Comments on: MONKEY LOVE • by Barbara A. Barnett

By: captaintripps

captaintripps — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:09:49 +0000

Well, I loved it. Pulling apart (and getting all ‘confused’ about) a story like this is akin to dimantling a rose to see how it works.

Great stuff. Cheered me up no end.

By: TW

TW — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:46:10 +0000

Nice, solid effort, much cleaner and well-paced than some here. Thanks for sharing it!

Tiny nit: teenager was “at most” half his age, sted “at least”? (Seems like that’s how you were aiming the reference.)

Tinier nit: “Monkey Cupid” vs. “Monkey Love”?

By: Roberta SchulbergGoro

Roberta SchulbergGoro — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:45:58 +0000

Sweet fairy tale of unusual inter-species understanding. But I think if monkeys really had that much sympathy there would of been more monkey pets. Can they be toilet trained?

Policemen and firemen are passively available. A friend is sensitive constant concern.

By: P.M.Lawrence

P.M.Lawrence — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:01:23 +0000

Kristy, try the experiment of offering sympathy to someone suffering who wishes to be alone. You’ll find out. Or try the experiment of match making in such a way that the victims notice, when one or both of them have just had a bad break up. You’ll find out.