Comments on: Scraps of evidence

By: An Unreliable Witness

An Unreliable Witness — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:32:28 +0000

Miles Away — Hmm. Spiders are very misunderstood. I quite like them, really.

Jem — It’s only in recent years — maybe even months — that I’ve discovered the attraction of short sentences. I used to be a twenty-a-day huge long sentence with multiple commas kind of writer. The memory is still traumatic.

Ani — Me too. I used to be a great one for peeling paint. I think I once managed to peel paint from a whole chest of drawers using little more than my fingernails.

Peach — Me too.

Mandatory (erm, I mean NAGA) — I only but cheerful flowers on graves. I’m contrary like that.

By: NAGA

NAGA — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:22:30 +0000

For one moment I considered changing my name as suggested…“mandatory” then I realised, you would no longer mourn at my graveside if I were to have a proper name like that.

Don’t forget the flowers.

By: peach

peach — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:53:17 +0000

I love cotton corners

By: Ani

Ani — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:51:21 +0000

For some reason, peeling, papered-over cracks give me the irresistible urge to scratch away at the surfaces, to find the original intended beneath.

By: jem

jem — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:20:28 +0000

Very good. I think one of the greatest strengths of your writing is that you are not afraid to use short sentences. And they have so much power. One of my favourite, and most terrifying images in this is ‘I have more paper than I could ever need’. I feel that most days!

By: miles away

miles away — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:24:54 +0000

lest the words come back, lest the spiders reappear…
[ps — brilliance]