tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post2613473296170147283..comments2024-03-29T12:58:34.121+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: Idle Feet Do the Devil's Work by Ray CharbonneauCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-80752787961434369092014-10-06T10:24:25.430+01:002014-10-06T10:24:25.430+01:00good story, agree with update on Faustian pact, bu...good story, agree with update on Faustian pact, but nonetheless, an original take. i guess there´s always a price to pay for success or trying to get an advantage over others, <br /><br />Michael McCarthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-1249713359396602312014-10-05T14:47:52.521+01:002014-10-05T14:47:52.521+01:00Clean, straightforward and insightful tale, provin...Clean, straightforward and insightful tale, proving that contracts with the devil leave very little opportunity for renegotiating, and generally leave you transformed into a person you might regret forever.<br /><br />Arthur DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-2291706688102590472014-10-05T14:42:22.215+01:002014-10-05T14:42:22.215+01:00The saying 'Be careful what you wish for' ...The saying 'Be careful what you wish for' certainly plays out here! A reminder not to become fixated on the wrong things; they come at too great a cost.<br />An interesting story with believable characters.<br />BerylAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-5638047446675941132014-10-05T12:53:17.096+01:002014-10-05T12:53:17.096+01:00Is this a tongue-in-cheek retelling of the Faustia...Is this a tongue-in-cheek retelling of the Faustian tale where a man sells his 'sole' to the devil?<br />Or an illustration that winning at all cost comes at a high price?<br />That some escape?<br />That some don't?<br />That some get hurt?<br />That ignoring all else, the devil is in taking the short cut, the empty promise, the hollow victory?<br /><br />Or ultimately is it just a well-told story and reworking of the Faustian tale that in its final scene does not end in hell, but in hope.<br /><br />James ShafferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-38524745073680661392014-10-05T12:24:29.026+01:002014-10-05T12:24:29.026+01:00Nicely paced (no pun intended), the reader is on t...Nicely paced (no pun intended), the reader is on the track with the runners with their trials and challenges. Interesting comment on human motivation, aspiration and lust for success and the reckless distortions that can arise. The women are drawn sympathetically too. <br />Thanks,<br />Ceinwen HaydonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com