Jamal

I've been thinking about how I might improve this story, or at least do it differently. One way would be to stay with the ravens' point of view. Not f...

This reminds me of those romantic comedies in which an uptight guy meets a zany girl (sometimes the other way round) and falls in love despite himself...

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But I see you've been busy doing some actual philosophy in your "What is Creativity?" discussion. :up:

These short story contests always lose momentum when @"Amity" takes a break. Where is all your commentary, people?

Yes, it does demand commitment, though as you say it's not all that difficult to read (if you don't mind long sentences). Enjoy the journey.

How intriguing :chin:

Awesome box set. Years ago I read the first two volumes but faltered in the third, which means I may have to begin at the beginning again if I want to...

But I didn’t know about the Nazis until quite recently. Yeah, that’s about the Reconquista, and the expulsion of the Moriscos happened at the end of t...

Given the right circumstances, I concur.

Yes, exactly, it's an arbitrary frame, providing a kind of window on to one's life and mind. I only came to appreciate this when someone I know, who h...

I agree with Caldwell that it conveys the situation well, and I like the last line, which brings it down to Earth, giving us something concrete. It br...

Yes, it's about balance I guess. And there's a reason we call it "telling a story."

Borges and Proust were twentieth century too, and plenty of more recent and contemporary writers do a lot of telling. But sure, movies are great too. ...

Each to their own, GM. You like what you like, and that’s cool. Only, spare a thought for those poor souls like me who actually enjoy Proust, Borges, ...

Well it's good to see you back here. Why migrate? Why not?

My means are more subtle than crude authoritarianism.

Never underestimate a starling.

I guess not, because despite what I said above, I have seen that attitude before around these parts.

An all-consuming lust for power.

I agree that it’s the height of bad manners for someone to say “you’re asking the wrong question,” without explaining what they mean. However… In the ...

Yep, just one published so far.

Is it all that bad as it is though, mixed together? It’s quite easy to identify the new stories.

I could create another category alongside this one, called “Short Story Activity Dec 22 (2)”. Unfortunately I can’t do it right now; I’m away from my ...

:worry: :meh: :smile: That’s a great way to see it actually, and a very charitable reading too. Thanks.

Like Amity, I disagree with this. A slice of life with a small fictional twist is great for this format. I think the challenge is not so much to addre...

Yes, any prejudice was in the story, not in your comment. Thank you :smile:

Well, upheaval and uncertainty describes it quite well, though really we're both doing fine. Thank you for the kind words.

Yeah, you hit the nail on the head probably. I even had the Russian or Ukrainian landscape in mind when writing this one, though just in the backgroun...

I know, this story is so damn bleak. I guess I’ve been in a dark and pessimistic frame of mind.

Javi has been tricking us, people. Now we know why. :lol:

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This is really interesting, and a good way to put it. It finds a middle ground between Amity’s view and my own.

Thank you for the comments people! I might respond in more detail later, but here are some relevant pictures connected with the town of Dénia, which i...

Thank you for the great feedback everyone. :groan: I know, I don't know what I was thinking. Actually I can remember what I was thinking. It was, "och...

This time I think I’ll wait a few days and polish it.

My personal favourites were A good-bye buzz, The Porn Shop, The Hairpin, and Waiting for the Midnight Mouse, though I liked others too. Well done to a...

Thank you for your sterling work. :clap:

I like it, although it has too few words; we need the “The” at the start. Keep ‘em coming.

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Nicely put. I’ve participated in a few of the short story competitions, once as an author and twice just as a reader. This time, I thought my experien...

That’s a reasonable concern. I’m not sure how it’s going to work. I guess it’s best to wait for the boss to get back.

So, the time is upon us. Shall we expose ourselves?

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Reor v. Mores in Latin is along the lines of thinking v. behaviour/custom. This is in line with the characters.

Perish the thought. :blush:

I'm sure it's appreciated. It's great to see Amity get some critical competition. :up:

I deleted it, because it was just a YouTube link with a question along the lines of “what do you think?” If you want to discuss a video, it's best to ...