tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post3359488397074618730..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: THE LAST MOMENTS OF PAPA H. 2.0 (#flashfiction)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-3249094896119131072011-01-30T09:21:28.934-05:002011-01-30T09:21:28.934-05:00Elegantly told interpretation of those final momen...Elegantly told interpretation of those final moments, Anthony.Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-24429884474844439392011-01-30T07:46:18.519-05:002011-01-30T07:46:18.519-05:00Anthony, brace yourself..I have never read any of ...Anthony, brace yourself..I have never read any of Hemingway.. but I will now...<br /><br /><br />(sorry for being away, my Mom recently passed away)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-85346541455663535912011-01-29T11:30:38.844-05:002011-01-29T11:30:38.844-05:00I like this story very much, though I would have l...I like this story very much, though I would have liked it to be much longer. So much must have gone through his head that day, so much reflection, memories, angst. Or simply resignation and clarity of purpose. The word "indiscretion" stopped me for a moment though, both times I read it. Inconveniencing people who find him, yes. But it seems to me one about to kill himself with a shotgun (very messy) can least afford to consider how discreet it might be.<br /><br />Still, fine fine work, Ant, as we've all come to expect from you.Mike Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067537471948526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-27238641532913452792011-01-29T10:50:11.790-05:002011-01-29T10:50:11.790-05:00Excellent! Loved the line of the glass looking lik...Excellent! Loved the line of the glass looking like a perfect jigsaw puzzle. Fit well in this one.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-33994059218364255692011-01-28T15:23:49.910-05:002011-01-28T15:23:49.910-05:00Papa H. is such an icon, worthy of the "what ...Papa H. is such an icon, worthy of the "what if" questions. You did him proud with this, Ant.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-38992752830432263212011-01-28T15:08:45.652-05:002011-01-28T15:08:45.652-05:00Very sad indeed. Especially sad that a genius like...Very sad indeed. Especially sad that a genius like him was in such a bad place that he chose to be this indiscreet. I too would love to read the version 1.0, by himself. <br /><br />Wonderful music to go with, and I loved the picture too!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-36203500073597180322011-01-28T13:37:35.245-05:002011-01-28T13:37:35.245-05:00Oh, you're right, that flamenco music is just ...Oh, you're right, that flamenco music is just gorgeous and adds so much to your story. Wouldn't it be interesting if suicide notes explained more - not just why you did it, but what were you thinking, what were you doing, what was your state of mind? The mystery, though, what makes elegant writings like this so interesting.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-88182784318965903282011-01-28T12:41:41.225-05:002011-01-28T12:41:41.225-05:00How interesting Ant - I just read Ray Bradbury'...How interesting Ant - I just read Ray Bradbury's short, The F. Scott/ Tolstoy/ Ahab Accumulator the other day, in which the MC travels back in time to try and stop several famous authors from taking their lives, and Hemingway was the most memorable of these (to me). I won't give the story away, everyone will just have to read it - it's in his anthology One More for the Road, and every story is, (of course), superb!<br /><br />This, The Last Moments of Papa, is so, so very sad, and so well written Ant. I'm glad you brought it back to us!Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-26149873466826185472011-01-28T12:32:00.011-05:002011-01-28T12:32:00.011-05:00I love how you have him seeing the beauty in every...I love how you have him seeing the beauty in every single thing as he says goodbye.<br /><br />I'm sure EH would approve this little eulogy. Excellent stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548995059233308982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-57246039550104387662011-01-28T10:07:31.474-05:002011-01-28T10:07:31.474-05:00An interesting "could be". Makes me wond...An interesting "could be". Makes me wonder how Papa H. would write about it himself.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-53904303443025804232011-01-28T01:17:20.165-05:002011-01-28T01:17:20.165-05:00Of course many will never read it. Half the planet...Of course many will never read it. Half the planet doesn't have the internet!<br /><br />I don't think Ernie was aiming for elegance. It did the job powerfully well.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-25384823527715630842011-01-28T00:30:11.017-05:002011-01-28T00:30:11.017-05:00This made me so sad. I remember when I read 'T...This made me so sad. I remember when I read 'The Old Man and the Sea' thinking it was a story of despair and writer's block. The thing is that I hated every single one of his plots, but he was such a wonderful craftsman that I've read the books over and over anyways because he was just so damn GOOD. For someone to write about things you hate or are not interested in, and MAKE you want to read them and beg for more, that's true genius.RIPCat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-74302096192928006062011-01-28T00:18:03.855-05:002011-01-28T00:18:03.855-05:00Really good. I haven't thought about him in a ...Really good. I haven't thought about him in a long time. Then of course my mind drifted back to his wife trying to convince everyone that he didn't do it on purpose,<br />What a genius he was...<br />Nobody like him.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com