tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post3426556064782011061..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: #FridayFlash: What more?Tony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-29876482648611593542013-03-11T13:37:51.538-04:002013-03-11T13:37:51.538-04:00The refiner's fire burns away the dross of you...The refiner's fire burns away the dross of your soul, leaving only the purest gold behind. But it hurts... oh, lord, how it hurts...Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-56688547753626465742013-03-11T13:36:51.279-04:002013-03-11T13:36:51.279-04:00Admire the determination, yes. Admire the judgemen...Admire the determination, yes. Admire the judgement and prudence? Not so much. ;-)Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-12923624304574569202013-03-11T13:36:20.968-04:002013-03-11T13:36:20.968-04:00The lip of the pit is replete with people who thou...The lip of the pit is replete with people who thought the rules didn't apply to them.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-29913483459491842922013-03-11T13:35:44.817-04:002013-03-11T13:35:44.817-04:00Never saw that, so I don't get the reference. ...Never saw that, so I don't get the reference. I'm glad you liked the story, though!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-18262509171406748922013-03-11T13:35:06.228-04:002013-03-11T13:35:06.228-04:00I think this guy doesn't really understand wha...I think this guy doesn't really understand what he's letting himself in for.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-64399903007246729282013-03-11T13:34:27.554-04:002013-03-11T13:34:27.554-04:00Trapped by your own mistakes... a decent definitio...Trapped by your own mistakes... a decent definition of hell.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-45716925575936752572013-03-11T11:04:44.105-04:002013-03-11T11:04:44.105-04:00Reminds me of the scene in V for Vendetta where Ev...Reminds me of the scene in V for Vendetta where Evey thinks she's lost everything, but she's found something true about herself in the process. Well done.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-62710338958329606092013-03-10T16:03:39.610-04:002013-03-10T16:03:39.610-04:00I had to admire his determination in the face of s...I had to admire his determination in the face of such unrelenting negativity and the gathering sense of doom and his belief that he wouldn't fail, that he would be the one to be different from all his predecessors. Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-607753235159135062013-03-09T12:42:09.780-05:002013-03-09T12:42:09.780-05:00We always think we'll be the only one. When wi...We always think we'll be the only one. When will we ever learn?Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-1749790843053730332013-03-08T17:06:47.291-05:002013-03-08T17:06:47.291-05:00Have you ever watched Martyrs? Couldn't help b...Have you ever watched Martyrs? Couldn't help but bring it to mind as I thoroughly enjoyed this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-75556135505158018382013-03-08T14:25:41.858-05:002013-03-08T14:25:41.858-05:00Up until the last couple paragraphs, it seemed ver...Up until the last couple paragraphs, it seemed very 1984 to me. I kept imagining Winston talking to O'Brien in the Ministry. Very well thought out and thought-provoking.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-12898573699293872882013-03-08T10:17:58.396-05:002013-03-08T10:17:58.396-05:00Sounds like a perfect description of Hell. The way...Sounds like a perfect description of Hell. The way out is open, but nobody takes it.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-74033838124087130372013-03-08T09:26:42.146-05:002013-03-08T09:26:42.146-05:00I'm glad it worked for you!I'm glad it worked for you!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-26443323454144772412013-03-08T09:26:28.106-05:002013-03-08T09:26:28.106-05:00Good! I intended that voice to be masculine.Good! I intended that voice to be masculine.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-47009045290663803402013-03-08T09:25:56.614-05:002013-03-08T09:25:56.614-05:00Becoming one with the universe is a bit different,...Becoming one with the universe is a bit different, isn't it?Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-33207757547711614562013-03-08T08:49:09.860-05:002013-03-08T08:49:09.860-05:00This was so much darker than I was prepared for. ...This was so much darker than I was prepared for. Gave me the shivers, really.Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-27388064826827806942013-03-08T00:42:24.692-05:002013-03-08T00:42:24.692-05:00I read the apprehensive voice as masculine, and fe...I read the apprehensive voice as masculine, and felt a little for the fellow. It's quite the leap.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-71127361622526890002013-03-07T20:02:22.632-05:002013-03-07T20:02:22.632-05:00I liked this, it's a sort of inverse Buddhism!...I liked this, it's a sort of inverse Buddhism!<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.com