tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post1808562332012978665..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: Stoned Love by Michael McCarthyCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-74008992300521783802016-03-09T16:13:53.997+00:002016-03-09T16:13:53.997+00:00Gabi: I do like this elegant story. Many of us kno...Gabi: I do like this elegant story. Many of us know about the changes in longlasting relationships: We have observed a lot of Aris and Dianas, we have read a lot of novels about relationships, we discuss relationships among (female) friends; deep in our hearts we know about the state of our own relationship and yet we are not sure wether we want to be aware of it.(Alcohol as an attempt at covering up, the Stones as an attempt at pain-killing?)<br />Mike´s story makes us share these ambivalent, unwelcome feelings with the narrator and? his friend. The author has picked out the moments that might suddenly decide about the future. I think it was a very clever idea to put the "How the hell am I going to tell her?" at the very beginning and once more near the end of the story because this crucial question involves the reader from the start. And indeed, is he/she going to tell her/him at all because all kinds of consequences are to be considered? Do both of them feel the need to tell the partner - by the way - w h a t ? There are so many possibilities! Fascinating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-43487721405368785852016-03-06T13:05:28.900+00:002016-03-06T13:05:28.900+00:00Hi Frank,
he´s going to tell her he´s ill. Thanks ...Hi Frank,<br />he´s going to tell her he´s ill. Thanks for reading and making a good couple of points.<br />regards<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-33030348368411211552016-03-06T03:49:50.768+00:002016-03-06T03:49:50.768+00:00What's he going to tell her? He's living g...What's he going to tell her? He's living guilty under the weight of a historical fling? A great device seeing your future in another couple - yet in the end Ari was so different from the narrator - in not being tortured by self examination.Frank Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-19384896401796699922016-03-05T20:00:20.908+00:002016-03-05T20:00:20.908+00:00Hi Nancy,
thank you for reading and taking the tim...Hi Nancy,<br />thank you for reading and taking the time to comment, much appreciated, like Ceinwen I look forward to your next story<br />regards<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-72895725679092480092016-03-04T17:27:05.894+00:002016-03-04T17:27:05.894+00:00Engaging story, Mike. So true about graying couple...Engaging story, Mike. So true about graying couples clinging to routines. The characters are real and the narrator is thought-provoking. Nicely done.Nancy Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-37368754522692829012016-03-04T17:18:20.445+00:002016-03-04T17:18:20.445+00:00Hi Ceinwen, many thanks for reading and for your k...Hi Ceinwen, many thanks for reading and for your kind comments, i´m glad you enjoyed it.i look forward to your next story.<br />regards<br /><br />Mike<br /><br /><br />Hi Doug,<br />i suspect we are of the same vintage!<br />thanks for your careful reading and interest.<br />the narrator doesn´t say when he had this conversation about children.<br />regards<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-4336697586111221852016-03-04T14:38:45.833+00:002016-03-04T14:38:45.833+00:00I'm left to wonder about time and ages. The n...I'm left to wonder about time and ages. The narrator sounds like someone of my vintage, who in 2016, who would be way too old to contemplate parenthood. Confused.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-87256615906478649562016-03-04T09:55:52.711+00:002016-03-04T09:55:52.711+00:00Excellent, strung out tension. The story engaged m...Excellent, strung out tension. The story engaged me from start to finish, and my mind will continue to dwell on the what ifs. Thank you, Mike - a great read, <br />Ceinwen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com