Comments on: SPIN TOP-SWAN ON THE ROCKS: By Jodi MacArthur http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/ Wed, 23 May 2012 05:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jane Hammons http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-115059 Jane Hammons Thu, 26 May 2011 18:18:00 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-115059 This is intense. Great gripping read. This is intense. Great gripping read.

]]> By: Chris Rhatigan http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-114495 Chris Rhatigan Wed, 25 May 2011 18:03:31 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-114495 How original and ridiculously good. The images and evocative language make this truly memorable. Bravo, Jodi. How original and ridiculously good. The images and evocative language make this truly memorable. Bravo, Jodi.

]]> By: Jodi MacArthur http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-113842 Jodi MacArthur Tue, 24 May 2011 19:46:22 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-113842 Madame Z ~ As you’ve pointed out there is equal joy and light to the darkness. It’s being able to find the balance so we don’t fall into the oubliette. I’ll remember the Spiderweb necklace for your Christmas present. A pot of chamomile tea sounds lovely. Tuesday at 3? <3 (Thanks, Z. Appreciate you.) ICIL ~ How odd you’d been listening to that song when you clicked onto this story. Eerie similarities. I appreciate your keen observations; you’ve hit the nail on the head. Thank you for swinging by and reading. Always appreciate your thoughts. Madame Z ~ As you’ve pointed out there is equal joy and light to the darkness. It’s being able to find the balance so we don’t fall into the oubliette. I’ll remember the Spiderweb necklace for your Christmas present. A pot of chamomile tea sounds lovely. Tuesday at 3? <3 (Thanks, Z. Appreciate you.)

ICIL ~ How odd you’d been listening to that song when you clicked onto this story. Eerie similarities. I appreciate your keen observations; you’ve hit the nail on the head. Thank you for swinging by and reading. Always appreciate your thoughts.

]]> By: A Cuban In London http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-113287 A Cuban In London Mon, 23 May 2011 14:43:21 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-113287 I read this last night but wasn't ready to comment yet. It took me to places. You took me to places. It's passionate and raw. Funny, enough, as I read it I had The Black Keys playing in my little pop-up player, so, imagine what 'Ohio' sounds like when you read: "My dark is your poetry. I forget who I am. Shards of mirrors, they echo. They tell stories." Greetings from London. I read this last night but wasn’t ready to comment yet. It took me to places. You took me to places. It’s passionate and raw. Funny, enough, as I read it I had The Black Keys playing in my little pop-up player, so, imagine what ‘Ohio’ sounds like when you read:

“My dark is your poetry. I forget who I am. Shards of mirrors, they echo. They tell stories.”

Greetings from London.

]]> By: Zelda http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-113283 Zelda Mon, 23 May 2011 14:39:33 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-113283 Oh, my dear Jodi, how dark is your dark? As dark as a moonless night on the high desert. As dark as the bottom of the deepest cave. As dark as my sordid past. Like Deanna, my favorite line is “I draw fear from your nightmares and weave it into spider webs.” And then those spiderwebs are decorated with mirror shards and drops of blood. I would gladly wear that necklace. But then, on a bright, sunny day, when you and I are both feeling better, we can decorate our spiderweb necklaces with sunbeams and lollipops, and share a pot of chamomile tea by a bubbling brook next to a rose garden. You could try to explain to me how you became such a superb writer. Reading your prose, no matter how dark, always brightens my day. Oh, my dear Jodi, how dark is your dark? As dark as a moonless night on the high desert. As dark as the bottom of the deepest cave. As dark as my sordid past.

Like Deanna, my favorite line is “I draw fear from your nightmares and weave it into spider webs.” And then those spiderwebs are decorated with mirror shards and drops of blood. I would gladly wear that necklace.

But then, on a bright, sunny day, when you and I are both feeling better, we can decorate our spiderweb necklaces with sunbeams and lollipops, and share a pot of chamomile tea by a bubbling brook next to a rose garden. You could try to explain to me how you became such a superb writer. Reading your prose, no matter how dark, always brightens my day.

]]> By: Jodi MacArthur http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112858 Jodi MacArthur Sun, 22 May 2011 15:06:28 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112858 Lori~ Thanks for explaining the comment moderating/ approving spam thing. I've wondered that about other sites with wordpress. Makes sense. Alec~ Thank you, sir! That's a wonderful compliment, especially coming from such a dark, meticulous writer as yourself. Loved your story at BtaP this weekend. Jeanette ~ You still refuse to play hide and seek with me at my pajama parties! ;-) Thank you Goddess of all writerly goodness, I appreciate it. Lori~ Thanks for explaining the comment moderating/ approving spam thing. I’ve wondered that about other sites with wordpress. Makes sense.

Alec~ Thank you, sir! That’s a wonderful compliment, especially coming from such a dark, meticulous writer as yourself. Loved your story at BtaP this weekend.

Jeanette ~ You still refuse to play hide and seek with me at my pajama parties! ;-) Thank you Goddess of all writerly goodness, I appreciate it.

]]> By: Jeanette Cheezum http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112845 Jeanette Cheezum Sun, 22 May 2011 13:24:32 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112845 Don't be afraid, Jodi. Let it all out. :) I love this wicked prose poetry. You continue to invent yourself. Don’t be afraid, Jodi. Let it all out. :) I love this wicked prose poetry. You continue to invent yourself.

