tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652927.post112550475183115399..comments2023-08-13T06:31:37.895-04:00Comments on Spontaneous Fiction: Upon This Fragile ThreadChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06333221047600488068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652927.post-1125994992085897092005-09-06T04:23:00.000-04:002005-09-06T04:23:00.000-04:00I'm reminded of that Radiohead video where the cha...I'm reminded of that Radiohead video where the chap is lying down and tells others something and they lie down with him. What he says, no one knows!<BR/><BR/>In the same way, I really want to know what was on that video! That's what makes this such a good story, the not-knowing.<BR/><BR/>Nicely portrayed and just that little bit close to everyday life, as Rae Ann says.purplesimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771575082601101197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652927.post-1125585035477877302005-09-01T10:30:00.000-04:002005-09-01T10:30:00.000-04:00I am also disturbed by it, but not surprised. As ...I am also disturbed by it, but not surprised. As suggested by the title of this story, it is a very slender thread that keeps us bound to the codes of civilized society. <BR/><BR/>I think we're all just one bad day, one disaster, from brutal savagery. Take away the trappings of the social order, and we fall back on our base instincts. That's not a condemnation, either. What's happening in New Orleans is the natural result of a collapse of civilization. You do what you must to survive, even if that means killing and stealing.<BR/><BR/>And Kat, you really don't want to know. ;)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333221047600488068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652927.post-1125582896363118502005-09-01T09:54:00.000-04:002005-09-01T09:54:00.000-04:00That's very grim, but considering what's happening...That's very grim, but considering what's happening in New Orleans now it might not be all that fictional. I'm deeply disturbed by what's going on down there. It breaks my heart.Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652927.post-1125523205682816592005-08-31T17:20:00.000-04:002005-08-31T17:20:00.000-04:00harsh. but what was the secret?harsh. but what was the secret?Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056024843793619110noreply@blogger.com