tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post3078012288304736174..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Bathroom Monologue: Reaching ForJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-8018883974652381022011-07-23T02:42:59.929-04:002011-07-23T02:42:59.929-04:00Depth and detail, John, are your hallmarks. Always...Depth and detail, John, are your hallmarks. Always a pleasure to read. Is there a layer of allegory within?<br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-4658026389233840492011-07-19T15:40:47.447-04:002011-07-19T15:40:47.447-04:00Crazy squirrel. But all squirrels are crazy.Crazy squirrel. But all squirrels are crazy.Raven Corinn Carlukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014248975870886289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-79577254472599277532011-07-17T09:01:38.578-04:002011-07-17T09:01:38.578-04:00I read this yesterday but work intruded again and ...I read this yesterday but work intruded again and I couldn't comment.<br />Back today to say I enjoyed this. The opening hooked me; squirrels do make annoying noises. And the ogre practicing being condescending was priceless.pegjethttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-44641592738876619792011-07-16T13:54:23.200-04:002011-07-16T13:54:23.200-04:00Zelda, fairy tales and myths make up many of our g...Zelda, fairy tales and myths make up many of our greatest stories. I love playing in that field. It's well worth the admiration.<br /><br />Helen, we can be ravenous. It's hard work suppressing such an appetite.<br /><br />Aidan, if rocks can fall in love at first sight, I imagine the moon is very popular. The Marilyn Monroe of minerals.<br /><br />Rebecca and Anke, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Scribbler, my gross invention of an unnecessary word was the highlight? I really can't argue that. "Rounditude" is just so fun to imagine.<br /><br />Chuck, most of the things just stacked so naturally. The themes of children's stories and absurdism can allow you to put in almost anything you like.<br /><br />Stephen, always got to change things. Almost went with something far too serious for an already melodramatic Friday.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81862446969075544792011-07-16T13:07:19.139-04:002011-07-16T13:07:19.139-04:00Squirrels are never up to anything good. A pleasan...Squirrels are never up to anything good. A pleasant change of pace for you, John. I enjoyed the large cast of characters.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655810270242939262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-79775506430932342842011-07-16T12:25:37.092-04:002011-07-16T12:25:37.092-04:00Charming! I love the way you pack various things i...Charming! I love the way you pack various things into one story. It's great for the humor alone, but the part about having the moon creatures reaching back added an extra layer to the story.Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-56639428677389295142011-07-16T10:26:47.310-04:002011-07-16T10:26:47.310-04:00Thanks for the chuckle; I enjoyed this a lot. :)Thanks for the chuckle; I enjoyed this a lot. :)Anke Wehnerhttp://ankewehner.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-39519662016451781222011-07-16T06:57:18.809-04:002011-07-16T06:57:18.809-04:00"I've always admired her rounditude"..."I've always admired her rounditude"<br />This is a stand out line which encapsulates the brand of humour you have crafted here. I love this story and will chuckle all day at your genius word-smithing. Love the squirrel, esp. its disguise and futile efforts at escape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-8674536131018513232011-07-16T02:50:24.028-04:002011-07-16T02:50:24.028-04:00Love the characters in this. Good fun.Love the characters in this. Good fun.Rebecca Eminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931904595437049369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-24815471428878755142011-07-16T00:26:50.772-04:002011-07-16T00:26:50.772-04:00Fun! I like how this slightly turns into a romance...Fun! I like how this slightly turns into a romance when the boulder joins the fun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-16766967584218226482011-07-15T23:29:45.153-04:002011-07-15T23:29:45.153-04:00Aww so cute! Ogres must get very hungry to eat su...Aww so cute! Ogres must get very hungry to eat such a diverse diet :( Glad the squirrel got away though. :)Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10381263220907468422011-07-15T22:36:04.510-04:002011-07-15T22:36:04.510-04:00When I was a child, I "devoured" every f...When I was a child, I "devoured" every fairy tale I could get my hands on. I'm pretty sure I read every one that had been written, to that point. It was so much fun to read a brand new one! Now I'm going outside to look for an ogre and a squirrel. Together, we can reach the moon; I'm sure of it!Madam Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136166772469538966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-899216610719342582011-07-15T20:53:29.213-04:002011-07-15T20:53:29.213-04:00Judge, that's one of my favorite comments of t...Judge, that's one of my favorite comments of the year. You read it to your kids? Really, I'm touched. Hope they weren't boggled by any of the mildly lascivious or violent bits.<br /><br />Icy, thanks for catching my typo!<br /><br />Spot, it's actually one of a plethora of stories for a world I've been building for years. It's a lot of fun to spin tall tales.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-21603637957782654932011-07-15T19:27:11.136-04:002011-07-15T19:27:11.136-04:00Loved it! Very Aesop's Fables of you. I'm ...Loved it! Very Aesop's Fables of you. I'm sure there's a moral in there somewhere.