tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post8006363420484646370..comments2023-09-24T08:59:42.175-05:00Comments on Powder Burns & Bullets: #FridayFlash - What Gladys WantsStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-86140503320570018282014-06-10T15:12:22.507-05:002014-06-10T15:12:22.507-05:00That's one way to get out of something!That's one way to get out of something!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-12825434895578650042014-06-10T08:28:49.243-05:002014-06-10T08:28:49.243-05:00Thank you for the compliments, Miss A, and welcome...Thank you for the compliments, Miss A, and welcome to the magic carpet ride. I don't have any published books, though I have a few published stories. For the most part, I am trying to keep my writing muscles warm by working on the weekly posts for #FridayFlash. Maybe one of these days, it will all advance to something more. One can always dream.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-24095450910758747312014-06-10T08:25:04.519-05:002014-06-10T08:25:04.519-05:00I agree with you on so many levels. This story ste...I agree with you on so many levels. This story stems from a debate my wife and I have. I want to be cremated; she says she won't do it. As a result, I've told her that I'll just donate my body to science then and be done with it. So there.<br /><br />Thank you for the comments.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-66026670867463781982014-06-10T08:21:31.403-05:002014-06-10T08:21:31.403-05:00Thank you, Cindy. I appreciate it.Thank you, Cindy. I appreciate it.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-72912050866991764502014-06-10T08:21:00.991-05:002014-06-10T08:21:00.991-05:00I love that movie, and John Cusack is one of my fa...I love that movie, and John Cusack is one of my favorite actors. Thank you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-60427440518305113712014-06-10T08:18:31.125-05:002014-06-10T08:18:31.125-05:00Thanks, Jon. I appreciate it.Thanks, Jon. I appreciate it.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-74801271082204630902014-06-10T08:17:55.012-05:002014-06-10T08:17:55.012-05:00Bullies keep pushing until someone pushes back. Un...Bullies keep pushing until someone pushes back. Unfortunately for Gladys, pushing back means she's gonna burn.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-29127048094781674592014-06-10T08:14:42.035-05:002014-06-10T08:14:42.035-05:00Thank you, Helen.Thank you, Helen.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-60550538895550461292014-06-09T15:48:34.050-05:002014-06-09T15:48:34.050-05:00This is absolutely brilliant—the idea, the perfect...This is absolutely brilliant—the idea, the perfection of execution, the style, the voice of man who’s got an entire canon of work under his belt (do you?)—and I’m so thrilled with this find that I don’t know how to act, what to do with myself! When Toby pulled out the Winston Light I thought I’d witness some maudlin act, but how clever and perfect this two-birds-with-one-stone solution!<br /><a href="http://missalister.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/lunatic-beauty/" rel="nofollow">Miss A</a>Miss Alisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657740513820420488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-46417445025955946952014-06-08T20:51:11.300-05:002014-06-08T20:51:11.300-05:00Holy crap, talk about keeping the letter but not t...Holy crap, talk about keeping the letter but not the spirit! So the poor old woman both burned and had her house destroyed. And if she was so afraid of cremation, why couldn't she donate her organs? Even if she was unhealthy, they could use the body for forensic studies. Sheesh!<br /><br />Excellent story, and I love how everything came around in the end. The image of the Viking goddess marching to the sea was especially cool.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-74551629457394842212014-06-08T17:33:28.251-05:002014-06-08T17:33:28.251-05:00There are so many things to love about this flash,...There are so many things to love about this flash, from great lines and neatly delivered dialogue, to rich and scary descriptions. A disturbing family portrait, and a well told story that can proudly hang on the wall.Cindy Vaskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747628778627025130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-9205623709676598592014-06-08T11:50:49.775-05:002014-06-08T11:50:49.775-05:00It's funny -- I don't see this as being di...It's funny -- I don't see this as being disobedient, or wrongheaded, or meanspirited on Toby's part. It's a fitting tribute, almost a loving gesture the way I read it. It's like a stronger version of the scene in Grosse Pointe Blank when John Cusack's character pours the bottle of whisky on his father's grave.<br /><br />I think Toby's going to live his mother's legacy very well.<br /><br />+1 for the line Marc pointed out.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-23893980639939380562014-06-08T11:29:03.448-05:002014-06-08T11:29:03.448-05:00"Pelvic gate of life" is such a great im..."Pelvic gate of life" is such a great image. I love that bit. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096021087395266714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-28396713394603750712014-06-06T22:38:34.459-05:002014-06-06T22:38:34.459-05:00Clever twist! Maybe that's what Gladys really ...Clever twist! Maybe that's what Gladys really wanted after all, knowing how she'd pushed him…Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-60922051785407559292014-06-06T21:47:35.225-05:002014-06-06T21:47:35.225-05:00Oh nasty! You are the master of creep and the twis...Oh nasty! You are the master of creep and the twist. Loved it Stephen. ^_^ Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-76947232871626532382014-06-06T19:29:30.778-05:002014-06-06T19:29:30.778-05:00Thank you for the feedback, Steve. Knowing Gladys,...Thank you for the feedback, Steve. Knowing Gladys, it probably isn't insured for much. She spent too much on her cigarettes to afford anything special.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-395957987936573922014-06-06T19:26:02.706-05:002014-06-06T19:26:02.706-05:00Thank you, David. I appreciate it.Thank you, David. I appreciate it.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-56427785775444461412014-06-06T19:25:38.969-05:002014-06-06T19:25:38.969-05:00I am sorry for your loss, Marc. I certainly hope i...I am sorry for your loss, Marc. I certainly hope it was an accident and not totally like I described. And I liked that line, too. I think some people are born into this world with such a fiery spirit.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-41138968139627139192014-06-06T19:23:12.405-05:002014-06-06T19:23:12.405-05:00Thank you. I tried to drop the hints on all the te...Thank you. I tried to drop the hints on all the tension in this house. And yes, it is sad to think that there many sons and daughters like this.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-66183483489045402352014-06-06T17:28:13.239-05:002014-06-06T17:28:13.239-05:00Quite hard hitting, and as always very nicely desc...Quite hard hitting, and as always very nicely descriptive.<br />He'll be keeping his promises at least, but she's still gonna burn, and I do wonder how much the house is insured for?Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-74912862054024639772014-06-06T17:18:09.447-05:002014-06-06T17:18:09.447-05:00For a flash, there is much story to savor here. Pa...For a flash, there is much story to savor here. Packs a nice punch, too. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076907555584959149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-65164975456619088512014-06-06T17:13:09.904-05:002014-06-06T17:13:09.904-05:00so weird, I saw a family member die in just the wa...so weird, I saw a family member die in just the way you describe only a week ago. I loved the line " pulling herself through the pelvic gate of life"Sulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-47782499446005121502014-06-06T16:51:02.263-05:002014-06-06T16:51:02.263-05:00Oh, this is chilling Stephen! And sad to think, to...Oh, this is chilling Stephen! And sad to think, to know, there are many sons, and daughters, like this in the world. Though it's hard to blame Toby after the way he grew up. You put a lot of story in just a few words, terrific job!Roslyn Fainhttp://roslynfain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com