tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post6470475828120026048..comments2023-10-14T10:56:43.661-07:00Comments on Roger Eschbacher Books and Other Writing: A Quick & Angry Cafe RantRoger Eschbacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-73629739792408763112011-10-12T11:12:11.967-07:002011-10-12T11:12:11.967-07:00Excellent piece of writing. Really got a sense of ...Excellent piece of writing. Really got a sense of the group dynamics here!MC Rogersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735238884673302488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-36532607643309589022011-10-08T18:25:53.899-07:002011-10-08T18:25:53.899-07:00Well then! Some one is getting his come uppance! I...Well then! Some one is getting his come uppance! I think it's awesome that a bunch of writers are weilding hammers. :) Great job!<br /><br />#189Karen deBlieckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833882790709316409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-12954277210782685422011-10-07T08:12:50.154-07:002011-10-07T08:12:50.154-07:00Real down to earth, where the normal people live, ...Real down to earth, where the normal people live, believable, readable, great usage of word. Brilliant micro story.<br /><br />Made me smile! Fun to read too.<br /><br />#188the wild magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355836751549469688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-24263782660020127952011-10-06T15:38:43.093-07:002011-10-06T15:38:43.093-07:00Thanks, Scott!
I hear you. The degree of difficu...Thanks, Scott! <br /><br />I hear you. The degree of difficulty was high on this one which is why I had one of the characters admit he had to look up "oscitate." ;c)Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-45029210178179251282011-10-06T09:32:41.865-07:002011-10-06T09:32:41.865-07:00I'm jealous. I couldn't get started with t...I'm jealous. I couldn't get started with this challenge. I just kept coming up with a scene of a writer looking at a list of words like "miasma" and "lacuna." <br /><br />Great job, and the way you worked in "authors with hammers" should get you extra points!Scott Buryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061034006121401082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-25023216952043810282011-10-03T18:28:13.230-07:002011-10-03T18:28:13.230-07:00Thanks, Zan Marie and Susanna!Thanks, Zan Marie and Susanna!Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-53147116135185995812011-10-03T17:20:42.346-07:002011-10-03T17:20:42.346-07:00Very entertaining! Well done :)Very entertaining! Well done :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-21358725605616315682011-10-01T12:05:35.916-07:002011-10-01T12:05:35.916-07:00LOL! Remind me not to threaten your writing mojo! ...LOL! Remind me not to threaten your writing mojo! That's good. ; )<br /><br />I'm following you now. I'm #33 in the list.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-58331604743898866132011-09-30T22:58:08.507-07:002011-09-30T22:58:08.507-07:00Thanks, Christine, I'm glad you enjoyed it. On...Thanks, Christine, I'm glad you enjoyed it. On my way to check out yours.<br /><br />Doreen, Holy crap! I'm so sorry to hear that your brother was murdered. I can't imagine how horrible that would be (for him and his loved ones). Thanks for seeing the humor in the piece. Again, I think it might be difficult for you to think of hammers as a "funny" weapon.<br /><br />And yeah, when I make mistakes, I make'em big. Thankfully MyTricksterGod was cool about it.Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-41240298676675538022011-09-30T21:53:20.230-07:002011-09-30T21:53:20.230-07:00Wow; that was a lot of emotion for me and thank go...Wow; that was a lot of emotion for me and thank goodness I was trying so hard to figure out if you and Trickster were the same person [which would have been cool and scary] that the image of an angry mob with hammers[how my brother was murdered] Getting that image out of my head I saw the humor. Nice job...<br />I have been making a bunch of mistakes lately also...it's the release thing:)Doreen McGettiganhttp://www.doreenmcgettigan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-50694392341532605682011-09-30T17:37:58.535-07:002011-09-30T17:37:58.535-07:00Ha! That was great. It was a good laugh for a Frid...Ha! That was great. It was a good laugh for a Friday night. :)Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-53879102642939184152011-09-29T09:57:04.082-07:002011-09-29T09:57:04.082-07:00Thanks, Raelyn. I enjoyed yours, too!Thanks, Raelyn. I enjoyed yours, too!Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-34135716476858660372011-09-29T09:45:23.919-07:002011-09-29T09:45:23.919-07:00LOL, this is great. I love your use of the words.LOL, this is great. I love your use of the words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-15914822151852695692011-09-28T08:08:58.941-07:002011-09-28T08:08:58.941-07:00Thanks, Catherine! I'm on my way to check out ...Thanks, Catherine! I'm on my way to check out your blog.Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-30219996505092579962011-09-28T07:42:29.024-07:002011-09-28T07:42:29.024-07:00Okay, this is really hilarious! I love the name La...Okay, this is really hilarious! I love the name Lacuna Coil for a band too. Following you now. I'm over from the campaign, #142 in the lineup. Cheers!Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-4237321316148858152011-09-26T23:31:57.195-07:002011-09-26T23:31:57.195-07:00MyTricksterGod -- Thank you for being so understan...MyTricksterGod -- Thank you for being so understanding. And I have to say that your "prompt" was a lot of fun!<br /><br />As far as the coffee revolution goes, I'm in!Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-31415193142439678672011-09-26T21:57:16.776-07:002011-09-26T21:57:16.776-07:00That is actually a wonderful idea-- the next write...That is actually a wonderful idea-- the next writer's campaign challenge should have a specific topic in mind next time.<br /><br />But I don't see why you have to apologize... <br /><br />do you not want to use a hammer to smash in the faces of those otherWorldly loud-mouths that are too narcissistically inconsiderate of your valuable, society-changing works to give you the concentration you need?<br /><br />I was serious about starting this coffee revolution, it should be done!MyTricksterGodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822715394553402846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-77949466240978596132011-09-26T13:59:22.263-07:002011-09-26T13:59:22.263-07:00Embarrassing Update: Reposting here to make sure e...Embarrassing Update: Reposting here to make sure everyone sees it.<br /><br />Okay, I'm an idiot. For some reason (most likely that I'm an idiot) I thought they all were supposed to be little short rants set in a cafe. I'm serious. I picked up the details for the second challenge from MyTricksterGod's blog (see link in original post) and, seeing that example (notice the similar/identical post titles), assumed they were all to be in that setting. <br /><br />Right now, you're probably saying, "Oh surely, he can't be that clueless." Oh yes, I can. Trust me. Nevermind that as I read and voted for other peoples stories I only had a vague notion that "Hmm, this one (and this one and this one...) isn't particularly rant-y and didn't have anything to do with a cafe -- the challenge was to write a cafe rant, dammit! Nevermind that MyTricksterGod had mentioned early on in my comments section that we had both written a cafe rant (what a coincidence!). Only just now (when David Powers King mentioned that this was the *second* cafe rant he'd seen) did it dawn on me what I'd done.<br /><br />I'm very sorry about this (MyTricksterGod must've thought it was way beyond weird). I don't make this kind of mistake very often, but when I do, it tends to be a doozy. <br /><br />With a contrite heart,<br />Roger<br /><br />p.s. I'm an idiot.Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-58668429942677185252011-09-26T12:40:00.549-07:002011-09-26T12:40:00.549-07:00Interesting. This is the second cafe entry I read....Interesting. This is the second cafe entry I read. And you're right. A bunch of angry authors wielding hammers. That's just hilarious.<br /><br />Great job, Roger! :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-41131422192662040342011-09-26T10:39:23.877-07:002011-09-26T10:39:23.877-07:00Deeply appreciate the kindred hatred that we share...Deeply appreciate the kindred hatred that we share. I wouldn't mind building a movement dedicated to wiping away these loud-mouth species from our coffee tables.<br />Call me whatever is convenient, thx for the visit.<br />Now let us build this revolution!MyTricksterGodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822715394553402846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-19458671670501483732011-09-25T12:54:45.611-07:002011-09-25T12:54:45.611-07:00Wow. Everyone's being so kind. Thanks Joanna, ...Wow. Everyone's being so kind. Thanks Joanna, Medeia, Tara, and J!Roger Eschbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588775352918614245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-70498946255396524702011-09-25T11:53:37.560-07:002011-09-25T11:53:37.560-07:00"...a miasma of literary despair." Perfe..."...a miasma of literary despair." Perfect phrasing! :D Great work!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768840794020850470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-50848075185030026252011-09-25T05:41:12.355-07:002011-09-25T05:41:12.355-07:00that was hilarious!
who brought the annoying muse!...that was hilarious!<br />who brought the annoying muse!<br />great job!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-32315751884496637272011-09-25T04:47:52.772-07:002011-09-25T04:47:52.772-07:00I dislike loud talkers. I feel the group's an...I dislike loud talkers. I feel the group's anger. The hammers were unexpected, and I was intrigued by their weapon of choice. Great piece. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188490281217241971.post-83687510053712764022011-09-25T04:00:27.338-07:002011-09-25T04:00:27.338-07:00Yo, bring it on. A bunch of hammer-crazy writers a...Yo, bring it on. A bunch of hammer-crazy writers and one jerk. LOL!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633484787634197878noreply@blogger.com