tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post4995628480421312635..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: Joab Dower in the Great Cedar Swamp #2 (#FridayFlash)Larry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-18937499068132626082013-04-06T19:57:35.787-04:002013-04-06T19:57:35.787-04:00I have my trust in the preacher! After all he'...I have my trust in the preacher! After all he's Van Helsing/Solomon Kane type of character - usually the people around them die...<br /><br />This is a really great installment, because it draws further in the reader, introducing the time in which the events take place, giving that old feel, with the language and the backstory of Dower. I'm loving it. Cindy Vaskovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747628778627025130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-64872758001147060442013-04-06T13:07:19.668-04:002013-04-06T13:07:19.668-04:00Really enjoying this, Larry. I feel as if I'm ...Really enjoying this, Larry. I feel as if I'm there with them in the swamp and I like that Parker is a match and every bit as smart or gutsy as Dower is himself. I don't think that defeating the demon is going to be quite as straightforward as he'd like to think it will be, though... Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719765628886270649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-91683628794224058222013-04-01T10:30:46.151-04:002013-04-01T10:30:46.151-04:00Katherine, "Dowser" is good! Good to hea...Katherine, "Dowser" is good! Good to hear someone noticed the pun enough to comment. I was going for a hero people would love to hate. As for Sally, she's enjoying herself, for a reason mentioned in the next episode.<br /><br />Helen, I think you're right!<br /><br />Thanks, Brainhaze. It's been nice to see that the old pulp style still resonates.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-65802181334322188532013-04-01T09:27:12.399-04:002013-04-01T09:27:12.399-04:00THis is great :) I too am worried for the precher,...THis is great :) I too am worried for the precher, but loving the descriptions and visuals in this. Nice work larryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-26197232415406191642013-03-31T18:06:56.504-04:002013-03-31T18:06:56.504-04:00Larry I think with both! ^_^Larry I think with both! ^_^Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-82117527143870188842013-03-31T14:10:37.353-04:002013-03-31T14:10:37.353-04:00Count me in as rooting for Dower (great pun, but a...Count me in as rooting for Dower (great pun, but also close to Dowser, which I'm sure would cause him much consternation if ever pointed out to him) to meet an ugly end.<br /><br />I hope Sally has a good plan -- I love her brassiness and calm in front of the preacher's constant negging and undermining.Katherine Hajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270232675026751342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-3965482818568092242013-03-30T13:13:49.218-04:002013-03-30T13:13:49.218-04:00Thanks, Kevin. Maybe you'll be glad to know th...Thanks, Kevin. Maybe you'll be glad to know that Sally is half-Irish (on her mom's side).<br /><br />Helen, with the demon or with Sally? :-D<br /><br />Thanks, Richard!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-72432431996887156422013-03-30T10:17:48.898-04:002013-03-30T10:17:48.898-04:00Just read the first 2 parts. Love the writing styl...Just read the first 2 parts. Love the writing style and the characters. Looking forward to the next 2 parts to see how they handle this demon.liminalfictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762010680878316253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-22537232790161527882013-03-29T22:15:33.206-04:002013-03-29T22:15:33.206-04:00Very visual writing Larry, but I too fear that the...Very visual writing Larry, but I too fear that the Preacher may bite off more than he can chew! ^_^Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-64777030054620295722013-03-29T18:30:43.342-04:002013-03-29T18:30:43.342-04:00Icy has the right of this — he said in a vain effo...Icy has the right of this — he said in a vain effort to match your style of dialogue. This is graphic novel material and a good franchise could be built on it.<br /><br />As a Papist (I'm Irish — the odds were against me :) ) I've be very worried if this man came calling to correct my heresies. <br /><br />I am loving this tale. Excellent work.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-76882311585616221422013-03-29T13:25:32.663-04:002013-03-29T13:25:32.663-04:00Marc, I was going for a pulp feel in this, from th...Marc, I was going for a pulp feel in this, from the 1820s or so. So far so good!<br /><br />Peter, we'll see how it cooks from here... ;-)<br /><br />Thanks, Bev. If you could hear Dower speak, you'd hear the capital letters!<br /><br />Tony, the fun is only beginning. :-D<br /><br />Thanks, Eric.<br /><br />Icy, I had a similar thought. Maybe in all black ink, with (like Dower's thoughts) very few shades of grey. If I could just draw!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-42869125082040942532013-03-29T12:13:47.342-04:002013-03-29T12:13:47.342-04:00I can "see" all of this in my head. It w...I can "see" all of this in my head. It would be wonderful to see as a graphic novel!Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-50259105589744559992013-03-29T11:49:33.708-04:002013-03-29T11:49:33.708-04:00Enjoying this. Good build up to what is, I'm s...Enjoying this. Good build up to what is, I'm sure, about to go down in the next two episodes. Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-42554754767921296102013-03-29T09:35:53.054-04:002013-03-29T09:35:53.054-04:00I foresee bad things happening to that troublemaki...I foresee bad things happening to that troublemaking preacher...Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-73679143007736091402013-03-29T09:07:50.267-04:002013-03-29T09:07:50.267-04:00Part two is just as demonstrative of the character...Part two is just as demonstrative of the character of this place and its people as part one was. It rings true with the wisdom of hard living and the single-mindedness of devout worship.<br /><br />Also, I love the capitalization of “He” and “His”. Brings me back to Sunday school.<br /><br />Bevimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-40803025051174501712013-03-29T09:05:17.839-04:002013-03-29T09:05:17.839-04:00Funnily enough, now they're talking about hunt...Funnily enough, now they're talking about hunting demons, I feel much more at home.Peter Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063057237086940387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-32083237054054763432013-03-29T07:27:26.719-04:002013-03-29T07:27:26.719-04:00this was wondrously exotic to me, the setting, the...this was wondrously exotic to me, the setting, the language and the clearly unique community life far removed from my own. excellent stuff<br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.com