You are right. The theme is the eternal cycle of repeat topics in philosophy. The boredom. The story of jaded TPF long-termers/organisers who have los...
Thank you for all of this. Utterly amazing what lips, lungs, tongues and love of music can do. Will listen more tomorrow. It's been a busy day. Totall...
Sheer brilliance. Both of ya'. 'AI generating prompt: "cosmic horror in the silent jungle with expedition of donkeys" in oil painting style' Nothing e...
Copy that. I enjoyed the paragraph ending: More treasure found in the cooperative conveyor belt; no chaos in the world of countless ants. Lorena full ...
Both. Made love. First paragraph. Then she changed. She surrendered herself to God and became celibate. Third paragraph. Gone to God. Nothing more to ...
Netherswell Well. I had no idea this was a real place. Netherswell Manor in Bedfordshire. What a pity the trip described by the author was less than h...
Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Remastered 2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFTD9O-XMw Another link to the short story and its bridge. The son...
Frozen Bodies, Warm Hearts What or whose bodies; heavenly or earthly? Why are they frozen? Frozen: physically or mentally ice-cold; fixed, stubborn or...
Inspired by the short story and comments - 'Frozen Bodies, Warm Hearts': https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/13817/frozen-bodies-warm-hearts Got...
Yes you are :kiss: I am tempted to write Every Good Boy Deserves F... but that would spoil the moment. I can't describe how I feel after listening to ...
Probably. I was wondering what made the difference to the sound in this amazing piece. What would it sound like if it wasn't 'justly tuned'? You know ...
Thanks to @"Jamal"'s recommendations, commenting on the short story 'Nightmare in D Minor': https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/13826/nightmare-...
Agree :up: I like the progression from the recognisable heavy and bolded DUN-DUN! DUN-DUN! through the angsty cacophony to the light italicised Plink,...
...but most humans understand the sound of a light 'plink' better than 'plind' which is flat and dull. It's like the difference between 'wink' and 'wi...
Portland Youth Philharmonic performs Leroy Anderson, Plink, Plank, Plunk. Performed at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon on Decemb...
The more I think of this girl in the mirror, the less I am convinced of her apparently mature reflection on humans. Hers is a one-sided, narrow view. ...
The girl in the mirror What girl and how is she in a particular mirror? As a reflection or inside the mirror? Both? It seems the mirror is stuck as pa...
I think the awakening at the start of the story is part of the anxiety dream. It's a lucid dream; an awareness of self within a dream. Experiencing th...
There is a paradox and more at the heart of vigilantism. A leader who regards himself as standing up for society's moral code, and who thinks he is be...
Nightmare in D Minor The title says it all. Or does it? The key of D Minor is usually thought of as reflecting sadness and contrasted to the gladness ...
How unbelievably condescending and downright stupid of you. Did you mean to sound so condescending and stupid? And that is how it should be...in my op...
Really? I found it immensely readable; nothing verbally jarred with me at all. Brother Jake's Brother Jake's what? A possessive apostrophe. 'Brother J...
Yeah, yeah, I know that :roll: Why don't you pecker off and let me have my fun...I'm tempted but I will not say anything untoward about North America ...
About Face This reminds me of another story. Oscar and the Coconut. The same perplexing start. A transmission. So detailed. 15th December 2322. Only 3...
Tits on tits. Another bird theme :roll: Well, well, well. Ain't that whot we already decided...in our regular booth knocking it back :lol: Next time 3...
I think I'm too late to add any more to the previous perspicacious posts. But hey, it's clever, fun and sexy. An apt shortening theme. It also makes m...
The Ride A ghost train ride designed to thrill. An amusement. To engage in carnival... or carnal activity. To take someone for a ride; to trick. Wonde...
Evening Period of time at the end of the day or a late stage of life. In this case both. The grandmother having seen and done it all. Has taken care o...
Thank you :pray: I'm hooked. Just spent an hour browsing...threads like: 'Do you think there's an equivalent to practising scales in terms of writing?...
Yep :up: Happy thoughts and good vibes sent your way :cool: :victory: Where are you again? Yeah, so it would be interesting to see what extra @"Jamal"...
Radical indeed. Quite the stretch from the initial decision of only having the contest once a year. It sounds good in theory. The challenge of hosting...
Some blues...kinda... Nina Simone - I Am Blessed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMDl3TTwofk classical: Sergei Prokofiev - Troika from "Lieutenant Kij...
Even if my faith went AWOL some time ago, this still makes me feel good. Enjoy the day :pray: Natale - Christmas - Tu scendi dalle stelle https://www....
Peace on Earth Composed by Errollyn Wallen And snow falls down on me. Peace on earth. The night is dark and soft. Peace on earth. The lights that spar...
You have a sensitivity as to what is required. Keep up the good work. Reading, commenting and discussing stories in the first round was a pleasure. Ev...
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