tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post3756431605796873288..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: It's :ELJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-38275079422668434342013-11-19T15:18:14.992-05:002013-11-19T15:18:14.992-05:00Seems that some will never learn.Seems that some will never learn.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-76012031478724469072013-11-18T23:43:45.868-05:002013-11-18T23:43:45.868-05:00This is like a happy version of a Lovecraft story ...This is like a happy version of a Lovecraft story of the Great Old Ones. The symbols were like shorthand for the names we were Not Meant to Know.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-42531783327354973742013-11-18T22:31:15.768-05:002013-11-18T22:31:15.768-05:00Even as a cautionary tale, this has a creepy feel ...Even as a cautionary tale, this has a creepy feel to it.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-5148986232347572342013-11-18T09:17:11.900-05:002013-11-18T09:17:11.900-05:00Doomed to repeat Doomed to repeat Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-35943332969049085412013-11-16T06:57:00.099-05:002013-11-16T06:57:00.099-05:00Saddened me did this one John, I can't help bu...Saddened me did this one John, I can't help but take the side of the exploited.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-63807776023829156412013-11-16T00:03:13.818-05:002013-11-16T00:03:13.818-05:00Well done. Maybe I'm just biased, but that see...Well done. Maybe I'm just biased, but that seems like a sad story to me. <br /><br /><a href="http://thewarriormuse.com/" rel="nofollow">The Warrior Muse</a>Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-13365998358687813702013-11-15T11:49:33.639-05:002013-11-15T11:49:33.639-05:00I endorse that nomenclature for these cultures! I ...I endorse that nomenclature for these cultures! I was hoping the symbols being so different would help guide the gimmick a little bit.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87247326171397897072013-11-15T11:48:50.424-05:002013-11-15T11:48:50.424-05:00It might be, madame!It might be, madame!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-12750021334258640842013-11-15T10:52:07.994-05:002013-11-15T10:52:07.994-05:00I did indeed, and have since fixed it. Sorry about...I did indeed, and have since fixed it. Sorry about the ridiculous error. Sort of ruins the gimmick!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-64099737152707973422013-11-15T10:51:05.970-05:002013-11-15T10:51:05.970-05:00It was one of those things I just had to use.It was one of those things I just had to use.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-55965374870247760982013-11-15T10:48:25.217-05:002013-11-15T10:48:25.217-05:00Oh, and I just got the significance of ":EL&q...Oh, and I just got the significance of ":EL" --- very clever!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-883337431828504402013-11-15T10:47:57.121-05:002013-11-15T10:47:57.121-05:00The "*****" and "_____" remind...The "*****" and "_____" reminds me of some 19th century lit, where the authors blotted out place names. "The vicar of B--- did this and that, and a few other things besides." I suppose it was a way to, as you've done here, deliver the message without getting bogged down in international politics. ;-) It's difficult to avoid substituting certain names in here, though!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-1731616049718194952013-11-15T09:51:11.168-05:002013-11-15T09:51:11.168-05:00I have always had a difficult time reading symbols...I have always had a difficult time reading symbols instead of words in such work but this one seemed much easier - I just called _____ blank and ****** star. :) I like the idea of the form though as it shows how little it matters what either of them are called (which I presume was your intention). Good job John!Deanna Schrayerhttp://deannaschrayer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87244446562865680302013-11-15T09:38:33.736-05:002013-11-15T09:38:33.736-05:00Inventive if a little challenging for me to read e...Inventive if a little challenging for me to read early in the morning. It seems like there's a reversal of _____ and ***** from 3rd paragraph, but I could be confused.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076907555584959149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-80434329640679252172013-11-15T06:49:45.428-05:002013-11-15T06:49:45.428-05:00I like it, especially since it's so appropriat...I like it, especially since it's so appropriately seasonal without actually being a "Thanksgiving story". Did you switch around _______ and ****** in the last three paragraphs though? Or is my brain just slow because it's morning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-8584592880065020602013-11-15T01:33:32.670-05:002013-11-15T01:33:32.670-05:00Ouch. And wince.Ouch. And wince.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61174925226763607142013-11-15T00:23:46.132-05:002013-11-15T00:23:46.132-05:00Hmm it's a story about progress and expansion ...Hmm it's a story about progress and expansion isn't it? ^_^ Very clever writing John!Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.com