tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post7356328662473248345..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: The Scent by Phil SlatteryCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-36522031775158366282016-01-08T17:27:46.086+00:002016-01-08T17:27:46.086+00:00Smell is so powerful as it bypasses the amygdala p...Smell is so powerful as it bypasses the amygdala part of the brain (so I'm told!) which gives us an emotional reaction before any processing takes place. I like the dreamy atmosphere and supernatural sensation.<br />S.LucasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-9490642609595902292015-07-20T22:52:56.001+01:002015-07-20T22:52:56.001+01:00This descriptive piece about remembrance, the thou...This descriptive piece about remembrance, the thought of what might have been, is a common sad thread that will resonate with those have experienced the pain of that one love lost. Slattery's use of scent was exquisite as we feel Quinn's pain and hope that he finds his peace, at last. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-81283477550967439582015-07-20T11:18:20.297+01:002015-07-20T11:18:20.297+01:00You wrote about something we can all relate to - h...You wrote about something we can all relate to - how, out of the blue, the scent of something evokes a memory of something long past; and the emotions we felt at the time! A clever story, leaving the reader hoping that Quinn finds the right person for the 'something more' he needed.<br />Beryl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-84777396083290560652015-07-18T11:13:18.554+01:002015-07-18T11:13:18.554+01:00At a lecture I recently attended entitled 'How...At a lecture I recently attended entitled 'How we map thoughts into words' ,the speaker suggested that its the English - presumably English-speaking people - who have the least developed olfactory sense, while Indonesians have the most well developed! Why, I wasn't exactly sure...something to do with Tiger scent! Also something to do with the number of words in the vocabulary to describe smells. It's good to see that sense concentrated in this thoughtful piece, drawing us into the narrator's internal world, and - as Ceinwen points out leaving us wondering about chance and coincidence. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142492723192523556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-13871094584832828232015-07-17T08:45:39.685+01:002015-07-17T08:45:39.685+01:00This story has a lovely dreamy quality whilst bein...This story has a lovely dreamy quality whilst being unsettling too. It lingers on half processed emotional experiences and leaves the reader asking 'what if' and 'if only' - feelings that are familiar for so many people. <br />Thank you,<br />CeinwenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-61904899804180790812015-07-17T08:22:24.717+01:002015-07-17T08:22:24.717+01:00It is interesting how you have captured how smell ...It is interesting how you have captured how smell and tastes for that matter provoke deep seated emotional memories. Behind this I senses a response of disappointment and loneliness in the character.<br /><br />James.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com