tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post6354667670943534539..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: #FridayFlash: The Last JournalistLarry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-32150978352634176272011-06-12T18:00:54.017-04:002011-06-12T18:00:54.017-04:00Maria, I'm going to borrow Danni's #impati...Maria, I'm going to borrow Danni's #impatientface for a while. ;-)<br /><br />Adam, permanent oil shortages in our lifetimes is almost a given. How we respond will tell the tale.<br /><br />Thanks, Tony. Post-apocalyptic fiction is interesting to write, because you can put ordinary people against a very different background…Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-15431296724149472852011-06-12T12:48:49.057-04:002011-06-12T12:48:49.057-04:00The apocalypse comes to different people in differ...The apocalypse comes to different people in different ways. I could feel his sense of mission, and the way it faded. Great story.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-51814975040983410072011-06-12T06:11:05.851-04:002011-06-12T06:11:05.851-04:00The reality of such an apocalypse in our lifetime ...The reality of such an apocalypse in our lifetime is a frightening concept. You nailed the perspective and the sense of objectivity yet endowed it with such a sense of humanity, or the lack of, in such a time.<br />Adam B @revhappinessAdam Bhttp://afullnessinbrevity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-63987935593383152852011-06-12T03:15:08.181-04:002011-06-12T03:15:08.181-04:00Hey, FAR.
Yeah, we're kinda under contract a...Hey, FAR. <br /><br />Yeah, we're kinda under contract and all that now. Sorry. It's going to be a good anthology.Joz Varlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750541029227514781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-26922859092252178332011-06-11T11:46:38.633-04:002011-06-11T11:46:38.633-04:00Wow, hi all!
JohnX, thanks for the link. I'll...Wow, hi all!<br /><br />JohnX, thanks for the link. I'll give it a look while Mason's nappin'.<br /><br />Icy, I think I'd keep a journal if I found myself in that situation. Like Greg (the MC) said, someone has to document the end.<br /><br />Maria, is there a link to the story, or do I have to wait for the antho to come out? ;-)<br /><br />Thanks, Mari. You should have seen the first draft: a mishmash of elements that I had to arrange into a narrative.<br /><br />Thanks much, Jim. Looking forward to seeing yours & Maria's story.<br /><br />Aidan, I did want to end it on a hopeful note. I think it was James Blish who wrote "every end is a beginning."<br /><br />Helen, thanks. Mason's a photogenic little guy when I can get him to sit still long enough!<br /><br />Chuck, I call him the World's Cutest Grandkid for a reason. ;-)<br /><br />Thanks, Boran… one of my longest-time readers. This is what the peak-oil doomers call the "fast-crash scenario." As I said above, the story arc could end with Old Guy (or maybe the Weavers).<br /><br />Great summary, Alan. Thanks much, and welcome to the free-range insane asylum!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-40223964963243255202011-06-11T07:41:06.587-04:002011-06-11T07:41:06.587-04:00A great look at this man's plight and how he c...A great look at this man's plight and how he copes by continuing with his job recording events. The final paragraph left as with a sense of hope. Nicely told.Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-48619986742978069542011-06-11T00:23:47.258-04:002011-06-11T00:23:47.258-04:00You paint a credible picture of the end, Far. (As...You paint a credible picture of the end, Far. (As you have done in other stories.) I have to agree about the use of the journalist. I just hope that you're barking up the wrong tree about the cannibalism.<br /><br />BTW, I like the detail about the solar cells via borrowing from the street signs.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-83915134363071072032011-06-11T00:08:12.761-04:002011-06-11T00:08:12.761-04:00Wow, Mason's a cute one! :)
I agree with ever...Wow, Mason's a cute one! :)<br /><br />I agree with everyone else, the story was very well written. The part about him wondering if the boy was somewhere where he didn't have to worry about eating or being eaten reminded me of Macbeth "Where's Polonius?"Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-57581704781208150262011-06-10T23:18:14.003-04:002011-06-10T23:18:14.003-04:00Wow what a moving, evocative piece. You paint a sa...Wow what a moving, evocative piece. You paint a sad world and yet the picture of the young boy holds that last glimmer of hope.<br /><br />Btw love the photo of the boy!Helenhttp://helen-scribbles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-3899437452395419182011-06-10T23:04:23.680-04:002011-06-10T23:04:23.680-04:00Nice fresh take in a crowded field. This reminds m...Nice fresh take in a crowded field. This reminds me of Mira Grant's Feed and Justin Cronin's Passage, but I like the way you capture the city and the desperation has a touch of New Orleans. Yet, his decision to leave contrasts nicely with this giving an upbeat sense to the story.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-76878954201631447712011-06-10T21:02:58.764-04:002011-06-10T21:02:58.764-04:00Great story. Dark, scary, makes you think... and ...Great story. Dark, scary, makes you think... and as Maria said, we have a story like this coming out soon...<br /><br />Wow, good work.<br /><br />Jim <br />www.jimbronyaur.infojim bronyaurhttp://www.jimbronyaur.