tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post6780755207729511288..comments2024-03-28T16:06:50.879+00:00Comments on FICTION on the WEB short stories: Bye-Bye by Phil SlatteryCharlie Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04834189452905372024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-19393144549932335382020-08-26T04:34:59.915+01:002020-08-26T04:34:59.915+01:00Oops. I see that I commented on this story as Quin...Oops. I see that I commented on this story as Quinn Gallagher. I am actually Phil Slattery. "Quinn Gallagher" is not an alias. It is the name of one of my characters in two of my short stories. I am experimenting with interactive fictional characters. By that I mean, I set up social media accounts for a character as if I were that character. Then I respond to other people as if it were the character speaking. Apparently, I replied from Quinn's account and not my own. If anyone is interested, having an interactive character is an interesting experience from the author's point of view, because when I set up an account, the social media platform may ask me a lot of questions, to which I must respond as the character. So, it can challenge the imagination, particularly if you are using a platform such as Facebook, which asks hundreds of questions. It can help develop a character and make him/her more realistic in the author's mind. Quinn Gallagher @quinng1623https://www.blogger.com/profile/09427109524691874981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-38297725482632830812019-08-09T17:07:54.559+01:002019-08-09T17:07:54.559+01:00It is a lot of bye-byes, but that's how it hap...It is a lot of bye-byes, but that's how it happened. Actually, I probably have less than the couple said. This story is based on something I saw on the Toulon dock in 1986. Only what happened in Toulon is fact. All else is fiction. This is a story I have had in my system since 1986. There were a couple of previous drafts, but only recently did I settle on this version. For some reason it has been really preying on my mind of late. The drive just wouldn't go away until I wrote the story and got it out of my system. Quinn Gallagher @quinng1623https://www.blogger.com/profile/09427109524691874981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-28732942024231970412019-07-28T15:35:56.265+01:002019-07-28T15:35:56.265+01:00A heart-warming "happily ever after 'til ...A heart-warming "happily ever after 'til death do us part" love story. Nostalgic and concise.Ron Schultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058258071909410778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-68335963361299005322019-07-27T06:46:54.879+01:002019-07-27T06:46:54.879+01:00Nice dialogue. Touching scene as the ship departs...Nice dialogue. Touching scene as the ship departs. A little overdone with the many "bye byes." Tough ending with him dying, but reflective of life as it is.<br /> Patrick Ritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235970043155752374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155197540326010032.post-10237783208087291462019-07-27T00:50:37.043+01:002019-07-27T00:50:37.043+01:00Sentimental romantic tale clearly told. Sometimes ...Sentimental romantic tale clearly told. Sometimes life changing gambles pay off. Harrison Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747310376412907313noreply@blogger.com