twelveoone
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Re: I, the Shadow
and regarding another email
In the weeks if being absent I received two emails that disturbed me.
The worst (someone trying to break into my account) and The BEST (a polite inquiry regarding material, here the material itself is the disturbing part) of literotica.
One was from Laurel
Someone at this email address has requested their password for Literotica.com.
probably not, but from a similar sounding account, since nothing seems amiss in either my email or literotica account I'll assume everything is OK.
After some amusement at the thought of someone taking over the me that I am - a bad deal - as will be referenced by below.
The other is more serious and deserves a response. In part (and out sequence) in public, because there is some value in this, but without the name because I do not have permission. My response is in colour:
I hope I have not offended you by trying to understand what you meant.
No
I enjoy trying to find meaning in things...
Here I am relieved by the word "enjoy" as the poem is rather painful (and cryptic because I don't want you in too far) and impressed by the 'trying to find meaning in things'. This is a well constructed, well thought out inquiry.
perhaps you'd enjoy being able to read what someone who read your poem thought while reading it.
Any writer that gets this is blessed, and at times I am one lucky bastard.
I welcome whatever counter-thought you are willing to share.
Here I am not entirely happy, because now I have to revisit what is a malignant, painful poem.
Some of what the person otherwise points out, I think should be rather obvious, but here is where my socks get knocked off...
In the final part, the shadow defines itself as being of unknowable substance. A creep, a rustle, a dance, a flutter, a startle (a moth, seeking light). All things which are not actually solid.
A pattern recognized - this person deserves a response, a serious one. This person will do well in writing and this is also one of the main reasons people should leave comments. What this person sees they can then utilize (or avoid). It is what I am about.
I just wanted to point that out, as for the responses I can either do it in this thread or via email, your call, but this does deserve public acknowledgement and praise. And you should stand up and you do get a round of applause at least from me.
Yours truly
1201
and regarding another email
In the weeks if being absent I received two emails that disturbed me.
The worst (someone trying to break into my account) and The BEST (a polite inquiry regarding material, here the material itself is the disturbing part) of literotica.
One was from Laurel
Someone at this email address has requested their password for Literotica.com.
probably not, but from a similar sounding account, since nothing seems amiss in either my email or literotica account I'll assume everything is OK.
After some amusement at the thought of someone taking over the me that I am - a bad deal - as will be referenced by below.
The other is more serious and deserves a response. In part (and out sequence) in public, because there is some value in this, but without the name because I do not have permission. My response is in colour:
I hope I have not offended you by trying to understand what you meant.
No
I enjoy trying to find meaning in things...
Here I am relieved by the word "enjoy" as the poem is rather painful (and cryptic because I don't want you in too far) and impressed by the 'trying to find meaning in things'. This is a well constructed, well thought out inquiry.
perhaps you'd enjoy being able to read what someone who read your poem thought while reading it.
Any writer that gets this is blessed, and at times I am one lucky bastard.
I welcome whatever counter-thought you are willing to share.
Here I am not entirely happy, because now I have to revisit what is a malignant, painful poem.
Some of what the person otherwise points out, I think should be rather obvious, but here is where my socks get knocked off...
In the final part, the shadow defines itself as being of unknowable substance. A creep, a rustle, a dance, a flutter, a startle (a moth, seeking light). All things which are not actually solid.
A pattern recognized - this person deserves a response, a serious one. This person will do well in writing and this is also one of the main reasons people should leave comments. What this person sees they can then utilize (or avoid). It is what I am about.
I just wanted to point that out, as for the responses I can either do it in this thread or via email, your call, but this does deserve public acknowledgement and praise. And you should stand up and you do get a round of applause at least from me.
Yours truly
1201