tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post6625892108112204272..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Bathroom Monologue: The Tower of BabbleJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-65767894222488368752012-07-09T20:04:15.346-04:002012-07-09T20:04:15.346-04:00unilinguistic utopia -> I like. Also like the i...unilinguistic utopia -> I like. Also like the idea about night time vampire labor. LOLSonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-73756220069567299252012-07-08T07:50:46.463-04:002012-07-08T07:50:46.463-04:00As always with your work, there are so many levels...As always with your work, there are so many levels of interpretation operating all at the same time.. universal language, mythology, politics, religion.. the only theme missing is porn.. har har...I love the way the tone shifts too.. from folksy to near-biblical..It also reminds me of Ayn Rand ...without the nazis!tom gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587969162663951721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-38410945738547254992012-07-08T06:58:14.471-04:002012-07-08T06:58:14.471-04:00If it did rain politicians, I'd roll out my we...If it did rain politicians, I'd roll out my welcoming spikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87851956407910395002012-07-07T22:14:19.700-04:002012-07-07T22:14:19.700-04:00I love the idea of the language story being flippe...I love the idea of the language story being flipped on its head so that a common tongue is a bigger problem than diversity.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-5234710999319326862012-07-07T13:11:00.422-04:002012-07-07T13:11:00.422-04:00Brilliant blend between fiction and politics. The ...Brilliant blend between fiction and politics. The words are flowing better into my mind now that I am not tired like last night.<br /><br />I have to agree with Marc. Metaphorically or not the unity of tongue is the missing element in a society so divided.Cindy Vaskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747628778627025130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-48420133589925943622012-07-07T07:59:56.954-04:002012-07-07T07:59:56.954-04:00I loved this one, particularly the metafiction bit...I loved this one, particularly the metafiction bits.Anke Wehnerhttp://ankewehner.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-77412959119562803422012-07-07T07:55:20.260-04:002012-07-07T07:55:20.260-04:00William Burroughs was right, language is viral. An...William Burroughs was right, language is viral. And the problem we have today is I think the opposite of this, we have regressed to the Babel Tower state instead of a shared tongue, I think because we can no longer agree on any absolutes to anchor language, value and perception round. But equally as you show, a unity of tongue would probably just initiate different power mongering stratagems anyway...<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-84231489591684131072012-07-06T22:33:58.616-04:002012-07-06T22:33:58.616-04:00Haha, well thank you, kind Siree.Haha, well thank you, kind Siree.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-12133001540147372102012-07-06T22:33:42.825-04:002012-07-06T22:33:42.825-04:00I'll admit the tone of the novels is different...I'll admit the tone of the novels is different from this, as they're more entrenched in the particular experiences of people in their given ages. Even the tones of the two novels differ drastically from each other, but it all rests on the very same, wide world. Thank you for the kind words, Craig. I hope you'll enjoy them as they come up for air.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81258868193799016212012-07-06T22:31:22.659-04:002012-07-06T22:31:22.659-04:00Thank you kindly, Sylvia. What felt beautiful in i...Thank you kindly, Sylvia. What felt beautiful in its craft for you?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-15579919186530475712012-07-06T22:30:57.875-04:002012-07-06T22:30:57.875-04:00Glad you enjoyed it, Adam! Any particular element ...Glad you enjoyed it, Adam! Any particular element of the execution you enjoyed?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-46507540175632936912012-07-06T22:30:31.420-04:002012-07-06T22:30:31.420-04:00It's a twist I'd been thinking about since...It's a twist I'd been thinking about since I was a kid. I'd seen enough fights, as I'm sure you had, that were facilitated by people speaking the language.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-5601441970723599642012-07-06T22:29:41.397-04:002012-07-06T22:29:41.397-04:00I figured some people would get a grim kick out of...I figured some people would get a grim kick out of that...John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-43314294571059904432012-07-06T22:29:25.776-04:002012-07-06T22:29:25.776-04:00Yes, I've got a fairly long history for this w...Yes, I've got a fairly long history for this world. Since I've been spending so much time writing and editing novels set in it, some days it just seems proper to go into some of its major events. The poor continent has seen a great number of apocalypses, one incidentally setting up the next.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-69007971397926337062012-07-06T21:01:19.842-04:002012-07-06T21:01:19.842-04:00I'm all for more apocalypses! I like this twis...I'm all for more apocalypses! I like this twist on the tower of Babel myth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-92211749497545804082012-07-06T20:46:14.967-04:002012-07-06T20:46:14.967-04:00Cool mythology and brilliantly done.
Adam B @revha...Cool mythology and brilliantly done.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-43456718616908812072012-07-06T17:39:10.971-04:002012-07-06T17:39:10.971-04:00Yup. And now, of course, the whole thing is brilli...Yup. And now, of course, the whole thing is brilliant.Tim VanSant Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614259042362664840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-46245631813721901152012-07-06T16:25:58.669-04:002012-07-06T16:25:58.669-04:00I liked how you used vampires to work the night sh...I liked how you used vampires to work the night shift. "That morning workers at the foundation looked up to see it raining politicians." Was my favourite line. <br /><br />If your WIPs are anything like this I'm sure they're going to be very good. Talking about the tone and the vividness of the world.Craig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176851401465801580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81371920640291581362012-07-06T16:09:49.586-04:002012-07-06T16:09:49.586-04:00Great writing, as always John.
The idea of "...Great writing, as always John.<br /><br />The idea of "Raining politicians" pleases me very much. :)Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-52115887278813450542012-07-06T14:44:08.121-04:002012-07-06T14:44:08.121-04:00"We don't know what wiped out their unili..."We don't know what wiped out their unilinguistic utopia," loved that line. "Unilinguistic utopia" almost feels like an oxymoron to me as I've always been intrigued by languages I don't understand. This felt to me like set up for a longer tale, so it's interesting to learn from the other comments that this is part of the world in which your novels are set.liminalfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762010680878316253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-43654339883244233262012-07-06T11:47:15.312-04:002012-07-06T11:47:15.312-04:00ah, the parallels :) another great story, beautifu...ah, the parallels :) another great story, beautifully crafted.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519691494230856599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87414335020002219652012-07-06T11:40:50.547-04:002012-07-06T11:40:50.547-04:00The Atwood comparison is a little flattering, Lind...The Atwood comparison is a little flattering, Linda! Though I think she'd drop this story at the first whiff of satyrs. Glad it spoke to you, and that you found the writing tight. Did anything hit you as particularly snug?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-25779938886072833612012-07-06T11:38:23.271-04:002012-07-06T11:38:23.271-04:00Any visuals you particularly enjoyed, Deanna?Any visuals you particularly enjoyed, Deanna?John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-52438149089065280952012-07-06T11:37:19.576-04:002012-07-06T11:37:19.576-04:00It doesn't look right because it's a mess....It doesn't look right because it's a mess. Thanks for pointing it out, Tim. Hope the corrected version is coherent to you.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-55294778264190190492012-07-06T11:36:50.104-04:002012-07-06T11:36:50.104-04:00Thanks Helen! That whole bit is my favorite of the...Thanks Helen! That whole bit is my favorite of the paragraphs. It's when the story seemed to click in my tired head.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com