tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post7830946420819994192..comments2024-03-27T22:39:08.396-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: Discount Primrose (an Abbott challenge vignette)Todd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-62010611608200901272009-12-03T12:58:31.880-05:002009-12-03T12:58:31.880-05:00Oh, I certainly boycott WalMart. They strike me as...Oh, I certainly boycott WalMart. They strike me as the epitome of casual corporate evil, not really made up for by their aid in New Orleans and environs and what other small benison they might've done.<br /><br />Also, I find the stores themselves, when I've been in them not buying with people who insisted on buying at them, they've been unpleasant in a way that even K-Mart and Target are not. And the latter are no great shakes.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-45093267414188364602009-12-02T14:01:34.119-05:002009-12-02T14:01:34.119-05:00You almost made me think kindly of Wal-Mart.
Almo...You almost made me think kindly of Wal-Mart.<br /><br />Almost.<br /><br />Ah, the comfort of a big reassuring smile grinning down on you until its very oppressive cheerfulness would make you lose your mind...C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-77958161037685588902009-12-01T07:42:53.004-05:002009-12-01T07:42:53.004-05:00Evan--Targets are slightly better appointed. Even ...Evan--Targets are slightly better appointed. Even if they have an unfortunate name if it's a matter of Avoiding Ground Zero.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-13290181123268797752009-11-30T22:05:34.427-05:002009-11-30T22:05:34.427-05:00Nice. Blessed be the Big Smile. I know where I'...Nice. Blessed be the Big Smile. I know where I'm heading when the apocalypse comes.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-6365844376097608892009-11-30T19:08:28.781-05:002009-11-30T19:08:28.781-05:00Sandra, Paul, you are too kind. Thanks. (I hope to...Sandra, Paul, you are too kind. Thanks. (I hope to read yours, Sandra, in the next day or so, along with the balance of the other contributions.)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-6630486064937499702009-11-30T16:04:02.885-05:002009-11-30T16:04:02.885-05:00Loved that!Loved that!Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-87785176910111692302009-11-30T15:54:14.992-05:002009-11-30T15:54:14.992-05:00Wow! What a world you've created here. You l...Wow! What a world you've created here. You left me wanting more and wondering what would become of your narrator.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-91977072809148891562009-11-30T15:04:30.041-05:002009-11-30T15:04:30.041-05:00Thanks, Kathleen. One of my notions was to do some...Thanks, Kathleen. One of my notions was to do something in the mode of John Collier's "Evening Primrose"...but we go with the vignette we actually get down in phosphor...<br /><br />Patti, wouldn't we all. The best story about this kind of thing is the introductory vignette to Damon Knight's A FOR ANYTHING, which I don't quite review below. His vision Much grimmer than mine.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-7737342784940406952009-11-30T14:36:42.272-05:002009-11-30T14:36:42.272-05:00Such a clever story, Todd. I enjoyed so many lines...Such a clever story, Todd. I enjoyed so many lines, especially, "I dreamt that the Big Smile told me that I was the Truly Among the Discounted, The Very Special." What a riot. So glad you participated in the challenge!Kathleen A. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809993168019150186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-78655476634932753632009-11-30T14:26:48.303-05:002009-11-30T14:26:48.303-05:00I want a refabricator. I have in mind that it will...I want a refabricator. I have in mind that it will take care of a lot of things I need taking care of.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com