tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post7624448062416652954..comments2019-01-28T06:41:47.359-05:00Comments on Wrasselings: Friday Fictioneers: "Clouds in Toronto" Cindy Marschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902687329094127050noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-66505080963644531442012-09-01T10:17:47.682-04:002012-09-01T10:17:47.682-04:00Creative and well written. I like the line, "...Creative and well written. I like the line, "bleak towers sprung up from dark, dense woods lapped by an insipid lake."<br /><br />http://ebooksscifi.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/fallout-copyright-2012-ilyan-kei-lavanway/<br /> Ilyan Kei Lavanwayhttp://ebooksscifi.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-84438914054886002362012-08-31T17:55:53.214-04:002012-08-31T17:55:53.214-04:00Great read, thank you. I think this one will stay...Great read, thank you. I think this one will stay with me. Rachel Patersonhttp://www.blackswallows.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-86653539175468093412012-08-31T17:42:04.299-04:002012-08-31T17:42:04.299-04:00Thanks, new commenters, for your generosity in sto...Thanks, new commenters, for your generosity in stopping by to read and to post. I really appreciate it.<br /><br />At least two have mentioned learning a new word, and I wonder which one it is -- calliope, eddy, insipid?Cindy Marschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902687329094127050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-90779119547567959392012-08-31T12:15:36.586-04:002012-08-31T12:15:36.586-04:00Oh dear, poor Toronto. Although I guess by compari...Oh dear, poor Toronto. Although I guess by comparison to heaven, most places are going to look a little dull.<br />I love the conclusion she reaches about poetry and blindness. Great ending!<br />I'm over here - http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/friday-fiction-white-pegasi/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-72159592639273968232012-08-31T10:54:34.056-04:002012-08-31T10:54:34.056-04:00A fine take on the prompt. I learnt a new word. Th...A fine take on the prompt. I learnt a new word. Thanks! Mine is here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/friday-fictioneers-harmattan-rain/Reading Pleasurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-24940600972224883962012-08-31T05:58:21.414-04:002012-08-31T05:58:21.414-04:00Dear Cindy,
The last line was brilliant. Whole st...Dear Cindy,<br /><br />The last line was brilliant. Whole story very good. This one bears reading again, for your choice of words was intriguing. Nicely done. (And I learned about Calliope. Thanks.)<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />Doug<br /><br />http://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/satisfaction-brought-them-back/Douglas MacIlroyhttp://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-78615364778262018482012-08-31T05:17:23.565-04:002012-08-31T05:17:23.565-04:00Fun piece. Count me among those not up on her myth...Fun piece. Count me among those not up on her mythology. Had to look up Calliope. You made me learn something. Thanks. <br />Rochelle<br />http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/writers-catharsis/Rochelle Wisoff-Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090374697915874481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-28789298183029145092012-08-30T21:14:46.611-04:002012-08-30T21:14:46.611-04:00I'm sure Toronto's great, Janet, but I exp...I'm sure Toronto's great, Janet, but I expect they get a lot of our kind of weather, too. :-)<br />Cindy Marschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902687329094127050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-54198794303650270192012-08-30T21:12:49.518-04:002012-08-30T21:12:49.518-04:00Turnip, I had to look her up, too! In fact, I had...Turnip, I had to look her up, too! In fact, I had a vague kind of notion of something muse-like, mythical, and the name Calliope came to mind, probably because she's one of a series of paintings we love at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Here's a link to her portrait, first, and then to her in context of the other paintings: <br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/sphericalbull/6161122314/<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/sphericalbull/5544657743/<br /><br />My husband took these photos--he does great work!<br /><br />But don't feel bad--I had only vague associations and relied on Wikipedia to fill out the story. :-)Cindy Marschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902687329094127050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-52501811443837493852012-08-30T21:00:10.850-04:002012-08-30T21:00:10.850-04:00I have to admit, I had to go read up on Calliope. ...I have to admit, I had to go read up on Calliope. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-25954193143247225182012-08-30T20:08:48.917-04:002012-08-30T20:08:48.917-04:00Lovely use of words, Cindy, and a unique point of ...Lovely use of words, Cindy, and a unique point of view and story. Having been in Greece, I could completely understand her lack of enthusiasm for cloudy Toronto. However, she should come back on a good day. Toronto's a lively place! :-)janethttp://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/friday-fictioneers-survival/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-62552292393638047182012-08-30T15:38:15.699-04:002012-08-30T15:38:15.699-04:00Thanks, friends!Thanks, friends!Cindy Marschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902687329094127050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-18487251635243156082012-08-30T13:24:12.699-04:002012-08-30T13:24:12.699-04:00"Blindness could help here." Do hope Cal..."Blindness could help here." Do hope Calliope doesn't visit all poets--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-14467725321220321912012-08-30T10:49:03.811-04:002012-08-30T10:49:03.811-04:00Thanks for the opportunity to learn something new....Thanks for the opportunity to learn something new. I was familiar with the name but needed to google for complete understanding. A well-crafted piece from an original viewpoint. Sandra Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00534491053812317718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-52948676244101759872012-08-30T10:05:50.730-04:002012-08-30T10:05:50.730-04:00the bite of the mythology bug! Beautifully written...the bite of the mythology bug! Beautifully written. I find your last line so true..The Contradictory Optimisthttp://100words100stories100days.wordpress.com/other-short-stories/heavens-children/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-29578765962852147202012-08-30T09:47:28.493-04:002012-08-30T09:47:28.493-04:00Didn't get it completely at first... now i do,...Didn't get it completely at first... now i do, very nicely done and i learnt a new word too :). Mine is here<br />http://boomiebol.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/where-are-you-friday-fictioneers-831/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080830414722877143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071531992275028215.post-4698622565357131472012-08-30T09:45:37.818-04:002012-08-30T09:45:37.818-04:00I loved 'picked her long-legged way'. I ha...I loved 'picked her long-legged way'. I have to admit that I went and looked up Calliope, but once I did, all became clear (or at least, less cloudy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com