tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900836079065859174.post3652120839811713809..comments2023-07-07T20:56:35.512+10:00Comments on Flash Fiction By Annie: Your EssenceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308937047474819914noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900836079065859174.post-74568146327560424012009-07-05T03:46:09.419+10:002009-07-05T03:46:09.419+10:00A pleasant to read, smooth transformation from ord...A pleasant to read, smooth transformation from ordinary to extraordinary. Wonder if that might be our future.<br /><br />see mine :<br /><br />http://anandserpi.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/my-beloved/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900836079065859174.post-14009654982382847252009-07-04T14:43:42.816+10:002009-07-04T14:43:42.816+10:00Another good read. I think my impression was that...Another good read. I think my impression was that what held her back was some non-specific dislike of her body. The cheesecake moment with the waitress provides the impression that weight is the overriding factor, but it's not yet clear.<br /><br />Again thanks for another good story. I would like to hear more of this one.Jerald Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485162424714824336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900836079065859174.post-37198100982064422732009-07-04T09:18:00.665+10:002009-07-04T09:18:00.665+10:00For a while I thought she may have been an android...For a while I thought she may have been an android or cyborg, then shifted toward physical disability. I like the setting and the ambiguity of the piece. I hope you continue with it.Chris Chartrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766438158698041660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900836079065859174.post-59226409927303077012009-07-04T05:08:55.086+10:002009-07-04T05:08:55.086+10:00Always a please to read your stuff, Annie, and you...Always a please to read your stuff, Annie, and you pose an interesting question. <br /><br />For myself I thought the "thing" was a body issue: either weight or a gender-identity problem but that's because I've been reading articles and having conversations on those subjects the last couple of days. <br /><br />On that note, it might be interesting to try and play with that ambiguity when you revisit the piece, concentrate fully on the reaction of others rather than the character's reality to allow an outlet for your reader's own perceptions on what makes a body "imperfect". <br /><br />Yes, Reader Response Theory nutjob, right here, I hold my hands up. It was just that the ambguity grabbed me so much. <br /><br />As ever, always a pleasure. <br /><br />Mine own: <br />http://eclecticchair.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/fiction-friday-getting-committed/James Ashelfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921809149099140714noreply@blogger.com