tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post8077531622480961781..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: Flash floodRandal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-57663525053821274182010-09-02T09:29:48.080-04:002010-09-02T09:29:48.080-04:00I really liked the pace of this piece! It had an ...I really liked the pace of this piece! It had an almost poetic or song-like quality to it as I read... had me imagining a sort of coffee-house with a folk singer vibe. Very nice. <br /><br />PipeTobacco<br />http://frumpyprofessor.blogspot.comPipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-24276399744465737372010-09-01T16:38:56.980-04:002010-09-01T16:38:56.980-04:00..erm, interesting, Randal!
If I stop to try to u.....erm, interesting, Randal!<br /><br />If I stop to try to understand all your nuances I get lost in the frenzy of words... maybe I need another drink to get you in focus...!<br />;-)SueHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394307650434614637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-35162346448477121532010-09-01T16:13:20.861-04:002010-09-01T16:13:20.861-04:00I pass tick tock knowing I won't see my grimac...<i>I pass tick tock knowing I won't see my grimace mirrored by a grin.</i>Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-69063969049178639782010-09-01T09:16:44.581-04:002010-09-01T09:16:44.581-04:00very strong piece of flash. Good stuff.very strong piece of flash. Good stuff.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-5080003351300025282010-09-01T08:38:10.355-04:002010-09-01T08:38:10.355-04:00doc, alright, but given that they're no doubt ...doc, alright, but given that they're no doubt immersed in the wild abandon of sex, drugs and rock and roll, it might take awhile.<br /><br />david, maybe you should drink more. ;-)<br /><br />flannery, nothing? Surely something; a vast army of pixies who think you've stolen their stix.<br /><br />tom, bah, that's a picture of you, dude.<br /><br />liberality, it put you to sleep? Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-31682028953137833552010-09-01T07:48:05.264-04:002010-09-01T07:48:05.264-04:00I envisioned driving down Greenmount Ave into the ...I envisioned driving down Greenmount Ave into the heart of Baltimore when I read this. But I guess the guts of any city pretty much looks and feels like the guts of all cities. Yeah, even Cleveland.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-44878439110584854752010-08-31T23:45:33.254-04:002010-08-31T23:45:33.254-04:00Randal, who's in the photo and where did you g...Randal, who's in the photo and where did you get it?S.W. Andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-84246032266964548042010-08-31T23:40:54.023-04:002010-08-31T23:40:54.023-04:00OK, who laced the pig in a poke with LSD?
Serious...OK, who laced the pig in a poke with LSD?<br /><br />Seriously (if I may be forgiven), I like this story.S.W. Andersonhttp://wpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-35366128572042330802010-08-31T21:03:38.619-04:002010-08-31T21:03:38.619-04:00Had to read your story twice, the second time very...Had to read your story twice, the second time very slowly. Lots of beautiful poetry like "for the summer of frolicking children was long dead" and "the umbrella's ribs twirling drops into nothingness".Gaye Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10165233498919910456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-40969434009599083942010-08-31T19:13:20.974-04:002010-08-31T19:13:20.974-04:00I think you need a day off of work as much as I do...I think you need a day off of work as much as I do!Coraline J. Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904161212241564535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-33655789088806752302010-08-31T18:38:52.789-04:002010-08-31T18:38:52.789-04:00So many bright colours of detail in this sepia ton...So many bright colours of detail in this sepia toned prose. You are crazy talented, my friend.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-30807586036055181392010-08-31T17:41:06.199-04:002010-08-31T17:41:06.199-04:00I tick past tock this post!
:)I tick past tock this post!<br />:)Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-79804554858651163942010-08-31T16:52:24.051-04:002010-08-31T16:52:24.051-04:00Hey, that's a picture of my great-grandparents...Hey, that's a picture of my great-grandparents, taken in 1903. How'd that get on the Intertubes?Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-24947879195235275612010-08-31T16:44:59.583-04:002010-08-31T16:44:59.583-04:00Yes, I'm beginning to understand, too! Well do...Yes, I'm beginning to understand, too! Well done, especially the urge to turn around when nothing is there; that happens to me a lot.Jenny Jenny Flanneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621715431584059448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-27259312247146469212010-08-31T16:30:28.002-04:002010-08-31T16:30:28.002-04:00Yes, nice job Randal. I'm getting better, I&#...Yes, nice job Randal. I'm getting better, I'm understanding more of your writings now. ;-)David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-77015221793587859092010-08-31T14:34:46.597-04:002010-08-31T14:34:46.597-04:00Randal, you are not the devil incarnate. Part-time...Randal, you are not the devil incarnate. Part-time demon out on a lark maybe, but not the devil incarnate. Please give me the phone number of your boss as several of my departed relatives have taken up residense in his underground spa and I would like to contact them so that I know where I might find some of my tools they barrowed.<br /><br />Huzzah Randal!<br /><br />DocDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979621370660001312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-28433776506591905112010-08-31T13:45:58.607-04:002010-08-31T13:45:58.607-04:00chad, thanks!chad, thanks!Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-13999747717362925292010-08-31T13:45:48.579-04:002010-08-31T13:45:48.579-04:00susan, there's a mom n' pop donut place I ...susan, there's a mom n' pop donut place I pass every day on the bus and it's the same gig, lonely old guys nursing a cup of coffee and a glazed treat.<br /><br />BB, that's not a bad idea for a future flash fiction, you listening, fearless leader?<br /><br />tengrain, I hope you're merely saying that I'm a merry mischief maker and not the devil incarnate. Don't make meRandal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-23070192492024886072010-08-31T13:45:40.226-04:002010-08-31T13:45:40.226-04:00Fantastic -- I liked this one a great deal! What a...Fantastic -- I liked this one a great deal! What a momentchad rohrbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108600205697375432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-61386302639843669402010-08-31T13:21:12.098-04:002010-08-31T13:21:12.098-04:00Graves, you swine!
Change bare feet to cloven hoo...Graves, you swine!<br /><br />Change <i>bare feet</i> to cloven hooves. We are on to you.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />TengrainTengrainhttp://mockpaperscissors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-21715274475251148682010-08-31T13:05:03.624-04:002010-08-31T13:05:03.624-04:00Reminded me of that painting "Nighthawks"...Reminded me of that painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. Somebody or some organization had a writing contest once centered around that painting. Would love to find out how some the stories went.<br /><br />Great work on this one Randal.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2312429467744135522010-08-31T12:43:55.292-04:002010-08-31T12:43:55.292-04:00Brings back memories of being a Friendly Ice Cream...Brings back memories of being a Friendly Ice Cream waitress, opening the shop at the crack of dawn, serving "the usual" to the sad regulars, mostly men.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.com