tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post7112220442828718829..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: The Only Thing Worse is the Cure, FinaleJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81190955523228115622013-04-01T10:28:48.527-04:002013-04-01T10:28:48.527-04:00Like some of the others I too will be thinking abo...Like some of the others I too will be thinking about this one for a while - which is what a great storyteller wants, right? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-52412433821445568312013-03-31T22:23:38.006-04:002013-03-31T22:23:38.006-04:00What an interesting ending, not least because it i...What an interesting ending, not least because it indicates the story occurred in the 19th century. I thought it was earlier than that.<br /><br />I'm with Larry, Icy, et al, and rather worried about that snake oil salesman.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-1668619356697893992013-03-31T19:51:53.350-04:002013-03-31T19:51:53.350-04:00Ah the opportunity is always there to make some mo...Ah the opportunity is always there to make some money eh!Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-87534163840396018022013-03-30T09:54:30.937-04:002013-03-30T09:54:30.937-04:00Just caught up on the last couple parts. The entir...Just caught up on the last couple parts. The entire thing now strikes me as a very Tom Stoppard-esque parody, one of some biblical stories rather than Shakespeare. But I'm not knowledgeable enough to attempt any further explanation. Very enjoyable, though, and I particularly enjoyed this final character selling ashes.liminalfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762010680878316253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-45950694295508176632013-03-29T22:16:37.108-04:002013-03-29T22:16:37.108-04:00Giving the final voice to a carnie, when the concl...Giving the final voice to a carnie, when the conclusion comes in such a manner, a dark and wrapped in mystery one, allowing the story of the Young Master to remain a myth and his last appereance, his last gift (or not) to be presented by his ashes..I just can't. It's fabulous. This serial was a brillaint idea and I'm so glad you decided to extend it. I'm going to spend a little time going through it. A re-read from part 1! Cindy Vaskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747628778627025130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-13432224745382762372013-03-29T11:37:49.030-04:002013-03-29T11:37:49.030-04:00Like Tony and Icy, I think I'll be thinking th...Like Tony and Icy, I think I'll be thinking this one over. I wonder if our patent medicine huckster understands what happens to a healthy man who takes the ash....Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-84971376655806115212013-03-29T10:00:43.486-04:002013-03-29T10:00:43.486-04:00I think I'm going to be thinking about this on...I think I'm going to be thinking about this one for a while, but that's probably a good thing because I want to unpack it and understand it more. Part of me hopes it was the comeuppance for the 'healthy' folk who waged war on the Young Master. But you nailed the voice of the carnival barker in this one.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-21503270399964777872013-03-29T09:38:45.746-04:002013-03-29T09:38:45.746-04:00It's going to take me a while to process what ...It's going to take me a while to process what happened here.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-18071924952285262802013-03-29T09:28:31.699-04:002013-03-29T09:28:31.699-04:00I suppose it’s human nature to want to see horribl...I suppose it’s human nature to want to see horrible things- that’s what causes rubbernecking and crowds around caution tape. But damned if we’re not desperate to sneak a peak at the action and find out what caused the carnage we glimpse.<br /><br />I had the same reaction to this- I could see the beach, the clothes filled with ashes, our MC’s robe strewn amoung the rest and I felt so… angry. My mind is racing with “What happened?!? Noooo!”<br /><br />It’s like Gettysburg- that field used to be crowded with cannonballs and musket bullets and now there’s nothing but land because all the metal has been pilfered and sold to tourists. <br /><br />So I guess it is the most fitting end, because it’s the most real. But that doesn’t mean I don’t feel cheated.<br /><br />Absoultuely wrecked me, John.<br />Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-14285532358830346002013-03-29T04:58:03.887-04:002013-03-29T04:58:03.887-04:00Dark days, but not for all... Someone always bene...Dark days, but not for all... Someone always benefits do they not?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-25345451678935472722013-03-29T04:22:13.446-04:002013-03-29T04:22:13.446-04:00A nice dark end to the tale. I like the fact that ...A nice dark end to the tale. I like the fact that the mystery of why he had those powers and how they worked is never solved.<br /><br />I think this was an ambitious project and that you pulled it off admirably. This would be great as a section in a collection of your work. (You must have enough material for about 20 volumes by now!)Peter Newmanhttp://www.runpetewrite.comnoreply@blogger.com