tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post3919215354413754464..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: #FridayFlash: The Power GivenLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-56798573173411251682011-06-06T23:24:10.940-04:002011-06-06T23:24:10.940-04:00Hey!
Flyingscribbler, I like to think the ending ...Hey!<br /><br />Flyingscribbler, I like to think the ending was an unmasking of sorts.<br /><br />Thanks, Rachel.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-16577378365808352062011-06-06T11:36:31.672-04:002011-06-06T11:36:31.672-04:00This was a great read. I love dark material.This was a great read. I love dark material.Rachel Russellhttp://rachel-russell.weebly.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-71607786775365546352011-06-06T07:12:27.670-04:002011-06-06T07:12:27.670-04:00Excellent, you even included a Scooby-Doo moment w...Excellent, you even included a Scooby-Doo moment when they split up despite the obvious danger. Only here there's no big unmasking.....or is there....<br />It is dark, sort of, but it's the comedy element that works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-59928321262031773342011-06-05T22:04:10.677-04:002011-06-05T22:04:10.677-04:00Thanks everyone for your comments!
JohnX, killing...Thanks everyone for your comments!<br /><br />JohnX, killing off everyone was part of getting outside the "usual place" I suppose.<br /><br />Michael, thanks for the compliment. It needed an ugly voice to go with the face. And they do like to tell things that hurt.<br /><br />Thanks Craig!<br /><br />Sonia, some things don't change no matter what the situation!<br /><br />Thanks ever so much Icy! I did try to make them human as I could.<br /><br />Mari, those creatures are tricky, aren't they?<br /><br />Thanks, Boran. It's kind of difficult to do a sufficient build/release of tension in a flash story, but I gave it a try.<br /><br />Thanks Chuck, that's what it's about right?<br /><br />Helen, the humor just came along with the rest of it. Maybe I was trying to lighten the darkness a little. I never heard the "surround yourselves in white light" thing, maybe it's a different tradition.<br /><br />Thanks much Eric!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-66341764702360488712011-06-04T10:29:32.097-04:002011-06-04T10:29:32.097-04:00I, too, enjoyed the humor you injected into this o...I, too, enjoyed the humor you injected into this one amidst the horror and destruction. Good story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-86927253781926924312011-06-03T23:50:56.566-04:002011-06-03T23:50:56.566-04:00I liked the humour in this piece and although it w...I liked the humour in this piece and although it was horrible I still laughed in places especially at this line "“Daylight? I thought that was vampires.” Teri sounded doubtful."<br /><br />I do like the moral lesson of this story though that demons only have the power you give them, mind you I wanted to shout at both Terri and Cam "surround yourselves in white light" isn't that what they always say to do? :O)Helenhttp://helen-scribbles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-67769381052548061872011-06-03T23:15:10.491-04:002011-06-03T23:15:10.491-04:00Yep, darker than your usual, but extremely well do...Yep, darker than your usual, but extremely well done! I like the interaction between Terri and Cam and the demon's comments to Cam about the source of his power. Great stuff!Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-53888422847811985102011-06-03T22:29:03.449-04:002011-06-03T22:29:03.449-04:00Wow, Far. I've never seen this side of you. ...Wow, Far. I've never seen this side of you. Well done. I have to agree with the earlier comments. Taking a brief break in the middle added considerably to the story.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-79114546909188643602011-06-03T21:13:30.206-04:002011-06-03T21:13:30.206-04:00Wow, darked indeed, but I like it!
Like Icy, I l...Wow, darked indeed, but I like it! <br /><br />Like Icy, I loved how you inserted the interaction between Teri and Cam, and his reaction to her denial.<br /><br />I too was caught in the demon's trick, although something was nagging at me that it was a trick and I knew I was missing something. Gah.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-23821535208488851292011-06-03T18:19:02.237-04:002011-06-03T18:19:02.237-04:00The way you humanised them by having him ask her o...The way you humanised them by having him ask her out, and then hating her later, really elevates this above mere horror. This is horror that's happening to PEOPLE. Top work, sir.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-35527511347964334072011-06-03T16:48:19.154-04:002011-06-03T16:48:19.154-04:00Great story. I did like how he got rejected in the...Great story. I did like how he got rejected in the middle of a flee or fight situation. He's the hero and doesn't get the girl.Soniahttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-10605541708713634552011-06-03T11:09:49.798-04:002011-06-03T11:09:49.798-04:00I loved it! I like your dark sense of humour :).I loved it! I like your dark sense of humour :).Craig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176851401465801580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-31038333573047290152011-06-03T10:37:48.820-04:002011-06-03T10:37:48.820-04:00Ahhh demons. They seem to have a knack for squashi...Ahhh demons. They seem to have a knack for squashing our dreams by telling our dirty secrets.<br /><br />Well done story, and I loved the descriprion of the demon's voice. No better way to do it IMO.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518183823230864763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-28482591811909283572011-06-03T10:36:37.491-04:002011-06-03T10:36:37.491-04:00Ah, I figured pounding the door was just a ruse to...Ah, I figured pounding the door was just a ruse to get them out...<br /><br />I liked the Lovecraftian non-description of the demon,<br />"it was too ugly to take in... only impressions of claws, teeth, glowing red eyes."<br /><br />It's fun to play outside of our usual place, and you often learn something you can bring back to the rest of your writing. =)<br /><br />Can't believe you didn't let anyone live! *O_O*John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-60310089813022198952011-06-03T10:25:31.899-04:002011-06-03T10:25:31.899-04:00Hi all!
Peggy, I laughed at Teri's reaction t...Hi all!<br /><br />Peggy, I laughed at Teri's reaction to what the demon said about Cameron.<br /><br />Adam, isn't that the way it works? Nothing's so bad that a rejection can't make it a little worse.<br /><br />John, its weakness is "resist the devil and he will flee." They use truth and lies equally, as weapons to herd people. And this one may have battered down the church door, but did we actually hear it come inside?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-13551359471369533452011-06-03T09:49:04.736-04:002011-06-03T09:49:04.736-04:00What's a demon's weakness? Well we are in ...What's a demon's weakness? Well we are in a church. We could always pray.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-44028354924341634572011-06-03T07:58:50.587-04:002011-06-03T07:58:50.587-04:00I like the humour injected into the story; in the ...I like the humour injected into the story; in the middle of a dark moment a boy can get shut down and left feeling all small and useless.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-86213448457459803142011-06-03T07:35:31.652-04:002011-06-03T07:35:31.652-04:00Warning: this one is a lot darker...
You have a d...Warning: this one is a lot darker...<br /><br />You have a dark side. But I almost laughed when in the middle of it all, Cam asked Teri to go out with him, and he got DENIED! Teri, keeping it real, even if a guy might sacrifice himself for her sake. I hope Teri survived; I want to see her in another story.pegjethttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com