tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post2539253679172461139..comments2023-12-31T16:30:56.708+00:00Comments on Lily Childs' Feardom: Lily's Friday PredictionLily Childshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-5208021834401037982011-03-04T13:24:23.854+00:002011-03-04T13:24:23.854+00:00Hi yes Chris is correct it is a sperm battling to ...Hi yes Chris is correct it is a sperm battling to be the sole winner. But I wanted to write it as a sort of unreliable narrator and a little vague as to have the two meanings. I did plant clues in almost each line that could be re-read afterwards and then put together to show who the protagonist really was and what his journey was all about.<br /><br />I hope it didn't come across as a sort of trick because I really wanted it to have the duality of meaning. I wanted show that even before we are born that life and all its battles seem to have the same patterns repeating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760596809720075421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-48595345230066878332011-03-04T07:35:35.885+00:002011-03-04T07:35:35.885+00:00Chris, I reckon you're spot on with your inter...Chris, I reckon you're spot on with your interpretation of Tony's piece. I was under the weather yesterday; spent the whole day missing the bleedin' obvious! Anthony - any comments?Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-29707842785751712852011-03-04T03:26:49.841+00:002011-03-04T03:26:49.841+00:00John - loved the multi-layers. This was evil, grac...John - loved the multi-layers. This was evil, gracefully done.<br /><br />Ravenways "a barefooted mist Under the New Moon" - loved that image, and the undercurrent of melancholy was so well done<br /><br />William - that was as raw as it was beautiful in the simple truth of the words.<br /><br />Kim - the bowl of water was a nice touch - nothing like the torture of thirst to keep the mind present for one's execution<br /><br />Anthony - just read Lily's comment on this, and wow - two totally different impressions here- I got that the protag was a brave and mighty sperm, headed for the trench of all trenches! Reads totally different (and yet still valid and good!) if taken as a literal battle scene.Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-29264101691468206982011-03-03T21:06:51.827+00:002011-03-03T21:06:51.827+00:00Anthony, In Dark Trenches could be any war, any ti...Anthony, <em>In Dark Trenches</em> could be any war, any time. I am reminded of so many reports of soldiers living in tunnels and isolated out-stations for weeks, months, even years after battle has ended. Your protagonist fights on still - self-preservation.<br />Very skilful writing.<br /><br />OK, the Prediction is now closed for the night so no more entries please. Come on ladies and gents - let's be 'avin ya. Finish your drinks and head on home now. Thanking you.Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-42323393451962423522011-03-03T20:36:37.614+00:002011-03-03T20:36:37.614+00:00Such vivid imagery from all. Such imagined evil. I...Such vivid imagery from all. Such imagined evil. It is imagined, isn't it ...? Wonderful stuff.<br /><br />As for the man buried in the sand, I don't know ... to die would be too easy, methinks.Scratchypen (Kim)http://scratchypen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-27280940416342864512011-03-03T20:23:23.629+00:002011-03-03T20:23:23.629+00:00Antonia- Oh the dark dabbling that leads to danger...Antonia- Oh the dark dabbling that leads to danger. Okay too much alliteration but I like the idea of innocent games opening up dark doorways. Oh there I go again.<br /><br />Asqui- The effects of globalisation and consumerism that ravage our world told in horrific details. I like the way you held up a dark mirror to the costs but asked us to then look into a brighter reflection with hope.<br /><br />Lily- We are water and all we do is water. Yet if water had contempt for us then it could wipe us out and have the Earth to itself. Such a horrible thought that could so easily come true. Did I hear a tap dripping upstairs?<br /><br />Ellie- That brought images of ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’. Aliens who are really us, yet are really just aliens now. They come here to steal our lives and our water yet we build them as gods before smashing them like revolution statues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760596809720075421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-14793941372168531292011-03-03T19:39:36.639+00:002011-03-03T19:39:36.639+00:00Michael- A clinical of the Devil and his cold hear...Michael- A clinical of the Devil and his cold hearted clan. Creepy stuff. ‘Stroking his pyramidal chin…’ Great description that made Old Nicky jump to life.<br /><br />Rebecca- That story had a very apt title as it planted a dark seed in my mind. A proper chiller.<br /><br />Mimi- Really beautiful story that broke the spine of the words and gave us such pain. The refreshing rain gives her the last thoughts of a legacy of revenge through absence.