tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post2465343914887892518..comments2023-03-25T13:24:30.032+00:00Comments on Strange Imagination: The Grey StoryJanicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439166533963573577noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post-13924911182090486382008-02-20T16:22:00.000+00:002008-02-20T16:22:00.000+00:00Dear Mina, no, I wasn't hurt or anything. Still, v...Dear Mina, no, I wasn't hurt or anything. Still, very scary though.<BR/><BR/>Hugs<BR/><BR/>JaniceJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439166533963573577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post-30012811240552291042008-02-15T23:24:00.000+00:002008-02-15T23:24:00.000+00:00Oh, I just noticed your picture. The burnt elemen...Oh, I just noticed your picture. The burnt element? How scary, you poor thing, and I am glad you weren't hurt in the process.<BR/><BR/>Hugs<BR/>MinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post-29723176648234755622008-02-15T20:35:00.000+00:002008-02-15T20:35:00.000+00:00Dear Paul, I do think the unexplained is far scari...Dear Paul, I do think the unexplained is far scarier than the dangerous but known. I would really like to be able to write like Machen. But he is hard to follow. Especially considering that he has written the best ever short story, I have read.<BR/><BR/>Dear Wystan, thank you, ever so much for your compliment. I don't think Lovecraft, ever, had a female main character...smiles. I do admit that heJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439166533963573577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post-41043815766557145072008-02-15T08:10:00.000+00:002008-02-15T08:10:00.000+00:00JaniceI did very much enjoy this and loved the sus...Janice<BR/><BR/>I did very much enjoy this and loved the suspense. I wanted to see right inside those buildings when she first saw them yet felt afraid to see inside. The common place action of kneading dough and it being so regular yet in that place made it strange and creepy. Then he walking with the others but not wanting to be seen or suspected. Loved it all. Just my sort of caper.<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post-90416105407466607392008-02-13T23:39:00.000+00:002008-02-13T23:39:00.000+00:00VERY intriguing. I enjoyed it from top to bottom....VERY intriguing. I enjoyed it from top to bottom. As Paul said, there is a Lovecraft feeling, but also a tone that is yours alone. <BR/><BR/>I hope you post these delightful anomalies from time to time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465583196987100762.post-70153537263449607402008-02-13T22:39:00.000+00:002008-02-13T22:39:00.000+00:00Janice, this is well crafted, it has the same feel...Janice, this is well crafted, it has the same feeling of inevitability that Lovecraft's work had, leaving one with an inexplicable terror with no real explanation.<BR/>How about trying a story in the style of Arthur Machen, if you can spell or even pronounce the names.<BR/>Warm hugs,<BR/>Paul.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790580459962602757noreply@blogger.com