tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post115719812306488088..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: Still Life with ApplesDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157494698588821882006-09-05T15:18:00.000-07:002006-09-05T15:18:00.000-07:00I adore this modern myth - and must admit it was t...I adore this modern myth - and must admit it was the bird which lured me into reading it...well done Master Doug.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157416416077718472006-09-04T17:33:00.000-07:002006-09-04T17:33:00.000-07:00O Ceallaigh, I think you can get non-aerosolized ...O Ceallaigh, I think you can get non-aerosolized spray paint now.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jamie Dawn. I just can't help talking back to you.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157397001715883512006-09-04T12:10:00.000-07:002006-09-04T12:10:00.000-07:00I'm reading the story late, so no need to return a...I'm reading the story late, so no need to return any comment here. <BR/>I just had to say that this story is amazing. It was more touching than any Hallmark movie I've ever seen, and that's saying A LOT!<BR/>Romance and heartfelt humanity wrapped up in a powerful little short story.<BR/>Well done!Jamie Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11036600186909466411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157391616675149462006-09-04T10:40:00.000-07:002006-09-04T10:40:00.000-07:00I'm late, Doug. You're awesome. And Hippo's real...I'm late, Doug. You're awesome. And Hippo's really a chicken. I oughta know ...The amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997830489035965913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157369839052861502006-09-04T04:37:00.000-07:002006-09-04T04:37:00.000-07:00Hermana, Pablo Neruda, Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Al...Hermana, Pablo Neruda, Ambrose Bierce and Edgar Allen Poe have all proven that poetry can live in a grouchy soul but I do love an argument.<BR/><BR/>Haha, Puppybrose. It was that or jump out of my truck on Highway One.<BR/><BR/>Miz B, most li'l ones only learn stillness by aging or under chloroform.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, G. I was proudest of the painting :-) I once tried painting a still life with apples, actually, but the fruit was too quick for me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Old Mule. And thanks for your poem. It's going up now.<BR/><BR/>Aral, I don't have your visit but it doesn't take that to know Still Life is deep.<BR/><BR/>Oh, thanks, Cooper. So I can keep my ear?Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157337582803215842006-09-03T19:39:00.000-07:002006-09-03T19:39:00.000-07:00Beautifully symbolic, the Cezanne of storytelling ...Beautifully symbolic, the Cezanne of storytelling you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157330564050828562006-09-03T17:42:00.000-07:002006-09-03T17:42:00.000-07:00Wow, Doug, one of your best!Still waters run deep....Wow, Doug, one of your best!<BR/><BR/>Still waters run deep... and Still Life IS deep. But you knew that.Lilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068609044580667767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157324978422229252006-09-03T16:09:00.000-07:002006-09-03T16:09:00.000-07:00Well done. It is so difficult to hear anyone tell ...Well done. It is so difficult to hear anyone tell stories these days...espcially as good as this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157317895176655882006-09-03T14:11:00.000-07:002006-09-03T14:11:00.000-07:00still: the word my foolish heart never heeds.Wow ...still: the word my foolish heart never heeds.<BR/><BR/>Wow - that was a good welcome home tale. A beautiful story inspired by it seems, a beautiful spirit. I think I have a tear in my eye. I loved the painting also.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157299317463653532006-09-03T09:01:00.000-07:002006-09-03T09:01:00.000-07:00Ha, ha, haaa! Puppybrose is a witty lady FO SHO! ...Ha, ha, haaa! Puppybrose is a witty lady FO SHO! No wonder bohemians just loooooveee her!<BR/><BR/>Still... a word not understood by lil' bohemians...Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157296056125246712006-09-03T08:07:00.000-07:002006-09-03T08:07:00.000-07:00well... if you 1/2 to you 1/2 to.well... if you 1/2 to you 1/2 to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157274281089531132006-09-03T02:04:00.000-07:002006-09-03T02:04:00.000-07:00Wow! You may hide behind your self-appointed titl...Wow! <BR/><BR/>You may hide behind your self-appointed title of "curmudgeon", hermano mio, but you are a poet at heart...<BR/><BR/>Beautiful!Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157265399954105222006-09-02T23:36:00.000-07:002006-09-02T23:36:00.000-07:00Thank you, Quilldancer and that's interesting. Wh...Thank you, Quilldancer and that's interesting. When I was done writing I bet myself that was the line the non-fiction Still Life will like best.<BR/><BR/>TLP, you may not be easy to impress but you sure ain't hard to get a compliment out of. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Dddragon. That's good to hear from someone who's met the real thing.<BR/><BR/>Quilldancer, those are terrific definitions. I especially like the second. Poetry without irony is something I sure never learned.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Brian. My pleasure.<BR/><BR/>Well, then, Mireille, I ought to get away with it. Thanks. and Zockso!