Bondwriter

The Lord of Darkness is connected, this means that, hopefully, you soon may find out

Yes, this title was indeed puzzling. Well, folks, I just got 27 in my mailbox. I'll go zetaread it superfast (though thoroughly) so the story can be posted asap. And yes, I peeked quickly to see how it turned out.

If a goat can stand on a stick, I'm willing to believe it may type on a keyboard. I had no doubt after reading the chapter that Blackheart was dead. The evil guy never dying is a clich

I read the other poems, but the few things I could have said were said by others. I like the pace and the rhythm the words create in this one. I loved the stanzas evoking others (Alex, Bobby, Chris), and the way the ending line evolves. The symmetry of the construction is clever and works for me. This is very dark and pessimistic, which I enjoy; I wonder if a line like "Life leads only to oblivion" would not be better carried through with an image or an action rather than with such a definitive statement. "Trusting leads only to pain/ Loving leads only to revenge/ Giving leads only to loss/ Life leads only to oblivion" is a bit like a hammer pounding on the reader's head, which could be the intended effect. Looking forward to reading more from you, especially if it's less abstract and more embodied. (My own little taste)

Glad to have found the first person to despise Monty Python in my entire life! You're a very unique person, Menzo. *starts plotting Menzo's abduction to brainwash him into enjoying nonsensical humor. Umm, maybe I'll start with all of Becket & Ionesco's plays, and then move on to classic slapstick comedy, and eventually get him in the proper state of mind to laugh* But you're right, to each his own! Diversity is what makes the world interesting.

I meant it as a compliment. The way you told Jacob's accident really worked for me as being realistic, and you got me to cry, which doesn't happen to me this often while reading a story. It's also linked to bad memories that I don't think decent to discuss here, but I couldn't help but think that you've gone through tough stuff as well. OK, let's keep the thread light-headed in imagining an embarrassing moment for Catherine so she gets out of the story under the scorns of the crowd! (Colin's ideas were a good starting point!)

I think the big question is just: will the Deity from the Dark plagiarize completely this Blackheart fellow's Failure of the Heart? Having read FOTH, I really wonder now about the similarities/ differences. I think someone pointed out this story a few months back in the thread; though the flashback technique starting with Jacob's untimely demise made perfect sense, if LIS followed the same route it would be extremely weird; actually, in Failure, Valerie is the main love of Matt; by now, if Jacob died and Matt got together with Valerie, it would be a complete disaster, since it would be more out of despair that they get together and not out of love. So I predict it will end happily. With Catherine, Raul and Richard having some bad things happening to them. Since you write disaster so well, you could have a little effort in doing away with them in style!

This debate has gone on in other threads. I have no shame in saying I write smut or porn, fiction basically meant to arouse, though only one such story is here in eFiction, and only 5% of the actual stuff. Having gotten no feedback, I felt no incentive going through the annoying process of translating it all. My particular thing is that it deals with fetish activities, so the arousal won't be obvious for all, since non-sexual behaviors for some will be a great turn-on for others. I've enjoyed reading others' smut fiction; the challenge is to create good characters and have them go at it without being boring or repetitive. The initial situation might be silly, but then you have to pull your characters through. The erotica VS. porn debate always leaves me puzzled. To me, you've got well written stories and the rest; then, the themes and topics discussed won't appeal to everybody. What I read from you is fiction with sex scenes, which does not equate the above quoted genres, since you have tons of fiction nowadays that has sex scenes in it, without being labeled erotica or porn.

I meant Jake, the hockey playing friend. I'd take it Jake, the pet, were a goat, it would get a different reaction from you.

Yes, poorly phrased in the above post. "Plus" was unnecessary. As for the rest, it's widely a matter of taste. I like it as much as I like the Monty Pythons; thinking of British comedy, I just watched a few Absolutely Fabulous episodes again, which I love, but I'd have a hard time saying it's more "refined" than the Simpsons. I'd venture to say the fact it's hugely popular and holds no immediate appeal to you could be part of the reason for you not liking it.

So, any special features for the anniversary episode? Like coming out to Kris who turns out to be having fun with Alex and Jake?

How come I got to thinking along the same lines than two people did? I'm actually a big Simpsons fan; I just wonder how the feature film format will accommodate the usual 20-minute episodes. And Menzo, this is rather refined humor and satire under the guise of crude humor. Plus it's super moral, and it promotes family values in a quirky way. Waiting impatiently for you people's opinions on the movie.

Yeah, not too much into cars, though I had quite a lot of fun playing Gran Turismo with friends a while back. I wouldn't mind driving a big one on a track, though on the road with the number of controls nowadays, one is better off not being tempted. And I don't condemn any fetish, so if you're turned on by the 6.1L Hemi Chrysler 300 SRT-8, that's, like, your problem man!

I have been meaning to create a blog for a while, just for the sake of not hijacking other people's with comments and rant all on my own. So here we are, my very first entry. A positive one as is. Last evening, the band I play with shared the stage (a small bar actually) with these girls. It was a great evening; we played OK, and this took place in a little neighborhood bar in which we have played a few times, and where we are welcome royally every time. It ended the week-end on a joyful note. All the other band members are going away at different times, so it was a good way to end the year. There have been lots of good moments with the band this year, and hopefully next year will be even better. This was a short first entry; I'll try to have nice long pages as some do later on. I'll just warm up a bit before.

Going to repeat myself (plus Conner took all the good quotes lol ), but the language and writing are flabbergasting. The images are vivid and the mix between seriousness and humor is just perfect. Come on, Shawn, warn Devin, and find a way to protect him from Tom and his gang! One thing that I find it a bit hard to take, by the way, is the fact that these guys are willing to kill someone just because he's stepped on their territory. You do explain the rowdy atmosphere of the school kids, but would they really want to stab Devin for no reason? I hope they're in for a surprise, with two guys who catch trouts with their bare hands. Other hope: some more of this nice bully-bashing we had in a previous chapter. OK, I'll stop with the praise to have more in store for future chapters.

Didn't we have Transformers fans somewhere on the forum?

I'd say the show producers. It's a very nice performance of a great song, by the way.

I didn't see many movies lately either. I'd like to see Persepolis, an animated film about a girl's youth in Iran, though. I've heard only good things about it.

I agree with you two. As for the treatment you suggest Conner, I'd say put him in a Speedo, then tie him up, and why would you want Veronica involved? Chris and Steve can certainly handle this guy all on their own! Agreed again, though since Blackheart was thus dealt with doesn't increase Thaddeus' and the Sheriff's survival odds. I think this is one of my favorite chapters, for the amount of action and the nice touches of romance.

Of course, chasing someone on a motorbike while waving a baseball bat around is some friendly "aloha". I should have known.

It could be Night of the Living Dead too, except for the pharmaceutical company sub-plot. And I think this is a video game originally. The slippers are great, and so are the tee-shirts!

I will join the praise, since many did mention quality and Graeme's great contribution. Otherwise, figures are just this: figures. Quality matters!

I realized with horror that I didn't give my get well wishes to Luc. So here they are!

Well, well, these fabulous people can talk about clothes for pages, can't they?

What worries me the most is a story a guy called Blackeart wrote, posted at CRV; it's called Failure of the Heart, . And this story starts with heartbreaking news. I'll go read it further to see if it's a dream sequence or if it the whole stuff. Later on, RL stuff at the moment makes me NOT want to explore these dark alleys.