tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post1505317355954368248..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAIL (flash fiction)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-55416913612833271222010-07-13T15:44:34.409-04:002010-07-13T15:44:34.409-04:00Awe-some, dude! You do the first person so well, a...Awe-some, dude! You do the first person so well, and I like your take on historical characters. I'm going to have to look up Robert Johnson now...<br /><br />CDCecilia Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799727636246434837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-75520234757726213582010-07-11T13:48:31.287-04:002010-07-11T13:48:31.287-04:00Highly enjoyable -- loved the photos. The last tw...Highly enjoyable -- loved the photos. The last two lines give that extra twist that makes the fantastic almost believable.Lauren Cude Horsfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713938333921978342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-4365608575142925582010-07-10T23:48:04.956-04:002010-07-10T23:48:04.956-04:00What I like so much about your writing... it's...What I like so much about your writing... it's all truth and zero fiction. I am a total believer.<br /><br />Always amazed and extrememly jealous<br />~2Tomara Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185889402088565686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-77334286365462866352010-07-10T18:19:48.414-04:002010-07-10T18:19:48.414-04:00Every time you do a piece with a historical bent, ...Every time you do a piece with a historical bent, I think it is the best thing of yours I have ever read. This had me hooked, and, with the tune playing in the background, I was absolutely spellbound. <br />You rock!!Crybbe666https://www.blogger.com/profile/14752123812270914073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-3002694466960720762010-07-10T15:49:19.315-04:002010-07-10T15:49:19.315-04:00You held me spellbound. I loved the atmosphere you...You held me spellbound. I loved the atmosphere you described. I'll be staying away from the crossroads. ;)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-82073976467856003532010-07-10T12:47:35.966-04:002010-07-10T12:47:35.966-04:00Sorry I'm late, don't know how I missed th...Sorry I'm late, don't know how I missed this one. And lordy lord, if the blues is not my favorite music. I love Robert Johnson and his legend, and you did him proud, even if it was on short notice.<br /><br />Of course, you nailed the atmosphere as you always do.<br /><br />Love this one to death, Ant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-88905604460397400252010-07-09T22:21:20.339-04:002010-07-09T22:21:20.339-04:00a tale well told - love the themea tale well told - love the themeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-21087461614393317332010-07-09T20:02:59.865-04:002010-07-09T20:02:59.865-04:00Commenting on your comment above, yes.. I would lo...Commenting on your comment above, yes.. I would love to see this expanded to a short story.<br /><br />I really like how your writing picks up the "feel" of a certain culture or moment in time, without it feeling like you're trying to do so. And I hope you travel travel into many musical eras...<br /><br />MartiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-54214236403081292142010-07-09T18:55:02.604-04:002010-07-09T18:55:02.604-04:00Me and that Devil, we're walking side by side....Me and that Devil, we're walking side by side. How the hell else do we get our talent? <br /><br />Maybe we's born with it. Maybe we's owning to somebody. You just don't know.<br /><br />Fabulous piece. I could read tales like these all night long. Play on brother.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-90841461233827414032010-07-09T17:55:36.181-04:002010-07-09T17:55:36.181-04:00nice sleepy mojo on this one ant.nice sleepy mojo on this one ant.Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-78075010226017257562010-07-09T14:53:47.887-04:002010-07-09T14:53:47.887-04:00Funny you say that, John. I went to the reserves f...Funny you say that, John. I went to the reserves for this one. -- Not that I had it written, but I had it in the back of my mind. <br /><br />Truthfully, I wish I could've held onto it a bit more and gave it a better (and maybe more evolved) execution. This coulda made a killer short story. <br /><br />I usually don't like writing stuff like this on the quick. Especially when the subjects are near and dear to me... Does that make sense?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-57949440831628306032010-07-09T14:46:49.075-04:002010-07-09T14:46:49.075-04:00I wondered if this would be about the Black Dogs. ...I wondered if this would be about the Black Dogs. Shocking if you came up with this rich execution on short notice and writer's block, Anthony.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-66592762472177191082010-07-09T14:09:36.960-04:002010-07-09T14:09:36.960-04:00This is awesome. A fantastic and powerful myth-and...This is awesome. A fantastic and powerful myth-and-truth mix which left me with a huge smile. Amazing voice to the piece, too. Masterfully done, and chilling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-41125121213989351222010-07-09T12:52:57.576-04:002010-07-09T12:52:57.576-04:00Talent is a hungry demon. I love the pictures and...Talent is a hungry demon. I love the pictures and music you find to go along with your stories. You're really giving us a multimedia experience here.Pamila Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398900249578356483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-81014049475142956552010-07-09T09:51:49.470-04:002010-07-09T09:51:49.470-04:00Love how you take real life figures and make them ...Love how you take real life figures and make them even more interesting!<br /><br />Really fancy listening to some blues now - shame I'm stuck in the office (although it's so hot and muggy in the UK at the moment it feels almost Mississippi-ish!)mazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-32068064774754794042010-07-09T09:47:43.416-04:002010-07-09T09:47:43.416-04:00Absolutely wonderful tale. Great reading it with t...Absolutely wonderful tale. Great reading it with the music you provided. <br /><br />Photos added to the atmosphere of the piece!Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-68703291337469656102010-07-09T09:41:10.165-04:002010-07-09T09:41:10.165-04:00Crossroads and Hellhounds are viable explanations ...Crossroads and Hellhounds are viable explanations for the other-worldly mastery some achieve with the git-fiddle. Excellent job Anthony!<br /><br />I noticed a word seems to be missing in this sentence,<br /><br />" There were no cars in sight and the had gone black." Sky?Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-90744962118829337662010-07-09T09:36:28.649-04:002010-07-09T09:36:28.649-04:00I'm with Deanna on the fanfreakingtastic.
Holy...I'm with Deanna on the fanfreakingtastic.<br />Holy shit you write good.<br />And there you were saying you had nothing... you musta made a deal with the devil yourself, boy, cause even my momma knows you write a black streak of fine...Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-52068641886958808592010-07-09T09:13:14.364-04:002010-07-09T09:13:14.364-04:00Ooh my. Great atmosphere. I love the crossroads le...Ooh my. Great atmosphere. I love the crossroads legends. They're one of the spookier, the most easy to believe. And the photos you chose for this are great.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425418200940737247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-19158753274101288512010-07-09T06:24:35.180-04:002010-07-09T06:24:35.180-04:00Great take on Johnson's blues. Fabu take on th...Great take on Johnson's blues. Fabu take on the hellhound, too, and the metaphor for all the crap in life that dogs us. Just super, Ant. Peace...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-1226259015199757092010-07-09T06:17:20.425-04:002010-07-09T06:17:20.425-04:00Fanfreakingtastic Ant! I absolutely love the origi...Fanfreakingtastic Ant! I absolutely love the origins of blues and have always wondered how Robert Johnson really died. Now we know. <br />Great lines throughout, but that last one is The gem!<br />Bravo!Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-34763539889812295422010-07-09T02:31:24.509-04:002010-07-09T02:31:24.509-04:00Very cool story! I've heard the many possible ...Very cool story! I've heard the many possible tales of Robert Johnson's demise, and I like your take on it.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.com