Comments on: Isle of Man

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:05:44 +0000

Boy! Where ARE you? I know you’re doing this marathon/triathalon stuff, but I miss your words. Hope all is well. peace…

By: teresa

teresa — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:45:52 +0000

another inspiring and beautiful story Simon… I love the drama, that you narrate so gently and yet powerfully. One of my favourite bits – Instead I opened my mouth and bleated, “So, are sheep as stupid as everyone says?” Her look reconfigured me. Something light and unfathomable retreated beneath her shining skin. Comical and yet metaphysical at the same time. And thanks for a glorious ending!

By: DJ Kirkby

DJ Kirkby — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:19:47 +0000

Totally beautiful, beyond words kind of beautiful. Loved the ending most of all. Perhaps I’m biased though as I am a female Douglas Parsley. Did you intend for Douglas to have so many Aspergian traits?

By: GP Ching

GP Ching — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:36:26 +0000

I’m a big fan of the path less traveled and bucking the corporate machine. I read this one twice. Loved it. The writing was flawless as always.

By: jane CUff

jane CUff — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:13:34 +0000

I loved this Simon!

The simple, chance meeting. A connection between two strangers that normally ends, but on this occasion continues.
What I love about your Flash fictions is that I can always imagine you turning them into a fantastic book.

By: peggy

peggy — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:55:51 +0000

you transported me and made me jealous of someone that can let go.

Loved the fantasy feel. Fantastic imagery too.

By: Josie @safetycomfort

Josie @safetycomfort — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:16:42 +0000

Loved this, Simon, thank you, and your language and descriptions, especially the contrasts in your first sentence. It’s beautifully crafted. I’m celebrating the escape, the return to nature, the shining spiritedness of Georgie, and the deletion of the one single cell as the beginning of the escape.

By: Mark Kerstetter

Mark Kerstetter — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:38:26 +0000

I second the admiration shown for your skills, but all that is so much filler without the warmth of your humanity beneath.

By: Marisa Birns

Marisa Birns — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:03:44 +0000

Even if not physically so, living a life without surprising oneself often is death – to the soul.

You know you are a wordsmith and a wonderful storyteller.

Put them together and you get a piece of writing as beautiful as this one.

By: PJ Kaiser

PJ Kaiser — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:30:59 +0000

I’m on an endless quest to declutter and so this really hit home with me. It is incredibly freeing when you loosen your hold on possessions. It frees up your mind and spirit to focus on what matters. There were too many perfect lines in this piece to enumerate, so i’ll just say that i adored it