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Joel. <BR/><BR/>Good news, Still Life but watch the ducks. We all want to see your book so I'm glad this wasn't a distraction.<BR/><BR/>Sophisticated, wouldn't that take time away from the blog?<BR/><BR/>Feline, I'm a plagiarist but it was along time ago and besides, the author is dead.<BR/><BR/>Mutha, good to know. I look forward to meeting the new character.<BR/><BR/>Everyone, sorry for the long absence I took a 1/2 planned and 1/2 impromptu overnight trip up the coast and have to get home tomorrow so, in the words of the muse, take care of each other.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157247155007196972006-09-02T18:32:00.000-07:002006-09-02T18:32:00.000-07:00Poetry, my boy. Still as ready is something I real...Poetry, my boy. Still as ready is something I really love.<BR/><BR/>There is a new person in the neighborhood...Muthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03172749181642285989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157244203701669542006-09-02T17:43:00.000-07:002006-09-02T17:43:00.000-07:00Love the story! Where do these wonderful tales co...Love the story! Where do these wonderful tales come from? Are you an author, as well? Quite the talent, Doug. Love it, just love it.FelineFriskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163109783015302548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157239262168120962006-09-02T16:21:00.000-07:002006-09-02T16:21:00.000-07:00I keep telling you Doug, you should have your own ...I keep telling you Doug, you should have your own book published. Great story!Sophisticated Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186765007852065912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157237720317813712006-09-02T15:55:00.000-07:002006-09-02T15:55:00.000-07:00That quite literally brought tears to my eyes. An...That quite literally brought tears to my eyes. And its posting was so perfectly timed, as my spirits were in need of an uphill "push". So thank you thank you.<BR/><BR/>In a few weeks, I'll be receiving my new chair which drives up to 7mph compared to the turtle-slow 5 of my current one; I should be able to cover plenty of ground in search of those golden apples.Mikki Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16207230315732437889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157219177167795702006-09-02T10:46:00.000-07:002006-09-02T10:46:00.000-07:00Nicely done. My favorite to date.Nicely done. My favorite to date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157213847449970952006-09-02T09:17:00.000-07:002006-09-02T09:17:00.000-07:00You both break my heart. A story beautifully writ...You both break my heart. A story beautifully written for a beautiful woman. Not too stalkerish, I think, for a secret admirer and a vandal. xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157211814532968882006-09-02T08:43:00.000-07:002006-09-02T08:43:00.000-07:00still n. 1) the quiet before dawn 2) the edge of p...<B>still</B> <I>n.</I> 1) the quiet before dawn 2) the edge of possibilities<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Word verification: exgem -- extreme gem -- apt description of, <I>Still Life with Apples</I>.Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157210854749137892006-09-02T08:27:00.000-07:002006-09-02T08:27:00.000-07:00I really really like this one!Still: surprises and...I <I>really really</I> like this one!<BR/><BR/><B>Still</B>: surprises and rewards that lay deep within or just out of sight.dddragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912993089246289352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157210226822404832006-09-02T08:17:00.000-07:002006-09-02T08:17:00.000-07:00Wow. *Impressed* And I ain't that easy to impres...Wow. *Impressed* And I ain't that easy to impress.<BR/><BR/>Great story. Lovingly written.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837578489728318423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157209966940327522006-09-02T08:12:00.000-07:002006-09-02T08:12:00.000-07:00First I listened to you read the story, next I rea...First I listened to you read the story, next I read it myself, and then I listened to you read it again. I do truly love it.<BR/><BR/>My favorite line: <I>Hippo started out of the trees but worried suddenly that introducing himself as both a secret admirer and a vandal might be off-putting.</I>Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157209552580174412006-09-02T08:05:00.000-07:002006-09-02T08:05:00.000-07:00This story is perfection. Thank you for sharing it...This story is perfection. Thank you for sharing it.Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1157205475600019892006-09-02T06:57:00.000-07:002006-09-02T06:57:00.000-07:00Sar, it seems funny to see you there. Just going ...Sar, it seems funny to see you there. Just going to bed?<BR/><BR/>:-), Minka<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Actonbell. That's a kind compliment.<BR/><BR/>Minka, you sure know your mythology. Or should that be you're mythology?<BR/><BR/>Sar, as it should be, yes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ariel. If you're worried how these will come out, remember I'm writing within an hour of Hollywood.<BR/><BR/>Gosh, Puppybrose, thanks. I enjoyed writing it, too Plagiarize an old myth, blend in a living poet and the credit you can take is inspiration itself.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.com