tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post2959394266469038712..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: #fridayflash - Beautiful CreatureTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-28281586249935587522012-05-31T19:35:26.813-04:002012-05-31T19:35:26.813-04:00As always, Tony, excellent dialogue. You have a go...As always, Tony, excellent dialogue. You have a good ear - and the ability to translate that to the page (HTML or dead tree variety.)KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-676221988815339822012-05-23T22:05:47.275-04:002012-05-23T22:05:47.275-04:00This could have been a bartender friend telling me...This could have been a bartender friend telling me about this experience - it read that well to me. It's got a bit of sadness at the edges too. Enjoyable read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-14860320925118322952012-05-22T04:56:10.882-04:002012-05-22T04:56:10.882-04:00This story is very sad. Good and all that, but ver...This story is very sad. Good and all that, but very sad.Peter Newmanhttp://www.runpetewrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-21256848722851784772012-05-20T22:54:57.419-04:002012-05-20T22:54:57.419-04:00So he got married fourteen years ago, Estella nine...So he got married fourteen years ago, Estella nine, and he says he was over her before he got married... Yup. Revenge really is a dish best served cold.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59535751693960201432012-05-20T13:21:47.629-04:002012-05-20T13:21:47.629-04:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-5561126375017884272012-05-20T13:21:22.456-04:002012-05-20T13:21:22.456-04:00Thanks, Jack!Thanks, Jack!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-37818979296940532222012-05-20T13:17:51.306-04:002012-05-20T13:17:51.306-04:00Oh, he *definitely* had it coming. There's a h...Oh, he *definitely* had it coming. There's a heavy juvenile streak in assuming that the rest of the world is frozen in place while you go on and develop.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-4361659869475567742012-05-20T13:16:47.084-04:002012-05-20T13:16:47.084-04:00This is why I don't tell my secrets to barmen....This is why I don't tell my secrets to barmen. Even drunk as a lord, I play my cards close to my vest.<br /><br />Same again, coming right up.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-55801008434267222672012-05-20T13:15:58.773-04:002012-05-20T13:15:58.773-04:00The bigger the ego, the bigger the target. 8-)The bigger the ego, the bigger the target. 8-)Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-89698412315756896972012-05-20T13:15:21.994-04:002012-05-20T13:15:21.994-04:00Thanks, Cathy!Thanks, Cathy!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-51169770796154560202012-05-20T12:40:12.223-04:002012-05-20T12:40:12.223-04:00I've known a few assholes like that in my day....I've known a few assholes like that in my day. The biggest egos fall the hardest.Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40706083950474448602012-05-20T12:08:33.766-04:002012-05-20T12:08:33.766-04:00A fantastic bar scene, Tony. Great dialogue, as al...A fantastic bar scene, Tony. Great dialogue, as always. I really enjoyed this.<br /><br />I particularly liked the "Like I said, I don't judge..." after mentioning he did not have a mistress!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59143967869304516402012-05-20T11:04:20.072-04:002012-05-20T11:04:20.072-04:00There's something vaguely noirish about this p...There's something vaguely noirish about this piece, and I like it. It's true, it would take a huge ego to assume his girlfriend wouldn't have gotten over him in the same way he got over her...so he kind of had it coming!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-71504400807630881462012-05-19T18:07:34.408-04:002012-05-19T18:07:34.408-04:00god I hate gossipy barmen. you tell them your deep...god I hate gossipy barmen. you tell them your deepest secrets as the alcohol unravels your tongue, expecting them to demonstrate the secrecy of a priest in the confessional or a shrink with his client... This one cost the same as a shrink too! <br /><br />Good stuff Tony, Same again please<br /><br />Marc NashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-31696365230610894182012-05-18T23:07:46.966-04:002012-05-18T23:07:46.966-04:00Ha, I guess like any other part, it depends where ...Ha, I guess like any other part, it depends where the ego gets kicked. I've often taken a pratfall in front of witnesses, and was asked "Are you hurt?" My answer is usually, "Bruised my ego, mostly." Maybe big egos are really squishy?<br /><br />This was a clever turn on a classic scene.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-59556829530584799492012-05-18T22:52:54.434-04:002012-05-18T22:52:54.434-04:00Nothing hurts more than a kick in the ol' ego;...Nothing hurts more than a kick in the ol' ego; eh? Well, maybe he'll be a better person for it! Well written, as always. :)Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-36659233623747380802012-05-18T20:24:06.814-04:002012-05-18T20:24:06.814-04:00Thanks, Paul. I've had others suggest scriptwr...Thanks, Paul. I've had others suggest scriptwriting as a way to use my ear for dialogue. For right now, I'll just keep my options open for doing the movie adaptation of one of my (forthcoming) novels.<br /><br />Estella: yes, as a matter of fact, there is a reference there. There is another Estella, a very famous one, whom someone described as a "beautiful creature". <a href="http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/ge/gerao1.html" rel="nofollow">That story turned out quite differently from this one.</a>Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-3504336153382903122012-05-18T18:36:59.649-04:002012-05-18T18:36:59.649-04:00Tony,
A good read as always with so much delivere...Tony,<br /><br />A good read as always with so much delivered by voice only, with only minimal hints as to action and nothing but the words to indicate inflection. I'm curious if you've considered screenwriting or, assuming they still exist somewhere*, playwriting?<br /><br />I was curious though when I first read it if there was some more beyond what was there. <i>I.E.</i> Is the name "Estella" referencing something? I don't think so, but it annoys me greatly when I miss a reference so I had to ask :-)<br /><br />All the best,<br />Paul<br /><br />*-I actually do know they exist still as a dear friend recently adapted Jane Austen's <i>Persuasion</i> to the stage.D. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931977627241091039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-32672727391878111552012-05-18T15:49:59.628-04:002012-05-18T15:49:59.628-04:00Thank you, Jim! If you'd like to have my ficti...Thank you, Jim! If you'd like to have my fiction delivered to you every Friday, you can sign up to get it by e.mail, or via your RSS feed. The links are on the left.<br /><br />Also, if you'd like to get a whole bunch of my flash in one easy-to-read package, I do have <a href="www.amazon.com/Blood-Picnic-other-stories-ebook/dp/B004Z2KE14/" rel="nofollow">a collection up at Amazon</a>. It's free for KDP members, only $2.99 for everyone else.<br /><br />Enjoy!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-61121302539819889852012-05-18T15:47:22.963-04:002012-05-18T15:47:22.963-04:00I'm glad you liked it!I'm glad you liked it!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-80328880210177509692012-05-18T15:47:06.253-04:002012-05-18T15:47:06.253-04:00Thanks, Marsha!Thanks, Marsha!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-40657672499502483622012-05-18T15:46:52.467-04:002012-05-18T15:46:52.467-04:00It's so hard to have one's ego trashed. &q...It's so hard to have one's ego trashed. "What do you mean you can live without me?!?"Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-71529865318912787532012-05-18T15:45:58.117-04:002012-05-18T15:45:58.117-04:00To the lovely Estella!To the lovely Estella!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-57603074537474873872012-05-18T15:42:27.636-04:002012-05-18T15:42:27.636-04:00I did, believe me.
Er... he did. Will. He will.I did, believe me.<br /><br />Er... he did. Will. He will.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47578830797419516552012-05-18T15:41:29.613-04:002012-05-18T15:41:29.613-04:00No celibacy for me, thanks.No celibacy for me, thanks.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.com