<br /><br />Aidan- Great stuff-killer salad. I was not expecting that but loved it when it came.<br /><br />Melenka- I really felt the anger in this story. So glad she’ll have the revenge in the end.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760596809720075421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-43562272885089889282011-03-03T19:35:10.468+00:002011-03-03T19:35:10.468+00:00well out of touch with all the entries this time, ...well out of touch with all the entries this time, been flat out busy with submissions to my (15) anthologies, they went rather mad, good stuff I have to say - but this, all these wonderful entries, all have stirred my imagination in some way. Amazing vivid writing, loved every one.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-49231814111682632302011-03-03T19:27:18.738+00:002011-03-03T19:27:18.738+00:00Just saw the reminder on Twitter Lily so got my th...Just saw the reminder on Twitter Lily so got my thought box on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In Dark Trenches.<br /><br /><br />This war began long ago, yet still I fight with comrades at my side. No thoughts of withdrawal, our thirst for victory drives us forever forward. Some try to take over, but we have dark methods for those.<br /><br />We had leaders before, all denounced and rotting in the darkness now. We keep the spirits aflame with stories of lost battles. Of suffocations, chemical warfare and spikes stabbing away life.<br /><br />My comrades are weak. I’ll abandon them and swim faster, I’ll break through the walls and win this war alone. <br /><br />I will be victorious. <br /><br />I will impregnate. <br /><br />I will be fertile.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760596809720075421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-35422270295766608082011-03-03T12:46:42.508+00:002011-03-03T12:46:42.508+00:00Kim - a claustrophobic piece that left me gasping ...Kim - a claustrophobic piece that left me gasping for more. Was the shadow a saviour or executioner?Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-10067819782461769042011-03-03T08:33:32.725+00:002011-03-03T08:33:32.725+00:00Thanks for the compliments, and for making me so w...Thanks for the compliments, and for making me so welcome. =)<br /><br />Ravenways - Very evocative and multi-layered. I get something more with each re-read.<br /><br />William - heartfelt and moving. I was particularly struck by the same line Aidan mentioned.<br /><br />Kim - I can't help but focus on the bowl of water... (much like your protagonist, I imagine), it really drives the hopelessness of his position home.John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-28972217317519826962011-03-03T08:17:34.188+00:002011-03-03T08:17:34.188+00:00ravenways - poetry - prose, both work for me. This...<strong>ravenways</strong> - poetry - prose, both work for me. This is beautiful - longing and wistful, ever destined to wander the night in search of the day. Lovely.<br /><br /><strong>William</strong>, welcome back! <em>Squandered</em> is an enormously tragic outpouring of the soul, his(?) lover - or even a friend or relative - snatched, it seems without warning. Frank and bitter. A great write.<br /><br /><strong>Kim</strong>, I am filled with claustrophobia at his burial and bemused as he still seeks a way out. One assumes the scimitar will behead him, but perhaps you know otherwise? Loved the torture of the water in the brass bowl as the sun blisters the skin on his head. Highly intriguing.Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-68113482218015158442011-03-03T01:18:02.204+00:002011-03-03T01:18:02.204+00:00Lily: "I piss on you still" love this vi...<strong>Lily</strong>: "I piss on you still" love this viewpoint and muted tone entirely in control and confident of the last laugh.<br /><br /><strong>Ellie</strong>: an interesting story here. I'm intrigued by the viewpoint that in my reading doesn't quite understand the predicament that she's in. (Or perhaps I underestimate her). Nice vitriol in "slither back in your invested holes".<br /><br /><strong>Ravenways</strong>: <i>Last one chosen</i>, thank-you for introducing me to Loup Garous. Nice strong dialogue in the opening with the twist at the end opening us into the world. <i>Boneyards</i>, I like the turn of phrase boneyards and forests; a haunting ghost story.<br /><br /><strong>AJ</strong>: you do a gorgeous job of grounding this emotionally with pools of dirty rainwater. Pitch-perfect images on this.<br /><br /><strong>Chris</strong>: "I'm thirsty, Lawrence" drips with double entendre. I enjoyed the mix of viewpoints that gives it a slightly poetic flavor with the italicized thoughts.<br /><br /><strong>John</strong>: lovely plague; interesting use of commandants structure. I'm intrigued by the effect accomplished in the last part with concrete images (gore trembling as it slides down her throat) with the voice "had names yesterday" which drives home the removal from the scene.<br /><br /><strong>William</strong>: thought-provoking, I really like <i>We used to squander our time, by being apart</i>.<br /><br /><strong>Kim</strong>: the executioner/savior from behind evokes a strong image in my mind. Great opening that makes me want to know more about what led to these events and wether he's being executed or released from his torture.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-59200276532321405422011-03-02T23:05:55.216+00:002011-03-02T23:05:55.216+00:00Oasis