<br /><br />Love the idea of the moon creatures reaching back for us.<br /><br />StaceySpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761441168024967277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-90373160776039852632011-07-15T19:16:03.438-04:002011-07-15T19:16:03.438-04:00There was something a little "Pixar" abo...There was something a little "Pixar" about the concept of this.<br /><br />One typo in the second paragraph - "he hill" for "the hill".Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-63445197354420765142011-07-15T19:06:49.901-04:002011-07-15T19:06:49.901-04:00Lilly, 7, said she liked when the squirrel wasn...Lilly, 7, said she liked when the squirrel wasn't making a noise. She didn't like when the ogre said I could eat you.<br />Jackson,5, liked when the ogre wanted to eat the squirrel.<br />Judge, 30, enjoyed reading it to his children.Judge Whiskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397629379090101005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-82987859435216103172011-07-15T17:06:42.784-04:002011-07-15T17:06:42.784-04:00Steve, I don't trust anything I see in the moo...Steve, I don't trust anything I see in the moon. If it's there, it could well be out to get me.<br /><br />Craig, thanks for the excited response! Glad you got so much joy out of me going fantastical. I really ought to do this more often.<br /><br />Virginia, guy should have thought to withhold his opinions around carnivores. It's a cardinal mistake that leads to the eating of thousands of cardinals per year.<br /><br />Harry, well, what would you call this? A fairy tale? A myth? General absurdism?<br /><br />Susan, I am wee folk, at least when surrounded by my titanic friends.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-68914705939739416852011-07-15T17:05:38.871-04:002011-07-15T17:05:38.871-04:00Very Grimm--ogre, squirrel, rabbit. Out of all of ...Very Grimm--ogre, squirrel, rabbit. Out of all of them I'm glad the ogre ate the scientist--supposedly the higher life form. I caught your 'short' joke in there. You never disappoint.Susan Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05076064230626935030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-31454206589778871112011-07-15T16:48:01.700-04:002011-07-15T16:48:01.700-04:00This is a truly wonderful, "whatever those go...This is a truly wonderful, "whatever those goofy things are where an ogre threatens to eat an astrophysicist." <br /><br />Really top notch John, funny and fable-ous!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-21501866907001501952011-07-15T16:46:38.393-04:002011-07-15T16:46:38.393-04:00That was a lot of fun, feel sorry for the astronom...That was a lot of fun, feel sorry for the astronomer though!Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-64685377586827570842011-07-15T15:49:49.157-04:002011-07-15T15:49:49.157-04:00One of the most creative piece of fiction I've...One of the most creative piece of fiction I've read in a long time!<br /><br />My favourite one of yours so far!<br /><br />I loved how there was 2nd team of creatures trying to reach the Earth. <br /><br />"When her squeaks became suitably annoying, the ogre tried throwing her at the moon. She missed." - My favourite bit.Craig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176851401465801580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10220476001956547192011-07-15T15:36:24.412-04:002011-07-15T15:36:24.412-04:00Y'see John, I knew there was more to that rabb...Y'see John, I knew there was more to that rabbit in the moon than meets the eye.<br /><br />I think the squirrel has a wicked sense of humour too.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-8892348331349471602011-07-15T14:19:21.374-04:002011-07-15T14:19:21.374-04:00Cathy, smiling out loud, you say? I'll take th...Cathy, smiling out loud, you say? I'll take that as an achievement. Thanks!<br /><br />Deanna, again, funding! I am all ears.<br /><br />Laura, science has its place. That place is one hundred meters away from an ogre's fun and games.<br /><br />Mr. FAR, yeah I guess the implied sexual jokes and the homicide at the end do require a tiny bit of aging in the audience...<br /><br />Karen, a boulder's got to get its rocks off somehow, you know.<br /><br />Lara, the moon can be a talisman like that. If can be a god, or the home of a bunny or person to so many cultures, why not the object of many fantasy critter's desires?<br /><br />Bev, quite happy to please. You're welcome!<br /><br />Sonia, did it help your morning any?<br /><br />T.S., it was good to get into an utterly different writing scape than anything else I was working on and reading. The change is essential to keeping the mind limber. Glad you liked it!<br /><br />Shopgirl, only problem is what the occupants of the moon want with us. If they're hungry, our squirrels could be in trouble.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87471049844086096892011-07-15T13:25:36.862-04:002011-07-15T13:25:36.862-04:00Charming story with lively descriptions of a cast ...Charming story with lively descriptions of a cast of characters. I never thought about the moon reaching for us, suppose it/she/they should. Left me thinking, hm.Shopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435291786820680344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-83050327252488607732011-07-15T13:20:16.822-04:002011-07-15T13:20:16.822-04:00"I’ve always admired her rounditude" Oh,..."I’ve always admired her rounditude" Oh, that made me laugh! Lots of whimsy here. I wonder if astronomers taste better than squirrels...Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.com