tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post1098189344551757578..comments2024-03-13T12:29:29.462-07:00Comments on Aidan Writes: : SuperstitionsAidanFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-64074636700562481142012-04-20T11:45:50.717-07:002012-04-20T11:45:50.717-07:00Yes, that is a typo. It has now been corrected. Th...Yes, that is a typo. It has now been corrected. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-26607062179091885862012-04-16T18:56:13.461-07:002012-04-16T18:56:13.461-07:00I was hoping while stranded there they'd buy a...I was hoping while stranded there they'd buy a monkey's paw, but you can only fit so many superstitions into a Friday. Dug it, Aidan!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-36337348538932978762012-04-16T00:28:46.703-07:002012-04-16T00:28:46.703-07:00I really liked the pace of this piece, slowly unfo...I really liked the pace of this piece, slowly unfolding and gathering the reader deeper into its story. Superstitions are always based on something, and sometimes the prove to be harmless and sometimes not. <br /><br />A small typo here I think "psychic chills the induced." the is maybe they?Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-28647716231257740402012-04-15T09:01:55.290-07:002012-04-15T09:01:55.290-07:00Superstitions are usually founded on something, an...Superstitions are usually founded on something, and if all it requires you to do is wear something around your neck, then why not?Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-22816281048165090732012-04-14T15:05:49.640-07:002012-04-14T15:05:49.640-07:00Nice build up and I just knew something was up whe...Nice build up and I just knew something was up when he discarded his totem, but also wasn't expecting ghosts. So earlier on, the ghosts of children, were they ghosts too or just kids that were very good at watching, but not being seen? :)Craig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176851401465801580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-42234087056602230412012-04-14T14:27:28.091-07:002012-04-14T14:27:28.091-07:00I'll keep the air conditioning in mind, but I ...I'll keep the air conditioning in mind, but I think I'm going to have to have someone else willing to find out what that ghost was doing to Sanchez. I'll keep wearing my totem.<br /><br />I'm unnaturally intrigued by places that have flights in less than three-times-a-week (Timbuktu, pacific islands, etc.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-62103911803861313662012-04-14T14:24:08.717-07:002012-04-14T14:24:08.717-07:00Absolutely.Absolutely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-53929674415010135902012-04-14T14:23:28.558-07:002012-04-14T14:23:28.558-07:00I've set a prior short story in Timbuktu (poss...I've set a prior short story in Timbuktu (possibly different world) and that made it fairly easy to ground myself in the world. Beware ghosts sneak up on you ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-76479166620905543582012-04-14T14:21:33.661-07:002012-04-14T14:21:33.661-07:00Intrigued that you were leaning sci-fi. There'...Intrigued that you were leaning sci-fi. There's a beauty to the colors of the desert. But I could never stand the constant sand and heat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170148559429001125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-9750249124148827982012-04-14T05:29:41.051-07:002012-04-14T05:29:41.051-07:00Beautifully done. I love the idea of Timbuktu, a p...Beautifully done. I love the idea of Timbuktu, a place that really does exist even if the reality is sand getting into everything. I also love the turn to the ghosts in this… hey, if nothing else it's ectoplasmic air conditioning, right?<br /><br />Had to look up "marabout" but that's OK. Ctrl-click on a word and select "Dictionary," and I'm enlightened!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-54446643417047901922012-04-14T04:31:01.144-07:002012-04-14T04:31:01.144-07:00What the scientific-minded can't explain, they...What the scientific-minded can't explain, they tend to ignore... sometimes at their peril.Steve Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414279461366098783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-19661056672577693732012-04-14T00:48:34.678-07:002012-04-14T00:48:34.678-07:00I like the fact you took your time with this, esta...I like the fact you took your time with this, establishing the characters, the setting and the sense of the real world. I was surprised by the ghosts too!Peter Newmanhttp://www.runpetewrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-46765330469904489772012-04-13T22:12:49.388-07:002012-04-13T22:12:49.388-07:00I like the descriptions of the sand and the oppres...I like the descriptions of the sand and the oppressive heat. I didn't expect ghosts though! I was expecting sci-fi, and I'm not sure why.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.com