tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post8549927534702839665..comments2024-03-20T21:37:01.626-04:00Comments on Flash Fiction: Letter C: The Choose Your Poison #AtoZChallengeLihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-19399861071980251382019-09-28T05:56:23.779-04:002019-09-28T05:56:23.779-04:00play bazaar
A stand-up act is almost like a pool. ...<a href="https://www.lucktest.in/" rel="nofollow">play bazaar</a><br />A stand-up act is almost like a pool. You know what I mean? It's like a pool, and you're always skimming little leaves out of it, messing with the chlorine level, putting up umbrellas. You're trying to make one little stagnant body of water perfect. Whereas a late-night show is like a river, <a href="https://www.lucktest.in/" rel="nofollow">Satta Bajar</a> always moving forward.<br /><br />tya6ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390641251474798574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-7918228448177742152015-04-09T17:21:57.679-04:002015-04-09T17:21:57.679-04:00We had a chlorine spill at the pool and we could s...We had a chlorine spill at the pool and we could smell it inside the library building. It was sickening. Can't even imagine what they went through.djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-54387986863699344172015-04-05T05:16:39.531-04:002015-04-05T05:16:39.531-04:00I always hated learning about the gas attacks in t...I always hated learning about the gas attacks in the war - such an awful way to die. Loved the story, anyway - you captured it perfectly. Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-75584568005333551672015-04-04T04:03:12.047-04:002015-04-04T04:03:12.047-04:00Great idea for the A to Z!
I'm reading a book ...Great idea for the A to Z!<br />I'm reading a book set in WWI at the moment and chlorine gas featured in the last chapter I read (The Wars by Timothy Findley).Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-14596136075620028192015-04-03T17:36:30.334-04:002015-04-03T17:36:30.334-04:00Thank you, Patricia! So many soldiers came back fr...Thank you, Patricia! So many soldiers came back from WW1 with what we now call PTSD. Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-17454444115356778072015-04-03T17:35:18.343-04:002015-04-03T17:35:18.343-04:00I've only seen them in museums. The German one...I've only seen them in museums. The German ones with the long snout are really scary looking.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-27833246883037394422015-04-03T12:22:57.199-04:002015-04-03T12:22:57.199-04:00Great piece of flash. You really caught the horror...Great piece of flash. You really caught the horror of war–even if the narrator is only remembering.<br /><br />~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~<br />Member of C. Lee's Muffin Commando Squad<br /><a href="http://storydam.com/" rel="nofollow">Story Dam</a><br /><a href="http://www.patricialynne.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Patricia Lynne, Indie Author</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-17207121571847665282015-04-03T10:41:21.228-04:002015-04-03T10:41:21.228-04:00Thank you Lizy! I read at least a dozen first hand...Thank you Lizy! I read at least a dozen first hand accounts to try and get a feel for the experience and make it as realistic as possible.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-13720393113447807812015-04-03T10:39:53.665-04:002015-04-03T10:39:53.665-04:00Especially since (as I understand it) they tended ...Especially since (as I understand it) they tended to restrict one's vision as well.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-67389985410388631442015-04-03T10:34:56.707-04:002015-04-03T10:34:56.707-04:00Thank you for stopping by!Thank you for stopping by!Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-22057892491724191132015-04-03T10:24:53.314-04:002015-04-03T10:24:53.314-04:00That read more like memoir than fiction - excellen...That read more like memoir than fiction - excellently written. <br />My number on the list yesterday was 622 - LIZYwrites.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-83765107368393117952015-04-03T10:07:12.736-04:002015-04-03T10:07:12.736-04:00A horrible weapon to use. I'm sure those masks...A horrible weapon to use. I'm sure those masks, both on one's face and those of the enemy's, really added to the terror.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-42617172717365424522015-04-03T09:54:40.610-04:002015-04-03T09:54:40.610-04:00very well written, congratsvery well written, congratsi b arorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161315866262492520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-57094519869208835452015-04-03T07:25:35.806-04:002015-04-03T07:25:35.806-04:00Thank you Bob. I can't imagine how frightening...Thank you Bob. I can't imagine how frightening it must have been to get caught in a gas attack and to pretty much choke/suffocate to death without being able to do anything about it.<br />Your comment raises an interesting question: I wonder if our troops still train with gas masks?Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-85903098434620479612015-04-03T07:21:58.166-04:002015-04-03T07:21:58.166-04:00I suppose WW1 will slowly be almost completely for...I suppose WW1 will slowly be almost completely forgotten. But the scale of destruction was so massive, and its effects so far reaching, that not remembering and not covering the subject in depth in schools contributes to the poverty of understanding that we are seeing in today's young people. IMHOLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-52924278243282554022015-04-03T07:17:41.809-04:002015-04-03T07:17:41.809-04:00So true. When it comes to innovation, war covers b...So true. When it comes to innovation, war covers both extremes: it has brought us countless methods of torture and destruction, but also marvelous discoveries in the science and medical fields.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-10206544153567469332015-04-03T03:27:38.153-04:002015-04-03T03:27:38.153-04:00You held my attention right to the last line. Army...You held my attention right to the last line. Army gas mask practice was enough fo me without the use of real gas, just smoke.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-22596189074734186072015-04-02T22:01:53.345-04:002015-04-02T22:01:53.345-04:00WW1: the ignored war. Horrid deaths should be rem...WW1: the ignored war. Horrid deaths should be remembered.<br />My number I think is 175? The Contemplative Cat.<br />Good post. I'll be back.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-49862498089344633722015-04-02T21:36:06.433-04:002015-04-02T21:36:06.433-04:00Ghastly. I've seen a gas mask before in a muse...Ghastly. I've seen a gas mask before in a museum. My grandfather was in WWI, but was lucky enough to avoid any gas attacks. History is full of horrid things that war encourages men to do to one another. Imagine all the war stories there are. . .your fiction took me right into the trench.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-52423736905568289512015-04-02T21:28:45.017-04:002015-04-02T21:28:45.017-04:00Terrible stuff. I remember swimming classes in my ...Terrible stuff. I remember swimming classes in my high school's indoor pool - my eyes burned the rest of the day, even after showering.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-2046590734861926492015-04-02T21:12:58.516-04:002015-04-02T21:12:58.516-04:00Having smelled chlorine in pools, I know how nasty...Having smelled chlorine in pools, I know how nasty it can be to breathe. It definitely burns and causes terrible irritation. Chemical warfare is awful. The thought of its use in history makes me sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com