tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post761632517616993122..comments2024-03-13T12:29:29.462-07:00Comments on Aidan Writes: : It's the End of the Net as We Know It (And I Feel Hope)AidanFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-63005039509071870782011-02-05T11:23:15.670-08:002011-02-05T11:23:15.670-08:00Liked this story Aidan and particularly the 'j...Liked this story Aidan and particularly the 'janky ghost'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-40796975689484959302011-02-03T06:00:02.220-08:002011-02-03T06:00:02.220-08:00... pupils rolling like spilled marbles ...
Love ...<i>... pupils rolling like spilled marbles ...</i><br /><br />Love this similie. Nicely done.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-45314987619577259772011-02-01T00:33:39.775-08:002011-02-01T00:33:39.775-08:00I like this, Aidan. Too much extrapolative SF stil...I like this, Aidan. Too much extrapolative SF still focuses on classic tropes like technology without paying attention to social evolution happening through that technology.<br /><br />I recommend reading the Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi (quasi-hard SF), his Martian society is an extreme extrapolation of facebook privacy settings (my favourite book of 2011, too).<br /><br />I see this as a fable for modern times. Sometimes a facebook campaign just doesn't cut it...John Xerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492709629314280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-64170619741420591422011-01-30T13:26:54.988-08:002011-01-30T13:26:54.988-08:00I agree with EZE, this is a great piece that can b...I agree with EZE, this is a great piece that can become a timeless one. It tells the story of the end of the old. I mean, insert paper books and ebooks here and there and you are talking about the publishing industry. Replace those words with M16 and M4 and you'll talking about small rifles and war. <br /><br />Deep too. I felt the tension.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-5100564959461397252011-01-30T11:11:05.612-08:002011-01-30T11:11:05.612-08:00A brief skim might miss the fact that you've e...A brief skim might miss the fact that you've embedded the story with the near future sci-fi. What then was a topical, momentary flash becomes a timeless reference to the themes of communication/information/freedom.<br /><br />Only the names + our current awareness of Egypt place it IN Egypt. Otherwise it could be anywhere, any time in the future.EZEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607094958341579662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-48491371895148218462011-01-29T07:56:37.423-08:002011-01-29T07:56:37.423-08:00Excellent story! Good mix of near-future sci-fi an...Excellent story! Good mix of near-future sci-fi and current events.Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-25331481752055564632011-01-29T01:42:57.498-08:002011-01-29T01:42:57.498-08:00This was truly inspired. The scifi and revolutiona...This was truly inspired. The scifi and revolutionary elements make a current news story into an awesome speculative one.Cat Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160039271069426174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-6204733975144039132011-01-28T21:40:47.784-08:002011-01-28T21:40:47.784-08:00@Tessa, I'm glad you liked that line. I almos...@Tessa, I'm glad you liked that line. I almost removed it because I worried it felt cliché; but it felt like it worked with some of the other themes running through the 200 wds.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-19655619147034722652011-01-28T14:54:37.634-08:002011-01-28T14:54:37.634-08:00I'm impressed you managed to get the near futu...I'm impressed you managed to get the near future setting across in such a short number of words. "We add our skin to the game." is my favorite line of this story. And yes - timely.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-14715675801216189382011-01-28T12:46:03.031-08:002011-01-28T12:46:03.031-08:00@Adam, glad this played some role as a catalyst.
...@Adam, glad this played some role as a catalyst.<br /><br />@John, I think one of the neat things about flash fiction is its ability to play topically.<br /><br />That said, I want to caveat this flash fiction as playing topically with the subject, but set in a slightly futuristic future so this doesn't directly relate, but tries to play with some of the ideas spinning through my head lately.AidanFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876041003278004627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-91452597877549686242011-01-28T12:06:26.798-08:002011-01-28T12:06:26.798-08:00Quite timely with word circulating of Egypt trying...Quite timely with word circulating of Egypt trying to take down its net.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879556472347736809.post-17309208948237042102011-01-28T10:27:32.795-08:002011-01-28T10:27:32.795-08:00intriguing flash with a great dusky and revolution...intriguing flash with a great dusky and revolutionary atmosphere. I had hardly heard about the news story, pretty much only came across it on twitter. can't stop thinking about it now, does fire the imagination somewhat.Adam John Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954915030178318057noreply@blogger.com