Comments on: THE GORDIAN STONE • by James Enge http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/ The once a day flash fiction magazine. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:12:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ckastens http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/comment-page-1/#comment-2947 ckastens Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:57:41 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/#comment-2947 This story was a lot of fun, loved the "splitting" solution at the end. This story was a lot of fun, loved the “splitting” solution at the end.

]]> By: Oonah V Joslin http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/comment-page-1/#comment-2944 Oonah V Joslin Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:11:35 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/#comment-2944 Sorry to be late commenting. Been away. Loved this. Sorry to be late commenting. Been away. Loved this.

]]> By: Bill http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 Bill Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:15:08 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/#comment-2907 I've been reading here daily for about two months (love it), and this is my favorite yet. Thanks James! Looking forward to reading more about Morlock. I’ve been reading here daily for about two months (love it), and this is my favorite yet. Thanks James! Looking forward to reading more about Morlock.

]]> By: James Enge http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 James Enge Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:17:03 +0000 http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-gordian-stone-by-james-enge/#comment-2884 Thanks to everyone for the comments. This sort of insto-feedback is new to me, but useful. (The idea that a story of about 500 words could be too long was startling at first, but then I began to see: it's all a matter of proportion.) Nik is right about the crooked man being Morlock. If anyone is interested, I decided not to use his name because the stone wouldn't have known who he was, and I didn't want to expend words on explanations that wouldn't advance the story. Also, I wanted to try writing a Morlock story for people who had no idea who Morlock is. (Since that includes practically everyone on the planet...) Thanks to everyone for the comments. This sort of insto-feedback is new to me, but useful. (The idea that a story of about 500 words could be too long was startling at first, but then I began to see: it’s all a matter of proportion.)

Nik is right about the crooked man being Morlock. If anyone is interested, I decided not to use his name because the stone wouldn’t have known who he was, and I didn’t want to expend words on explanations that wouldn’t advance the story. Also, I wanted to try writing a Morlock story for people who had no idea who Morlock is. (Since that includes practically everyone on the planet…)

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