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I like the tribe metaphor and
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2014
I like the tribe metaphor and the use of 'the other' to convey the creature. That he/she impersonates animal calls but still doesn't get recognised feels key to his/her self-perception, there's an assumption that all the others are united but...
Read full commentPosted in Living on the edges
Not sure about nothingness -
Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2014
Not sure about nothingness - surely it's a preconceived stereotype about what 'an other' (petit bourgeoise ) thinks and speaks of. Who validates that it is what it is?
Read full commentPosted in political correctness 1
Sounds like the female should
Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2014
Sounds like the female should rely on nobody and have no needs at all whilst men can have children all over the world with no financial or parental responsibility simply because they're not the vehicle. Females don't get children without blokes...
Read full commentPosted in Man Vs. Child
Hi Michael, welcome to ABC
Posted on Tue, 11 Nov 2014
Hi Michael, welcome to ABC Tales. Shout if you;re unsure of how the site works, a very friendly bunch of people. There's lots to like in your first post - very descriptive, the castle metaphor is unexpectedly vivid and fitting. They are the pits...
Read full commentPosted in The Public Toilet
A beautifully conveyed scene
Posted on Sun, 09 Nov 2014
A beautifully conveyed scene of the totally surreal.
Read full commentPosted in Collecting Samples
I've just finished Vanessa
Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2014
I've just finished Vanessa Gebbie's 'Storm Warning' and a short story featuring soup parallels with this. Eclectic images in fish lens detail make very vivid poetry, particularly colour.This is a fine example of ambiguity making your reader...
Read full commentPosted in 'Poppies in the Snow'
Is this for Movember? Your
Posted on Sun, 02 Nov 2014
Is this for Movember? Your work never fails to make me laugh. Amusing but there's always an undercurrent to unpack.
Read full commentPosted in Facial
Wise words and wish more
Posted on Sat, 01 Nov 2014
Wise words and wish more people had those morals.
Read full commentPosted in The Wrong Side of the Track
It's startling in beauty. The
Posted on Wed, 29 Oct 2014
It's startling in beauty. The mythical aspects that you draw out from her ageing face, then that egg is such a crushing symbol and you've conveyed loss as a new concept in an ordinary world.
Read full commentPosted in She had not aged well
The crucifix motif is
Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2014
The crucifix motif is exceptionally powerful as a symbol of lost belief in death. Add to that the warmth of his skin, the location of his home, the shatter of war and you've got agony in palmed hands. An exceptionally strong piece of work on the...
Read full commentPosted in The Power and the Glory
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