His thirst for revenge and the public denou...Oasis<br /><br />His thirst for revenge and the public denouncement of the sheik had not gone well. The hot desert sand was up to his chin and his arms were packed tightly against his sides. In sight but out of reach, water rippled in a brass bowl, and the blazing sun blistered his shaven head. His fertile, but desperate mind searched for a solution.<br /><br />He sensed that he was not alone, and a blessed shade fell across him from behind. The familiar sound of a scimitar being drawn focused his attention. The blade’s shadow arced upwards; he closed his eyes, and waited.Scratchypen (Kim)http://scratchypen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-47385510453367851582011-03-02T14:46:09.317+00:002011-03-02T14:46:09.317+00:00Michael – I love this. ‘Flashed the serpent betwe...Michael – I love this. ‘Flashed the serpent between his legs’ is so evocative. Lusty and dark.<br /><br />Rebecca – Lovely descriptive writing, as always. I like the ‘scabby places’ this conjures. Great imagery.<br /><br />Mimi – I like the double edged sword feel to this, that her death is her revenge.<br /><br />Aiden – Apart from a fab title, this little number made me smile and then I was imagining Triffidesque monster lettuces rampaging after human flesh…<br /><br />Melenka – This is dark, pithy and wonderfully visual.<br /><br />Antonia – The creeping fear in this is so real, reminded me of schooldays messing about with things we didn’t understand…<br /><br />Asuqi – Visual and poetic, a perfect balance of narrative and description.<br /><br />Lily – For me there are environmental overtones of Mother Earth’s angry stirrings here. Watch out humans.<br /><br />Ellie – An emphatic, dramatic piece, a hint of foreboding too. Lovely descriptions.<br /><br />Ravenways 1 – Dark and delicious and easily pulls the reader in with promise of salivating satisfaction.<br /><br />Chris – Oo lusty, Chris. Metaphor just oozes from this, interspersed with puritan thoughts and devilish pleasure. <br /><br />John – Love this, so dark and full with horror and very well written.<br /><br />Ravenways 2 – I like this piece. It’s beautifully composed, descriptive and subtle, it falls from the page so effortlessly.<br /><br />William – The loss here is very real and the emotion is quite heartfelt. Another well written piece.AllWriteFictionAdvicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381125356850555606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-72916826787564601022011-03-02T11:08:46.849+00:002011-03-02T11:08:46.849+00:00ravenways - I agree with Melenka, this would make ...<b>ravenways</b> - I agree with Melenka, this would make a stunning opener to a novel. The last paragraph describes a chilling scene of conflict and horror, and I want to know what happens next.<br /><br /><b>AJ</b> - you managed to capture the full horror of the Vietnam war in so few words. I will not forget this one in a hurry.<br /><br /><b>Chris</b> - deliciously dark and erotic. Loved it.<br /><br /><b>John</b> - and you were nervous of entering? Well, don't be! Horrific and beautifully written; perfect.<br /><br /><b>William</b> - you indulge as much as you like because that was heartfelt and so real. The final line said it all.Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-44890167557905826052011-03-02T03:08:38.481+00:002011-03-02T03:08:38.481+00:00Michael Nice take on "an heir and a spare.&qu...<b>Michael</b> Nice take on "an heir and a spare." I like the minions being bureaucrats. Poor, reluctant mama. I fear she has no choice.<br /><br /><b>Rebecca</b> The corn dolls creeped me out, especially as there was no corn nearby. "a fertile, scabby place" - perfection.<br /><br /><b>Mimi</b> This hit so many buttons for me - sacrificing the "witch", stupid superstitions, and the beauty of knowing they will die without her. Love it.<br /><br /><b>Aidan</b> I want to film this. <i>legs smeared across planters of lettuce</i> is a delicious detail. And the idea of killer lettuce is both absurd and disturbing. Vegetarians beware!<br /><br /><b>Antonia</b> There are reasons rituals are carefully observed, as your poor narrator learns too late. The sensation of failing was excellent.<br /><br /><b>asuqi</b> I have seen documentaries of the tragedy in your piece. So frightening because it's all true, and we're too busy looking for the next gadget to notice.<br /><br /><b>Lily</b> So much to love here - the cycles of worship changing while the liquid does not, the anger of a planet ill-used, the certainty of revenge. I spoke it aloud and it was resonant.