tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post9040113005953440758..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: “Apparently there's a Narcoleptic Vampires series...” – Colin F. BarnesJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-9924210334233451542013-10-05T19:26:19.068-04:002013-10-05T19:26:19.068-04:00I kinda want high tolerance to vampirism :( Would ...I kinda want high tolerance to vampirism :( Would make a Saturday night so much more fun! <br />Excellent, John. Cindy Vaskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747628778627025130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-33866171862575257532013-10-05T10:34:50.663-04:002013-10-05T10:34:50.663-04:00This made me smile throughout, John. It was like a...This made me smile throughout, John. It was like a deleted scene from Beagle's "A Fine and Private Place" written as a Monty Python sketch.Aaronhttp://www.mgideon.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-29893195293350656732013-10-04T21:50:38.955-04:002013-10-04T21:50:38.955-04:00The completely naturalist episode? That seems plau...The completely naturalist episode? That seems plausible. I have a few ideas percolating now, dangerous as that is...John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10456280786176862692013-10-04T21:49:41.688-04:002013-10-04T21:49:41.688-04:00Haha, I'll take it under consideration...Haha, I'll take it under consideration...John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-70457297239956791682013-10-04T21:49:26.873-04:002013-10-04T21:49:26.873-04:00Thank you so much, Margit. What a wonderful commen...Thank you so much, Margit. What a wonderful comment to come back to the computer and find tonight. I admit taking perhaps too much pride in the eye-of-the-sky line.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-37750736302199973512013-10-04T21:44:39.864-04:002013-10-04T21:44:39.864-04:00Excellent storytelling, as usual. I particularly l...Excellent storytelling, as usual. I particularly liked the line, "he’s never been good at not looking the sky in the eye". It tells a lot about a person/character.You really get a feel for DeMarcus even in this short piece. Great work.Margit Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598857001911420397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-84065263510860563092013-10-04T21:16:05.964-04:002013-10-04T21:16:05.964-04:00Love it! It makes a kind of sick sense -- narcolep...Love it! It makes a kind of sick sense -- narcoleptics shutting down when under stress, so they make great victims, but it also means that once turned...<br /><br />I would love to read an episode where DeMarcus goes home and has a family dinner with head trauma specialist Mom and fantasy football league Dad. Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-47818215001972325032013-10-04T17:37:48.723-04:002013-10-04T17:37:48.723-04:00Nice Queen quote. Tough constitution, that one, bu...Nice Queen quote. Tough constitution, that one, but rough job. I enjoyed this one very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076907555584959149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-86075034588924103612013-10-04T16:25:37.862-04:002013-10-04T16:25:37.862-04:00John, this sounds like a great start to a terrific...John, this sounds like a great start to a terrific fun series...yes, that's a hint. :) Deanna Schrayerhttp://deannaschrayer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-67115320045456581902013-10-04T11:30:27.043-04:002013-10-04T11:30:27.043-04:00Hah, he has a high tolerance for booze and downers...Hah, he has a high tolerance for booze and downers, but the vamps who bite him don't? Serves 'em right. Sounds like DeMarcus also has a high tolerance for crap on the job. Good laugh, John.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-24207670786018061212013-10-04T10:19:29.095-04:002013-10-04T10:19:29.095-04:00Maybe I'm biased because I love vampire storie...Maybe I'm biased because I love vampire stories, but I loved this. The beginning had me curious and the ending made me laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10577290446320103972013-10-04T09:32:25.216-04:002013-10-04T09:32:25.216-04:00I will happily take any comparisons to Cemetery Ma...I will happily take any comparisons to Cemetery Man!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-26871673876554240272013-10-04T09:21:51.705-04:002013-10-04T09:21:51.705-04:00So fun! It reminded me of that odd Rupert Everett...So fun! It reminded me of that odd Rupert Everett movie Cemetary Man.Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-45740049363490934582013-10-04T09:03:22.650-04:002013-10-04T09:03:22.650-04:00Hehe, you want more mundane janitors-around-vamps?...Hehe, you want more mundane janitors-around-vamps?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-46757412918213638002013-10-04T09:02:51.710-04:002013-10-04T09:02:51.710-04:00Justin Cronin's The Passage opens on something...Justin Cronin's The Passage opens on something like that, though it naturally goes wrong and the world is overrun with nasty biters. A story in the style of The Contagion could be neat, especially if the CDC had to confront it being a crazy infection that sure looked magic.<br /><br />And narcoleptic Van Helsing would be trouble! For humans.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-17894607131703109672013-10-04T07:01:47.534-04:002013-10-04T07:01:47.534-04:00Ha! Good one! :)Ha! Good one! :)Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-62646008045719967072013-10-04T06:13:24.564-04:002013-10-04T06:13:24.564-04:00Not sure that would be worth eighty percent.Not sure that would be worth eighty percent.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-21163372424081590562013-10-04T05:16:46.348-04:002013-10-04T05:16:46.348-04:00Nice and you want to know more! Unusual vampires i...Nice and you want to know more! Unusual vampires is what I'm aiming to myself! Franny Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428942126501817824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-92014958433371185072013-10-04T04:03:58.094-04:002013-10-04T04:03:58.094-04:00High tolerance for vampirism? That's a pretty ...High tolerance for vampirism? That's a pretty neat notion in itself, tying into the disease variation. I wonder if there is space for a modern plague/ outbreak/ vaccination/ CDC story, although I suppose it would just be an update of I am Legend, in a way...<br /><br />I once saw a production of Dracula with a narcoleptic Van Helsing; that was a lot of fun. ;)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-75603669784404465932013-10-04T03:05:17.252-04:002013-10-04T03:05:17.252-04:00Ah so the vamps find the graveyard relaxing eh! T...Ah so the vamps find the graveyard relaxing eh! That old sun will get 'em every time. Entertaining read John ^_^Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-52524583140140020192013-10-04T01:26:22.117-04:002013-10-04T01:26:22.117-04:00Greedily my immediate response is 'More please...Greedily my immediate response is 'More please.' Said, unlike Oliver, with a smile.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com