tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post3207406500692899204..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: The Alexandrian Shift by Gary IvesCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-64316886865251458902014-09-15T15:23:57.127+01:002014-09-15T15:23:57.127+01:00...Puts me in mind of the poem 'Moon Landing&#......Puts me in mind of the poem 'Moon Landing' by WH Auden, another modern-day take on the Classics.<br />Gary's piece is superbly well-read, fantastic, but why does it read like non fiction? Maybe shorter bursts of dialogue?<br /><br />BrookeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142492723192523556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-10769284322068703512014-09-14T15:52:11.481+01:002014-09-14T15:52:11.481+01:00Hilarious. Thanks for sharing the fruits of your f...Hilarious. Thanks for sharing the fruits of your fertile imagination.<br /><br />Oscar DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-32521354271047349222014-09-14T12:30:52.878+01:002014-09-14T12:30:52.878+01:00I've often thought that sports brought out a t...I've often thought that sports brought out a tribal element, its fans, tatooed and painted, chanting the ritual slogans of their chosen tribe. This story only reinforces that thought and goes beyond. To paraphrase Shakespeare, the fault is not in the gods, but in ourselves. It's our nature. This story mirrors it well.<br /><br />PS: If it were possible, I wouldn't mind being part of a world populated by only women, but alas, I think the gods wouldn't allow it.<br /><br />James ShafferAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-81119978583259330082014-09-14T09:47:59.651+01:002014-09-14T09:47:59.651+01:00Hilarious and very serious, a powerful combination...Hilarious and very serious, a powerful combination. You use a significant number of long sentences - but they work well, that's quite a skill. Will there be a sequel to show how the women do? Thanks for a good read.<br />Ceinwen HaydonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com