]]> By: Alec Cizak http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112843 Alec Cizak Sun, 22 May 2011 13:20:20 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112843 Well, now that I've made a donkey out of myself, I have to apologize. Well, now that I’ve made a donkey out of myself, I have to apologize.

]]> By: Lori http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112776 Lori Sun, 22 May 2011 05:15:09 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112776 @Alec, We don't censor, but Wordpress waits for me to "approve" comments for people that have never posted on the site before. But now that you have, your comments will go up automatically. :) Welcome to Flashes in the Dark. @Alec,

We don’t censor, but Wordpress waits for me to “approve” comments for people that have never posted on the site before. But now that you have, your comments will go up automatically. :) Welcome to Flashes in the Dark.

]]> By: Jodi MacArthur http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112758 Jodi MacArthur Sun, 22 May 2011 03:01:42 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112758 Deanna~ I miss you too! It's been a super long time. Thank you so much for swinging by and reading. So glad you enjoyed! Mari~ I know horror isn't your genre, so it always tickles me that you enjoy mine. Thank you, hon. ;-) Deanna~ I miss you too! It’s been a super long time. Thank you so much for swinging by and reading. So glad you enjoyed!

Mari~ I know horror isn’t your genre, so it always tickles me that you enjoy mine. Thank you, hon. ;-)

]]> By: Mari Juniper http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112718 Mari Juniper Sat, 21 May 2011 22:34:58 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112718 This is amazing, Jodi. I can see how deep it came from. I'm with Angel, this is as much prose as it's poetry. Impossible not to love it! This is amazing, Jodi. I can see how deep it came from. I’m with Angel, this is as much prose as it’s poetry. Impossible not to love it!

]]> By: Deanna Schrayer http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112606 Deanna Schrayer Sat, 21 May 2011 12:11:54 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112606 Jodi! I miss you! 'nough mushiness now.... this is absolutely superb! So many great lines, but my favorite has to be: "I draw fear from your nightmares and weave it into spider webs." Such lush imagery throughout, a gem of a tale (pun intended). Jodi! I miss you!
‘nough mushiness now…. this is absolutely superb! So many great lines, but my favorite has to be: “I draw fear from your nightmares and weave it into spider webs.” Such lush imagery throughout, a gem of a tale (pun intended).

]]> By: Alec Cizak http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112501 Alec Cizak Sat, 21 May 2011 05:10:42 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112501 Jodi, the moderator of this site refused to post my original comments. Anyway, I liked the story. I posted a link to it on No Moral Center. (Moderator, please don't censor me anymore!) Jodi, the moderator of this site refused to post my original comments. Anyway, I liked the story. I posted a link to it on No Moral Center.

(Moderator, please don’t censor me anymore!)

]]> By: Jodi MacArthur http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112323 Jodi MacArthur Fri, 20 May 2011 19:47:00 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112323 Richard~ juxtaposition seems the perfect balance of word to describe this kind of horror. Thank you for your insight. Erin ~ You both put that so beautifully, Erin. Reminds me of the SpinTop image I had in mind when I was thinking of a title. The horror genre seems to come in seasons, and its really gripped lately. Definitely more to come. Thank you! Lily ~ Thank you, girl. I’m so glad it worked for you as we both tend to enjoy the ethereal realms. I haven’t read your novella yet, as I’m finishing up other works & beta reads, but very much looking forward to it. Lori ~ I think that is one of the best compliments I’ve ever received. It’s precious. Thank you. And thank you for publishing this story. <3 Graeme ~ Hey you! It’s been awhile. And to creep you out? Yes! Finally got you back for those were-chickens. ;-) Thanks for the props. Richard~ juxtaposition seems the perfect balance of word to describe this kind of horror. Thank you for your insight.

Erin ~ You both put that so beautifully, Erin. Reminds me of the SpinTop image I had in mind when I was thinking of a title. The horror genre seems to come in seasons, and its really gripped lately. Definitely more to come. Thank you!

Lily ~ Thank you, girl. I’m so glad it worked for you as we both tend to enjoy the ethereal realms. I haven’t read your novella yet, as I’m finishing up other works & beta reads, but very much looking forward to it.

Lori ~ I think that is one of the best compliments I’ve ever received. It’s precious. Thank you. And thank you for publishing this story. <3

Graeme ~ Hey you! It’s been awhile. And to creep you out? Yes! Finally got you back for those were-chickens. ;-) Thanks for the props.

]]> By: Graeme Reynolds http://flashesinthedark.com/2011/05/20/spin-top-swan-on-the-rocks-by-jodi-macarthur/#comment-112309 Graeme Reynolds Fri, 20 May 2011 19:24:57 +0000 http://flashesinthedark.com/?p=5467#comment-112309 Jodi, that was superb. Surreal, poetic and yet horrifying and disturbing. Probably the piece of your work that has creeped me out the most. Nice one! Jodi, that was superb. Surreal, poetic and yet horrifying and disturbing. Probably the piece of your work that has creeped me out the most. Nice one!

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