tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post7079923957231629421..comments2023-08-17T04:03:48.173-04:00Comments on leftbrainwrite: The HunterLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-39215585128890096912010-08-04T13:17:36.042-04:002010-08-04T13:17:36.042-04:00Very well constructed, Linda, very tense. I was th...Very well constructed, Linda, very tense. I was thrown by the hyena reference, so looked it up. You were right, as always. Learn something new every day.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-55197285956276294732010-07-29T11:25:36.020-04:002010-07-29T11:25:36.020-04:00Thank you all for reading. I don't think I cou...Thank you all for reading. I don't think I could take another life, either; I've always wondered how others could do so.<br /><br />Love the new pic, Cathy! Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-68126171397839892222010-07-29T07:54:36.471-04:002010-07-29T07:54:36.471-04:00Linda, how did it take me so log to get here? What...Linda, how did it take me so log to get here? Whatever, it's always, always worth the journey.<br />Your description of the thoughts going through this gunman's mind is really quite amazing... a tangled weaving of poetic justification. Terrifying, really. Yet written with such seamless clarity.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-46129044498276993012010-07-28T12:26:57.703-04:002010-07-28T12:26:57.703-04:00While this is short, it's a very complex piece...While this is short, it's a very complex piece. I can't imagine being put in a place where I had to take the life of another... it's chilling. Great job.<br />~2Tomara Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185889402088565686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-8931294903253497822010-07-27T20:53:00.162-04:002010-07-27T20:53:00.162-04:00I really like the journey you take us on in such a...I really like the journey you take us on in such a short piece. Nicely done!~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-34720012417408415182010-07-24T21:38:45.443-04:002010-07-24T21:38:45.443-04:00Thanks all! Mazzz, when I realized the story took ...Thanks all! Mazzz, when I realized the story took place in Afghanistan, I had to read a LOT about that part of the world. Fascinating place, complex climate, geography, exotic wildlife, and rich culture and history... a place I want to visit but will likely never be able to.<br /><br />Mark, the motivation for this story was exactly this -- how can one shoot another human? Glad I provoked -- tis my aim.<br /><br />Kevin, thank you; your words make me fly.<br /><br />Lou, you are my role model when it comes to honest and real.<br /><br />Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-43365231438529414882010-07-24T17:22:46.013-04:002010-07-24T17:22:46.013-04:00The duality, the clashing complexity in us all is ...The duality, the clashing complexity in us all is wonderfully drawn with this. Sad, but as always with you, honest and real.Lou Freshwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849342766852653969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-15079827201514621162010-07-24T15:39:55.526-04:002010-07-24T15:39:55.526-04:00I would be surprised if there were no bats in Afgh...I would be surprised if there were no bats in Afghanistan. There are a lot more plants and insects in a desert environment than some people suspect. <br /><br />Did you see The Hurt Locker? There's a great scene about snipers. The men are dug in, holding their positions, barely moving for hours. <br /><br />I think with the proper attitude one can have a sense of the Sacred with regard to the hunt and food. Now war, that's another matter. To pull the trigger though, in any instance, I would surmise the shooter must find a way to detach his thoughts and feelings from the act - like somehow convincing himself it's "only meat." <br /><br />Provocative piece, Linda.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-79531755495583856402010-07-24T10:37:27.659-04:002010-07-24T10:37:27.659-04:00That kalashnikov certainly went bang for me! Beaut...That kalashnikov certainly went bang for me! Beautiful words as ever here.<br /><br />On a side note re: your conversation with John W - one of the best things about writing is the great snippets of information one comes across while doing research for their story!mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-42235161817520773132010-07-23T22:46:32.933-04:002010-07-23T22:46:32.933-04:00The feel of this is wonderful. The anticipation, t...The feel of this is wonderful. The anticipation, the long, long night. And then you drop the fact that it's not a simple hunt on the reader.<br /><br />Really, really well done.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-19356489317350978662010-07-23T22:39:10.075-04:002010-07-23T22:39:10.075-04:00Thanks all for reading and your kind words! Jodi, ...Thanks all for reading and your kind words! Jodi, the theme is just that -- how it inspires each of the writers results in very different stories. You can read more at 52/250. <br /><br />Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-52301736842119783892010-07-23T19:13:00.902-04:002010-07-23T19:13:00.902-04:00Wow! A fantasy poetic splurge from you. I loved th...Wow! A fantasy poetic splurge from you. I loved this line--<br /><br />"But I am a poet, not a hunter; even as I crouch amidst the rocks I weave words in my head."