tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post7593622125190764004..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: SEVEN MEALS FROM ANARCHY (#fridayflash)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-33924443992773632042010-08-24T21:04:13.999-04:002010-08-24T21:04:13.999-04:00Some folks don't like to admit it, but it real...Some folks don't like to admit it, but it really wouldn't take much for the whole system to break down. Grocery store shelves can be depleted in a couple of hours, in a lawless state thugs with guns would indeed roam the streets, etc. It's worth asking: who are we at bottom?Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-18673337166622217662010-08-24T09:08:07.281-04:002010-08-24T09:08:07.281-04:00Good golly miss molly, ANT! What a way for me to s...Good golly miss molly, ANT! What a way for me to start the day!! You've got me wanting to go store water in the basement. Great writing about a scary subject!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054277672531335396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-75494271252374118172010-08-24T06:31:59.720-04:002010-08-24T06:31:59.720-04:00Disturbing stuff. Well done. Stories like this alw...Disturbing stuff. Well done. Stories like this always get me because everyone knowns that during an apocalypse nerds are the first to go...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-66866148288299975072010-08-23T05:31:09.562-04:002010-08-23T05:31:09.562-04:00Wanna hear some irony? I'm reading in the midd...Wanna hear some irony? I'm reading in the middle of the night because I can't sleep. This story, my friend, is not helping. Very scary tale. And especially because we live in an urban locale. Pass the tranquilizers.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521953491880916840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-30018961765127520542010-08-21T22:50:04.529-04:002010-08-21T22:50:04.529-04:00Ant, I can't believe you did this to us. I saw...Ant, I can't believe you did this to us. I saw the end coming and I said there is no way he would stop now.<br />AND YOU DID!<br />Great flow and drama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-52224235040351272892010-08-21T18:55:57.687-04:002010-08-21T18:55:57.687-04:00Stark, scary and totally plausible...damn, man, yo...Stark, scary and totally plausible...damn, man, you know how to raise questions about the present and the future. Fantastic piece!Crybbe666https://www.blogger.com/profile/14752123812270914073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-86386623248723800392010-08-21T12:58:26.748-04:002010-08-21T12:58:26.748-04:00The soundtrack certainly added to the chilling... ...The soundtrack certainly added to the chilling... uh <br /><br />Great story. It felt very realistic and also worrying. I hope you'll never be right. ;pMarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-76324422281006082292010-08-21T00:47:59.287-04:002010-08-21T00:47:59.287-04:00Fantastic. The spare, journal style voice only ser...Fantastic. The spare, journal style voice only serves to make this more real and thus, more chilling.Pamila Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398900249578356483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-45570681278910474842010-08-20T19:15:30.775-04:002010-08-20T19:15:30.775-04:00I'd like to have a private conversation with y...I'd like to have a private conversation with you - discuss some possible happy endings. Perhaps? Maybe?<br /><br />I knew the journey you were taking me on, yet I still wanted to go. <br /><br />One thing I really enjoyed was the POV. It felt personal. A journal I happened upon in an old, dusty car. I found it, picked it up and started reading . . . and this was the story of the family. Excellent.RaShelle Workmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582252557500502186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-45158461714574120242010-08-20T18:16:07.176-04:002010-08-20T18:16:07.176-04:00Great photo choices, but he first one is fantastic...Great photo choices, but he first one is fantastic. Chilling and excellent story telling about a very possible future. Nice work, Ant.Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-85552050366807301362010-08-20T17:56:23.979-04:002010-08-20T17:56:23.979-04:00This was riveting. Very easy read, very frightenin...This was riveting. Very easy read, very frightening.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-85463779385974430842010-08-20T15:26:49.492-04:002010-08-20T15:26:49.492-04:00Awesome, Anthony. Just awesome. It had everythin...Awesome, Anthony. Just awesome. It had everything in writing and backed up by great photo's and music. You are indeed a very talented writer. I look forward to your writing every week. Well done, mate.David Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006533626998905560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-85479930026208745332010-08-20T07:50:59.654-04:002010-08-20T07:50:59.654-04:00Stark, eerie, and chilling. The photos you chose w...Stark, eerie, and chilling. The photos you chose were perfect illustrations to your story. I don't know how you do this every week, Ant, but I'm glad you do.