<br /><br /><b>Ellie</b> I like the dismissive outlook on the stupid humans. The best way to subjugate us is to appeal to our religious traditions, as many have done.<br /><br /><b>Ravenways</b> If this was the front piece of a novel, I would buy that book. So much tension and promise in this short piece. That they are worried for their survival is a nice twist.<br /><br /><b>AJ</b> This made me a little ill, perhaps because I remember the nightly news showing pictures of the horror of war while I sat eating my dinner, a child absorbing and only understanding later what it all meant. There is such evil in the picture you paint, and yet we still do these things.<br /><br /><b>Chris</b> I adore you for using mellifluous. I felt this one much in the way I suspect poor Lawrence did. The spilled water was a delightful metaphor.<br /><br /><b>John</b> Gorgeous, lyrical, and gross in its joy, especially the end. The monster's perspective can be so enlightening.<br /><br /><b>Ravenways</b> It counts. Boy does it count. There is such longing in this piece, an unsettled and unsettling quest that still sings with acceptance.<br /><br /><b>William</b> This is heartbreaking and speaks to all of the loss I've felt when people were taken from me. If this indulgence is your grief process, it is a fine tribute.Melenkahttp://pushcomestoshove.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-2003871101148767492011-03-02T00:09:35.683+00:002011-03-02T00:09:35.683+00:00Forgive my absence and the self indulgence that fo...Forgive my absence and the self indulgence that follows<br /><br /><b>Squandered</b><br /><br />My misery mewls like a fertile cat, desperate and unsatisfied.<br />I’m driven by the thirst for one last bask in the splendour of your smile, but your death has robbed us of that.<br /><br />We used to squander our time together, by being apart. Through faux immortal eyes we laughed at death, and those that wallow in pity, but your sudden frailty tore longevity asunder.<br /><br />I will not let death denounce your existence.William Davollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705387237656647744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-60702668957187730052011-03-01T21:36:24.761+00:002011-03-01T21:36:24.761+00:00Not sure this quite counts as poetry...but it mani...Not sure this quite counts as poetry...but it manifested itself while I was thinking about something else. Anyway...<br /><br /><br />I walk the boneyards and forests, a barefooted mist<br />Under the New Moon<br />The dog follows, his footfalls crunching in the snow and leaves<br />Where mine do not.<br />I denounce his thirst along with my own but still he trails behind<br />Reminding me of my indiscretions<br />I want only to sing to the fertile land, and the sun, and all the places where you dwell:<br />To warm and sweeten the frozen soil with my breath, tinged red by your very soul.<br />I walk only in darkness, ever following the sun.<br />And I sing only to the stars, never touching you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-4588264673889143072011-03-01T19:12:07.997+00:002011-03-01T19:12:07.997+00:00Ellie, the power of your protagonist's resolve...<strong>Ellie</strong>, the power of your protagonist's resolve is exciting. It's a rare stranger that can win over a crowd of ignorant/scared villagers. I agree with John, this has got huge potential and should be explored.<br /><br /><strong>ravenways</strong>, this is glorious. I love the dismissive and intolerant tone. I want to know what led to this, and definitely what's coming next. <br /><br /><strong>Ally</strong>, this is AJ Humpage at her best. Evoking the senses and the desperation of a situation in an instant. The fear in this flipped back and forth between the soldiers and the girl, all of it wrong. Stunning writing.<br /><br /><strong>Chris</strong>, this is just fantastic - I love it. Your Helena is Clive Barker's Celestine; a Goddess bound and oozing with addictive sexual energy. Luscious writing.<br /><br /><strong>John</strong>, I totally agree with the comments so far. I laughed out loud in dark delight as I reached the end of this beautifully crafted piece of writing. Seeming to embrace cult, horror and plague in equal measure this is an absolute pleasure to read. Please, do stay.Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-65403609377724119352011-03-01T17:25:37.589+00:002011-03-01T17:25:37.589+00:00John. Wow...SO glad you decided to speak up. Bea...<b>John</b>. Wow...SO glad you decided to speak up. Beautiful imagery. Love the plague reference. Like it's a horror you embrace, willingly, but still a horror. Wonderful story.<br /><br /><b>Melenka</b>. As always, I love the way you weave so much into so few words. And, you know...the revenge thing...tasty indeed!<br /><br /><b>Chris</b> Horror though it is, your description of Helena almost made me want to BE her, if only for a moment. Truly scary in a "self-analysis" kind of way...which is exactly what horror is supposed to do, in my opinion. Thank you!