Comments on: LEOPOLD’S MONOCLE • by Stephanie Scarborough http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/ The once a day flash fiction magazine. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cat http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/comment-page-1/#comment-13975 Cat Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:42:53 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/#comment-13975 Good characters, but nothing really happened, which disappointed me. Would've been nice to have this character development with a bit more plot. Good characters, but nothing really happened, which disappointed me. Would’ve been nice to have this character development with a bit more plot.

]]> By: dj barber http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/comment-page-1/#comment-13931 dj barber Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:57:23 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/#comment-13931 I was surprised at the end that they were actually on a train--thought perhaps the guys in the white coats would arrive and announce dinner was ready and tell them to get themselves to the dining room. Great dialogue. --dj I was surprised at the end that they were actually on a train–thought perhaps the guys in the white coats would arrive and announce dinner was ready and tell them to get themselves to the dining room.

Great dialogue.

–dj

]]> By: Roberta SchulbergGoro http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/comment-page-1/#comment-13929 Roberta SchulbergGoro Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:51:47 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/#comment-13929 A lively little story. The characters like impish cartoons. What is holding this couple together? He can't stand her chattering conversation, but didn't protest her frequent use of the phone because it "kept Daphne from talking his ear off." She has no respect for his mentality and choices, "Leopold, dear, television turns your mind to so much mush" and refuses to buy cable for him. He obviously has no funds himself; she is the financial support. She is rather financially hard on herself, though, denying herself the money to fix the screen on her Verizon, but she is in need of conversation and can use it to speak to friends. Leopold has a wonderful magic monocle of which she doesn't approve, but Daphne was never informed of its uses, "It wasn't just any monocle, though as far as Daphe knew it was." Leopold, feeling cheated of love because Daphne wouldn't splurge on cable for him, decides to use his wonderful monocle to peer into a brothel in Nevada. At least Daphne engages in conversation. He is simply a voyeur. A lively little story. The characters like impish cartoons. What is holding this couple together? He can’t stand her chattering conversation, but didn’t protest her frequent use of the phone because it “kept Daphne from talking his ear off.” She has no respect for his mentality and choices, “Leopold, dear, television turns your mind to so much mush” and refuses to buy cable for him. He obviously has no funds himself; she is the financial support. She is rather financially hard on herself, though, denying herself the money to fix the screen on her Verizon, but she is in need of conversation and can use it to speak to friends. Leopold has a wonderful magic monocle of which she doesn’t approve, but Daphne was never informed of its uses, “It wasn’t just any monocle, though as far as Daphe knew it was.” Leopold, feeling cheated of love because Daphne wouldn’t splurge on cable for him, decides to use his wonderful monocle to peer into a brothel in Nevada. At least Daphne engages in conversation. He is simply a voyeur.

]]> By: Jen http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/comment-page-1/#comment-13926 Jen Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:48:42 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/leopolds-monocle-by-stephanie-scarborough/#comment-13926 A bit random, not really my thing. A bit random, not really my thing.

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