tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post116464899553945628..comments2023-10-12T08:08:23.342-07:00Comments on The Literate Kitten: A storyLKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-1164782485474229982006-11-28T22:41:00.000-08:002006-11-28T22:41:00.000-08:00Wow -- er -- well, what a story. As I was reading ...Wow -- er -- well, what a story. As I was reading it at night with an inverted color scheme (grey letters on a black background) to spare my eyes, it looked even darker. Now that you made it crystal clear that you can wield a very fine prose and get to the 'heart' of your characters, I wager you could find a way to write the same kind of story but from the point of view of someone with a happy nature. I am sure you could describe the bright side of a difficult life and still make a good story, avoiding the trap of a rosy, syrupy, make-believe photo-romance happiness.<BR/>But maybe another writing exercise is the last thing you need.<BR/>Anyway, thanks for giving us the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8995634.post-1164681297086590472006-11-27T18:34:00.000-08:002006-11-27T18:34:00.000-08:00Gosh LK, that's just full of wonderful details and...Gosh LK, that's just full of wonderful details and portent. All those big hands and their nonspecific menace. The secret Dad and the secret that killed him. The creeping pain that takes its time but kills, nonetheless, at its leisure. The marks she wanted to leave, but never left, on the ceiling. Nun stuff, mother-daughter-sister stuff. Drinking problems and racial problems reduced to a choice between white meat and dark. It's quite a mosaic! Thanks for the ride.David Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376682716083883793noreply@blogger.com