tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post114557087479428632..comments2023-08-10T01:09:49.154-07:00Comments on Saints and Spinners: Earth Day (April 22): a storySaints and Spinnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1146029106912368872006-04-25T22:25:00.000-07:002006-04-25T22:25:00.000-07:00Yorkshire Pudding, I don't know what to say. On th...<B>Yorkshire Pudding</B>, I don't know what to say. On the one hand, my first reaction is, "How can you not be too bothered? You have kids!" On the other, I suspect that you don't see the point in freaking out, and are simply trying to do the best you can, and do your part to pass on a good world to your descendents. Is that projection? Maybe. I know I want to do more than spin my wheels, and yet (this is the really uncomfortable part I don't like to admit to anyone, least of all myself) I don't <I>really</I> want to be called to do anything that takes me too much out of my comfort zone. I don't mean to be confessional here, and it's probably worth its own post at some point in the future, but there it is. <BR/><BR/><B>Lady K</B>: Thank you! Maybe aliens are like spiders... best viewed from a distance?<BR/><BR/><B>Nonny</B>: I've gotten <I>The Stand</I> out of the library, and have gotten a few chapters into it. I peeked at the Wikipedia entry just to get a general idea of the story arc, because I suspect I will not get through it. Perhaps <I>The Stand</I> is for you what <I>Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell</I> is for me.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145911443038069012006-04-24T13:44:00.000-07:002006-04-24T13:44:00.000-07:00I am terrified of terraforma. Anything that has to...I am terrified of terraforma. Anything that has to do with aliens freaks me out, even more than spiders. <BR/><BR/>Think I should send that to "Post Secret?"<BR/><BR/>I am continually amazed by your writing abilities.Lady Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926068286599905945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145891950733751542006-04-24T08:19:00.000-07:002006-04-24T08:19:00.000-07:00It's got to end some time, hopefully faraway in th...It's got to end some time, hopefully faraway in the distant horizons of time or perhaps we'll end it ourselves as we have already ended it for the dodo and a thousand other wonderful creatures. Frankly, I'm not too bothered. Just as long as I make seventy five and can look back on a reasonably happy and healthy life in which I achieved some good things - after that I'll be gone so it won't really matter if thw orld ends.... Nice piece of original writing by the way.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145720531703681092006-04-22T08:42:00.000-07:002006-04-22T08:42:00.000-07:00Lone Star Ma: I shouldn't have teased you! Sometim...<B>Lone Star Ma</B>: I shouldn't have teased you! Sometimes, it is hard to resist. Thank you, though.<BR/><BR/>Though really, I do not expect accolades for all my stories, as they are glorified rough drafts. (Memo to everyone: if you would like to offer criticism, please make it constructive. The nitty-gritty criticism should be saved for when I have a solid story behind me.) <BR/><BR/><B>Melangell</B> Thank you. After many years, I'm finally taking your advice and letting the humor come through, rather than attempting the gut-wrenching stories and poems to which I used to aspireSaints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145717284063822362006-04-22T07:48:00.000-07:002006-04-22T07:48:00.000-07:00By decent, I did not mean a merely decent story! ...By decent, I did not mean a merely decent story! Your stories are always great! I meant that it was a pretty decent sort of apocalypse - one I could deal with experiencing. Most apocalypses - not so decent, you know?Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145698678868469822006-04-22T02:37:00.000-07:002006-04-22T02:37:00.000-07:00I LOVE this story. An apocalytic story with hope a...I LOVE this story. An apocalytic story with hope and humor, what could be better? What a great story for Earth Day and for Good Jill's birthday. I like that angel - wonder what his/her name is.Melangellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562810093942534232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145669262611281752006-04-21T18:27:00.000-07:002006-04-21T18:27:00.000-07:00Lone Star Ma: Decent is a good start.:)<B>Lone Star Ma</B>: Decent is a good start.:)Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145662885534180752006-04-21T16:41:00.000-07:002006-04-21T16:41:00.000-07:00That's a pretty decent apocalypse story! Whew!That's a pretty decent apocalypse story! Whew!Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145631593727232172006-04-21T07:59:00.000-07:002006-04-21T07:59:00.000-07:00Nonny: Thanks! I'll take a look at The Stand. Trad...<B>Nonny</B>: Thanks! I'll take a look at The Stand. Traditionally, I've not been a Stephen King fan, though I have enjoyed the films "Stand By Me" and "The Shawshenk Redemption."Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-1145627038925011162006-04-21T06:43:00.000-07:002006-04-21T06:43:00.000-07:00Women you never cease to amaze and delight me. Wh...Women you never cease to amaze and delight me. What a funny take on the end of days. I'd be cool with that whole plan.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about stories involving the apocolypse with one major exception. Stephen King's "The Stand" is actually my favorite book of all time.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06693590401750798739noreply@blogger.com