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great writing (Reply to this comment)
by sublimehusker
great writing, express a lot of the same emotions myself!
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Nov 21 '02
12:05 am PST
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I agree with the ArchAngel! (Reply to this comment)
by lorace
This deserves an A plus.
You certainly have a way with words, Rich. I spiraled with you, and will remember this essay on Halloween.
Terrific insight.
Lorace
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Oct 25 '02
11:47 pm PDT
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We need a VS rating option (Reply to this comment)
by Penguinlady
VS for Very Scary, that is. Glad to hear that this is merely an intellectual exercise; you had quite a few people scared there, including me.
Margaret
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Oct 21 '02
5:35 pm PDT
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Wow... (Reply to this comment)
by imokliel
...sounds like fun to me. Great job Rich; convinced me to buy one!
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Aug 28 '02
7:59 am PDT
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Re: Re: Hauntingly beautiful writing, Rich... (Reply to this comment)
by sleeper54
All right, someone oughta take you out behind the woodshed and...
``tom``
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Aug 26 '02
4:29 pm PDT
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Re: Re: Hauntingly beautiful writing, Rich... (Reply to this comment)
by theworm
Rich,
You really scared me with this one! I'm so glad that it is fiction. This is hauntingly beautiful.
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Aug 26 '02
9:55 am PDT
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This is wonderfully done (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Unfortunately for some it isn't fiction! jo
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Aug 26 '02
8:16 am PDT
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Wow... (Reply to this comment)
by flamepillar
Very interesting intellectual exercise you have done here! It takes quite an open mind to put into words the effect created by such a state of mind. I guess somewhere along the line, you discovered the same thing that I did... that it is possible to get close enough to any cause (just for the sake of exploration) to create in words the effect that it brings, but not so close that the cause actually brings the effect out of us if we don't want it to. Just like when people feel sorry for a character in a movie; of course they aren't really technically feeling sorry for the character, they are just exploring the cause up close without actually having to feel the pain themselves, and then in turn, exploring the effect which somehow becomes real. Maybe we make ourselves believe it just for the sake of seeing what it is like. Nobody ever walked a mile in another person's shoes, they can only pretend to do that. And yet we can still somehow recreate the effect of any cause in our minds, we can imagine it, we can bring it to life. That is an intellectual ability not available to many, especially those who are inert and dependent on the Matrix!
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Aug 25 '02
10:41 am PDT
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Re: Hauntingly beautiful writing, Rich... (Reply to this comment)
by WorkingMomof2
Rich I had exactly the same fear. If this is fiction, it is incredibly well written. And a tribute to you that your writing strikes fear into our hearts - we truly care.
Amy
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Aug 25 '02
10:30 am PDT
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Re: Hauntingly beautiful writing, Rich... (Reply to this comment)
by rich2003dm
Steph and Jan,
This essay is simply an intellectual exercise and does not reflect my current state of mind. I'm actually doing just fine. But thank you so much for your concern.
Epinions may be just a shell of what it once was in terms of remuneration to contributors, but the friendship and caring of folks like you and others make it a priceless experience. And that's the only reason I remain here.
Best Regards,
Rich
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Aug 25 '02
9:31 am PDT
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Hauntingly beautiful writing, Rich... (Reply to this comment)
by Dr_Steph
...but it makes me worried, all the same. I'm praying this is just fiction. Is it?
Steph
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Aug 25 '02
9:17 am PDT
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by dedemw
Darkness is scary....
My fav line
"I recognize the randomness of life and humanity’s universal innocence"
- brilliant!
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Aug 24 '02
10:26 pm PDT
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egads (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Rich, I sincerely hope this is only fiction from a very creative genius. Wait a couple of minutes and read my post that surprisingly parallels yours.
Jan
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Aug 24 '02
12:08 pm PDT
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Yo, Rich..... (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
...Don't you think you're taking this over-reaction thing to NH ratings and charges of being off-topic just a bit too far?
nick
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Aug 24 '02
12:05 pm PDT
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by sleeper54
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``tom``
"There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope." —George Eliot
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Aug 24 '02
11:07 am PDT
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