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-59113033681139624752010-08-20T07:35:13.347-04:002010-08-20T07:35:13.347-04:00I love this kind of story! "some say the worl...I love this kind of story! "some say the world will end in fire, some in ice." - I say it will end with a plague.<br />Great stuff!mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-61958763436377092212010-08-20T06:09:57.176-04:002010-08-20T06:09:57.176-04:00I bow to anyone who has the emotional strength to ...I bow to anyone who has the emotional strength to write such stories, Ant, and an extra bow to you for doing such a fabulous job with this. <br /><br />The music definitely added, but even without it, this is absolutely chilling. It made me think of the cholera outbreak in, what was it, the late 1800's?(I'm terrible with history and grateful for the internet). :)<br /><br />APPLAUSE!Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-45693389844456993372010-08-20T06:03:45.786-04:002010-08-20T06:03:45.786-04:00Masterfully paced drip feed. Like a slow spreading...Masterfully paced drip feed. Like a slow spreading virus itself. Sadly it does suggest the survivalists up in the Wilds of Idaho would prosper by such an outbreak...<br /><br /><br />marc nashSulci Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293833259808943096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-61871632186456561722010-08-20T04:19:30.375-04:002010-08-20T04:19:30.375-04:00Excellent story Anthony. I love end of the world s...Excellent story Anthony. I love end of the world stories because they help remind us just how real the end can be. Your story is chilling in how it is presented in an everyman voice, nicely done.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480047895970191126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-65744156718842168722010-08-20T00:31:06.419-04:002010-08-20T00:31:06.419-04:00Good story! This is quite scary because I always w...Good story! This is quite scary because I always wonder if something like this might actually happen. It certainly doesn't look like the world is in as bad a shape as in, say, King's The Stand, but it still doesn't look like a happy place to be.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-12820849039200486372010-08-19T22:57:11.585-04:002010-08-19T22:57:11.585-04:00Would HERA make a good suppressant for the disease...Would HERA make a good suppressant for the disease?<br /><br />Enjoyed your sick tale, Anthony. Tonight I don't believe in too many ends. You and me? We'll make it. I've got 'tussin.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-45411498573368054162010-08-19T21:57:01.045-04:002010-08-19T21:57:01.045-04:00Thanks all... I find this story interesting becaus...Thanks all... I find this story interesting because unlike most end of days pieces, this does NOT involve a nuclear winter so the basic infrastructure of the country is sorta still there. Sorta... I wonder what his world will look like in say, 10 years. Back to normal? Good question...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-22722830554477077282010-08-19T21:49:04.396-04:002010-08-19T21:49:04.396-04:00The music added to the chill of this tale. Scary s...The music added to the chill of this tale. Scary stuff that is in the realm of possibilities.<br /><br />Last sentence is fearfully powerful.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-87552696041961937182010-08-19T21:48:50.459-04:002010-08-19T21:48:50.459-04:00Oh, I just love these end of the world survivor st...Oh, I just love these end of the world survivor stories. Love them. My absolute favourites.<br />And you, Anthony, have just proved that you're as good as the masters.<br />*bows to the Joisey boy*Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-13560061978897369632010-08-19T21:42:17.422-04:002010-08-19T21:42:17.422-04:00Scary because it's only this_far from being tr...Scary because it's only this_far from being true. Excellent stuff, Ant, excellent stuff.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548995059233308982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-20197105516644461432010-08-19T21:34:59.183-04:002010-08-19T21:34:59.183-04:00Never disappointed with you. Never. I enjoyed ever...Never disappointed with you. Never. I enjoyed every word.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-71056619036595224122010-08-19T21:07:39.198-04:002010-08-19T21:07:39.198-04:00This turned my blood to ice water, Anthony. Brilli...This turned my blood to ice water, Anthony. Brilliant portrayal of how fast things can fall apart, how vulnerable we can be made, and how quickly. Tight, concise prose as always, and the taut storytelling style is pure gold.J. Dane Tylerhttp://jdanetyler.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com