:52.023+00:00mmmmmmmmmm........mmmmmmmmmm........Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-37505348502878910642011-03-14T18:12:35.428+00:002011-03-14T18:12:35.428+00:00Petrea, I am dying to find out!
However, Mackinson...Petrea, I am dying to find out!<br />However, Mackinson's comment about the white socks and brown loafers echoes my own opinion so I hope it's not someone you know.divehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938980502783421961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631349031191648319.post-5839251527616450452011-03-14T17:50:43.150+00:002011-03-14T17:50:43.150+00:00Oooh. When everyone has added their stories, I'...Oooh. When everyone has added their stories, I'll tell you what really happened. If you want to know.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.com