Comments on: FYOR 3

By: Constantine Markides

Constantine Markides — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:30:04 +0000

Fyor, your “dark perversity,” to quote Annabones, will be missed. Please submit your farewell post as soon as possible.

By: Kaylie Jones

Kaylie Jones — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:17:34 +0000

I really like this. I like that the tone is somewhat neutral and objective. It makes the scene even more harrowing and bizarre. I found it very unusual, and therefore quite fresh.

By: Eros

Eros — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:48:58 +0000

I am sorry but I didn’t see the dog going in to the front load washer, while he sat there and watched with his friends. That’s even darker then where I thought you were going. Love, Eros

By: Auggie

Auggie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:17:34 +0000

poe’s ‘black cat’ is a short story about a man who gouges out his cat’s eye, i think with a fork. eventually he hangs his cat from a tree.
i understand that one person’s actions have effects on another’s mind. but what is the universal mind that you speak of?

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:57 +0000

Here here JD!

By: JDEvolutionist

JDEvolutionist — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:06:55 +0000

With Poe (and I may be wrong here my experience relates to horror movies based on his work seen in the 60′s) the ‘evil’ elements relate far more to fantasy scenarios in fantasy lands where as, this is implementation of concepts of the mind into the real world. These can be very influential in the subsequent development of other minds and the evolving universal mind. Such influence, which is often denied but in reality is unavoidable, has significant effect on the subsequent course of evolution as influenced by the resulting universal mind. Tread with care and due consideration!

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:17:58 +0000

I said shocking – not surprising and this is the only story where it is a premeditated murder of a much loved pet by its owner.

I’m not apologetic for finding that, as a narrative arc, a little disturbing.

By: Auggie

Auggie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:12:22 +0000

so very e.a.poe black catish. well written and intriguing. i dont find it shocking when the topic requires doggie death. plus, you know the whole time what is going to happen.

By: Jodi Cleghorn

Jodi Cleghorn — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:16:24 +0000

There is no denying this is shocking. However there is mass appeal for this sort of stuff … you only have to see what is constantly on our screens (well here in Australia we seem to be flooded with CSI spin offsf five nights a week) Whether we need this JD is certainly a question worth debating somewhere else. And is it a matter of the chicken egg conundrum. Personally I would prefer to invest my reading and viewing time on something more uplifting – though I have to admit to have a somewhat perverse fascination by the dark side of human behaviour and motivation.

And I agreee in part with you Dan that there is a huge leap between scenes – however given the format delivery here I think it is acceptable. We know from round two he’s become The Unseen Lord in the virtual world – so it is not a complete nonsequitor.

I am glad Fyor you got creative with Frodo’s death. I wasn’t sure if my stomach at 10am in the morning could cope with him slitting the doggies throat with a kitchen knife.

I will certainly be interested to see how this dark, sinister piece of writing is received by all – via the polling results.

By: danpowell

danpowell — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:57:21 +0000

Wow. The jump of subject seems a little jarring. After re-reading the last two entries I am still jarred by this passage. The jump from the back story to this has put me off a bit.