<br /><br /><b>AJ</b>. I'd want to read more of this. The images it evoked will stay with me for a long, long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-67041082948002864652011-03-01T13:29:29.367+00:002011-03-01T13:29:29.367+00:00Ravenways--Reads like an excerpt out of a novel. T...<b>Ravenways</b>--Reads like an excerpt out of a novel. That's the kind of thing that makes people want to buy the book.<br /><br /><b>AJ</b>--You've managed to produce a stark and stunning image. It's difficult to look away, even though I tell myself, "It's in the past," it's still hard.<br /><br /><b>Chris</b>--Yes, I love it! He's done for, you know. Afterwards, she'll suck him into her womb as payment. See ya, Lawrence.<br /><br /><b>John</b>--Um, John? You the guy who said he was afraid to dip a toe in, etc? HOLY SHIT. Gorgeous in composition, tightly written, and you come out of the gate first time with one of my very favorite subjects ever: PLAGUE. YEAH. Seriously, though, this is perfection. Welcome, and please please please come back. Now I really want to see what you do each week.R.S. Bohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101260459422806220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-14182035343439670802011-03-01T12:32:10.923+00:002011-03-01T12:32:10.923+00:00Acolyte
I denounce my blood.
Is the first comma...<b>Acolyte</b><br /><br /><br /><i>I denounce my blood.</i><br /><br />Is the first commandment. Forget your past, forget your family. Those things have no meaning.<br /><br /><i>I denounce my body.</i><br /><br />Is the second commandment. You are but fertile ground for the red plague: let it inside you, let it become you.<br /><br /><i>I embrace my thirst.</i><br /><br />Is the third. It will be all you know.<br /><br /><br />She licks the warm, sticky gore from her hands, trembling as it slides down her throat.<br /><br />She looks at the flesh that lies around her, broken, torn and hollow. It had names yesterday. She had family yesterday.<br /><br />Today she has the plague.John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-86287681969898100562011-03-01T12:27:33.672+00:002011-03-01T12:27:33.672+00:00Michael - wicked and complex. I think she's in...Michael - wicked and complex. I think she's in for a surprise...<br /><br />Rebecca - What a compact burst of imagery! There's an implied darkness there without needing to be explicit. Creepy.<br /><br />Mimi - bitter. Small consolation indeed. Why do I get the feeling the harvest will not bring all they hope for...? ;)<br /><br />Aidan - Nice, made me laugh. =) Good job working the squibs in too.<br /><br />Melenka - Revenge is coming... I liked the use of the witch burning imagery without needing to literally burn the witch.<br /><br />Antonia - She really seems a little clueless. One for the Darwin awards... ;)<br /><br />Asuqi - That's wonderful. Poignant, engaging and, yes, poetical.<br /><br />Lily - Gave me shivers. The classic Gaia's revenge trope twisted dark and grim.<br /><br />Ellie - So very intriguing. I really want to know more! =)<br /><br />Ravenways - Good to see a story where the supernatural isn't so dominant, where the vamps and the weres are both struggling.<br /><br />AJ - So atmospheric. This speaks volumes.<br /><br />Chris - I love ancient gods brought into the modern world. Very nicely paced and structured.<br /><br />It's interesting to see what similarities, and amazing how much variety, comes from a simple three word prompt. =)John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536979460489400599.post-10499106967998728502011-03-01T01:48:09.710+00:002011-03-01T01:48:09.710+00:00Michael - Nasty, funny, and succinct. Great write!...Michael - Nasty, funny, and succinct. Great write!<br /><br />Rebecca - "legless corncob dolls" - that's just creepy goodness right there.<br /><br />Mimi - loved the bittersweet ending of this. Great ambience all throughout, which made the tragedy stand out in greater relief<br /><br />Aidan - twisted fun - I want to play this version of "Clue" (loved the title too)<br /><br />Melenka - way to stick it to the man! Great, dark revenge tale.<br /><br />Antonia - and THAT is why I won't touch Ouija boards. I won't. I won't do it. Just in case. (Great writing... omg... what was that???)<br /><br />Asuqi - Prosetry? Superb, spartan and a clear message. Well done.<br /><br />Lily - love this one. The Earth really does have nothing to fear from us. It'll wait, and we'll be gone soon enough.<br /><br />Ellie - so rich and dark, this one. Love the sci-fi flavour in the witch-y stew, and beneath it all, the Earth. Well done.<br /><br />Ravenways - this is a fantastic werewolf tale. I really like the modern, almost noir-ish angle you've taken with it.<br /><br />AJ - you never fail to produce the goods. Real human horror here, and so easy to realize that the black & white we were told about was nothing of the kind.Chris Alliniottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094925215735680849noreply@blogger.com