<br /><br />I'm not sure what the red meat theme is about, but this piece has so much sensuality and it just rolls like a poem. Gorgeous work as always.Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-48401678596543008432010-07-23T18:13:50.176-04:002010-07-23T18:13:50.176-04:00Great poetic flow & imagery here! The contrast...Great poetic flow & imagery here! The contrasts illustrate the conflict - but no conflict state - really well-delivered story!<br /><br />Ah, the deep intuition of a poet, in touch with nature, even when he is a predator - really interesting.Anne Tyler Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909141266966569378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-50088153544352066832010-07-23T18:02:31.150-04:002010-07-23T18:02:31.150-04:00A beautiful flow of words juxtaposed against savag...A beautiful flow of words juxtaposed against savage reality. I think many do lose their minds.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-23598418660573322832010-07-23T17:33:01.289-04:002010-07-23T17:33:01.289-04:00I loved the flow of the words in this piece. Well ...I loved the flow of the words in this piece. Well done!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-77270152733163188672010-07-23T12:17:32.555-04:002010-07-23T12:17:32.555-04:00Even poets have to eat, right? At least he is hunt...Even poets have to eat, right? At least he is hunting with a military grade rifle.<br /><br />Brilliant, as always.Jim Doranhttp://jimdoran.net/joy/art/giant-circus-peanutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-86768169344417397242010-07-23T12:08:20.735-04:002010-07-23T12:08:20.735-04:00I like the sniper feel to this. A good sniper need...I like the sniper feel to this. A good sniper needs a focus, thoughts channel to their goal. Nice feel to this story.<br /><br />Deserts can be hot at night. I've been in a desert where the low was 90f, the day high was 128f. Hot, but extremely dry.David G Shrockhttp://www.dracotorre.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-20703574789401453532010-07-23T10:17:41.810-04:002010-07-23T10:17:41.810-04:00Thanks all. Lily, I LOVE seeing a pic of you! And ...Thanks all. Lily, I LOVE seeing a pic of you! And in answer to your question -- yes, bats in Afghanistan, and no, this kid is not an atheist. Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-23932836390311459102010-07-23T08:48:53.690-04:002010-07-23T08:48:53.690-04:00It's always best to have some poetry in your s...It's always best to have some poetry in your soul every time you kill something.<br /><br />Nice work.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-75343276396729688112010-07-23T08:39:22.399-04:002010-07-23T08:39:22.399-04:00So poetic throughout and then the ending gives suc...So poetic throughout and then the ending gives such a jolt!<br /><br />Wonderful.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-91655724188290422172010-07-23T07:52:05.790-04:002010-07-23T07:52:05.790-04:00Much easier to dispatch others when one is an aeth...Much easier to dispatch others when one is an aetheist, methinks.<br /><br />Apropos the desert commentary, they have bats in Afghanistan?Lily Mulhollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804113718224654006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-82100276732959669872010-07-23T01:23:56.489-04:002010-07-23T01:23:56.489-04:00But I am a poet, not a hunter ...
I love that not...But I am a poet, not a hunter ...<br /><br />I love that notion, Linda... A great, great idea, executed perfectly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-23991936058630426022010-07-22T21:41:47.687-04:002010-07-22T21:41:47.687-04:00Thanks all for taking the time to read and comment...Thanks all for taking the time to read and comment. I struggled all week with the prompt, and woke up this morning with the thought of a sniper thinking of his target as meat. I have often wondered how snipers can do their job without cracking up (maybe they do). At the same time, I've been reading a series of policy articles debating the merits of making Afghanistan's poppy industry, which supplies almost half the world's illicit opium (==> heroin), into a licit source for medicinal opiates. I decided to drop the story in this war-torn and decimated country which, of course, also is the homeland of Rumi. It was fun linking all those disparate thoughts together.<br /><br />John, I was surprised myself when I read that the Afghan deserts can remain very hot at night in the high summer. Just another detail I picked up, along with the flora and fauna, the AK-47, the poppy fields. Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-40714613256591358552010-07-22T21:14:40.547-04:002010-07-22T21:14:40.547-04:00The sentences connect together to a heartbrokennes...The sentences connect together to a heartbrokenness - not heartbreaking, but the feeling that one broke some time ago.<br /><br />If you want feedback, what is your source for the desert sweltering at night? I ask because deserts are notorious for getting hazardously cold at night.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-36971316611429350472010-07-22T20:48:36.077-04:002010-07-22T20:48:36.077-04:00Excellent. This one eases you in and then goes st...Excellent. This one eases you in and then goes straight for the heart. Well done.Genevieve Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16178276724159826428noreply@blogger.com