tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post6796680214473678004..comments2024-03-29T07:54:24.161+00:00Comments on TONE DEAF: Hobbledehoy, pt twoRoderick Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-63317519814052595342015-11-10T08:57:39.105+00:002015-11-10T08:57:39.105+00:00RW (zS): The story has been tentatively approved b...RW (zS): The story has been tentatively approved by VR; a bit of a problem for her since she hates dentists, even reading about them.<br /><br />Besides which a mini-log-jam of posts has developed. First I had to get in the piece about sacred and profane love (see above). Which will be followed, after a decent interval, by a sonnet I wrote and polished in about two hours and which starts:<br /><br /><i>When was the best time? I get asked,<br />Assuming from my mask of lumps and lines,<br />That joy and confidence have long since passed</i><br /><br />After which An Oral Problem (1532 words). Unless my muse, depressed by the lack of daylight, takes up permanent residence in our bedroom.<br /><br />So your Germanic bust is all good. I'm prepared to accept this judgement but it would help if you solicited an unsolicited testimonial from someone else. No problem, surely?Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-74923487940174832082015-11-10T01:37:54.977+00:002015-11-10T01:37:54.977+00:00Oh! I can't wait for the delicious short story...Oh! I can't wait for the delicious short story. Have I mentioned that my dentist is a certain Dr. Bean with fashion sense. Yes, she wears the best shoes ever. (No relation to the British Mr. Bean). <br /><br />"A soft, rather luxurious tweed jacket" ... my jeans are fitting me like that lately.<br /><br />But the Germanic Bust remains. It's all good.<br /><br />I'm happy to read that you have accepted the invitation. Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-72074749672037014222015-11-09T09:25:57.037+00:002015-11-09T09:25:57.037+00:00Natalie: A post or two ago you said you weren'...Natalie: A post or two ago you said you weren't sure whether - after reading Tone Deaf - I'd seen BC in Hamlet. I re-read the post, couldn't see why you might be unsure, explained about ellipticism and let it pass.<br /><br />Now, re the above, you say "you detect a whiff". Are you sure you're happy reading my stuff? In primary school I augmented my reading ability with the Mr and Mrs Peg series; would I be right in assuming that I "detect a whiff" that you'd appreciate it if I resurrected the Mr and Mrs Peg style, that large words are hyphenated or, better still, left out altogether? That you'd prefer a more stunted version of me as a writer. As direct as a sign that says: To The Toilet. <br /><br />Can't do it. Complexity is my middle name, My train is bound for Nizhnynovgorod.<br /><br />Lucy: Nah, that honour belongs to Dunelm - an aircraft hangar devoted to soft furnishings. Wherein I quickly become short of breath.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-53309572333369288532015-11-09T08:30:26.903+00:002015-11-09T08:30:26.903+00:00Clearly for you M&S stands for masochism and s...Clearly for you M&S stands for masochism and sadism!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-31194871319017906672015-11-08T20:44:12.597+00:002015-11-08T20:44:12.597+00:00Ha! do I detect a whiff, a slight soupçon of appro...Ha! do I detect a whiff, a slight soupçon of approval of my timid (?) suggestion in the comments to your last post? Yes, I do!Natalie d'Arbeloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757081405040926647noreply@blogger.com