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-41071528362286662092011-06-10T20:45:01.673-04:002011-06-10T20:45:01.673-04:00Excellent pace here, FAR. I love how you release i...Excellent pace here, FAR. I love how you release information in bits and pieces that fit together in the end. His decision to go to the airport makes sense too. Fantastic flash here. Truly.Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-81360600845796937702011-06-10T20:36:17.853-04:002011-06-10T20:36:17.853-04:00Very haunting portrait of the end. You simply have...Very haunting portrait of the end. You simply have to read the story Jim Bronyauar and I co-wrote for the E-pocalypse anthology. All told in emails. It's called "The Blight." A similar thread runs through it. Very dark... I hope the guy makes it but if he's heading out into the chaos... makes me worried.Joz Varlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750541029227514781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-40685603514427918352011-06-10T18:53:57.144-04:002011-06-10T18:53:57.144-04:00I really like this particular way of viewing the a...I really like this particular way of viewing the apocalypse, like he's still doing his job. I never understood why narrators in these types of stories keep journals but in his case it's perfectly justified. I hope he finds what he's looking for.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-67953908264561555002011-06-10T18:44:54.006-04:002011-06-10T18:44:54.006-04:00Looks like there's a free pdf download of issu...Looks like there's a free pdf download of issue 1 over at DC:<br /><br />http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=5272John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-66297836427416301182011-06-10T17:50:59.781-04:002011-06-10T17:50:59.781-04:00JohnX, thanks much. This is the first I've hea...JohnX, thanks much. This is the first I've heard of DMZ. Is there a linky online?<br /><br />Henrietta, I've followed!<br /><br />Thanks, Laurita. I often visualize what I'm writing, although the background details are often sketchy.<br /><br />Sonia, thanks much. Even though the story is a man alone, I wanted some dialog in there to keep the piece moving. I thought talking to the pictures would work; sounds like it did!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-73977392318420801332011-06-10T15:28:36.436-04:002011-06-10T15:28:36.436-04:00Wow. This is a pretty haunting story. I love the p...Wow. This is a pretty haunting story. I love the pictures and the little stories he tells about them.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-16449787291570550352011-06-10T14:01:34.758-04:002011-06-10T14:01:34.758-04:00This was haunting, and it read like a short film -...This was haunting, and it read like a short film - I could picture it perfectly. Excellent voice as well.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-44196784127603672362011-06-10T12:49:43.901-04:002011-06-10T12:49:43.901-04:00I'm @vixenrules - well done, again.I'm @vixenrules - well done, again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-90275865633862454472011-06-10T12:27:11.716-04:002011-06-10T12:27:11.716-04:00Really like this one, FAR. Great atmosphere and to...Really like this one, FAR. Great atmosphere and tone.<br /><br />Have you ever come across the DMZ comics/ graphic novels? The main character is a junior journalist caught up in events who ends up staying for the good he can do in being 'on the ground'.John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-64327597467797925522011-06-10T11:46:46.288-04:002011-06-10T11:46:46.288-04:00Flyingscribbler, I realized after I wrote it that ...Flyingscribbler, I realized after I wrote it that it's at the beginning of a story arc that ends with <a href="http://farmanor.blogspot.com/2007/06/far-manor-2058-crash-burn.html" rel="nofollow">this short story</a> (second of three scenarios). As far as the distance from the horrors goes, that could be shock just as easily as professional detachment, no?<br /><br />Thanks, JohnW. Sometimes things just work like that!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-72065858054859669732011-06-10T10:43:00.883-04:002011-06-10T10:43:00.883-04:00Certainly time to check in on the kid. Like the ab...Certainly time to check in on the kid. Like the above readers, I dug the point of view you picked.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-51757154691478035032011-06-10T10:35:35.531-04:002011-06-10T10:35:35.531-04:00I think you've tapped into a scenario which we...I think you've tapped into a scenario which we could so easily enter within our lifetimes. This makes for unsettling reading, but only because it is so well written. I like the way the journalist sounds somewhat distant from the horrors: this would be the reporter in him, it lends an objectivity to the events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-67900334630368081572011-06-10T10:19:33.824-04:002011-06-10T10:19:33.824-04:00Morning!
Marc, let's hope Chipper wasn't ...Morning!<br /><br />Marc, let's hope Chipper wasn't at an away game…<br /><br />Cathy, yep that's Mason. I don't live in downtown ATL, so he's standing (sitting) in for someone else's kid here.<br /><br />Thanks, Henrietta. What's your Twitter name? I'll give you a shout & follow.<br /><br />Michael, thanks much… the journalist was one of those "huh!" moments for me when I was trying to write this. It makes sense that he'd stay and try to cover the story.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-35177892737175955392011-06-10T08:47:07.108-04:002011-06-10T08:47:07.108-04:00Oh I liked this. A pretty haunting picture of a wh...Oh I liked this. A pretty haunting picture of a while city gone Donner Party.<br /><br />Like Cathy said, I really liked the POV of a journalist here. It was perfect for the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518183823230864763noreply@blogger.com