tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post764651792177843767..comments2023-05-04T06:34:31.135-07:00Comments on Fire from a Different Sun: Party Instructions Isadora Gruyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-33988152759051783422017-04-18T19:53:04.454-07:002017-04-18T19:53:04.454-07:00A really compelling poem, Izzy. k. A really compelling poem, Izzy. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-8041825593418962892017-04-16T10:09:35.227-07:002017-04-16T10:09:35.227-07:00Great minds think alike with the "cake."...Great minds think alike with the "cake." I am clutching that cocktail napkin, Isadora! Lol!Bekkie Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300001421561443693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-12077964279275011812017-04-15T04:23:54.073-07:002017-04-15T04:23:54.073-07:00You've really made me wonder about what sort o...You've really made me wonder about what sort of choices Magda made that led her to walking into this party, and how those choices have reduced down to just eating this cake and muscling through, because all her good options are gone. Very intriguing and really well done. Rommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11810721515248103148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-56947306442762887572017-04-12T23:25:16.575-07:002017-04-12T23:25:16.575-07:00I also admire your talent to create a voice from t...I also admire your talent to create a voice from the very first line, and carry through with nuance and depth ~grapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-33804117575516146322017-04-12T20:18:30.632-07:002017-04-12T20:18:30.632-07:00Suer thanks Susie!Suer thanks Susie!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-88693401418521618282017-04-12T20:18:21.109-07:002017-04-12T20:18:21.109-07:00Glad you like it De!!!! Thanks for reading!Glad you like it De!!!! Thanks for reading!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-29818492857003504482017-04-12T20:17:45.187-07:002017-04-12T20:17:45.187-07:00Thanks Magaly, I am glad you could identify with t...Thanks Magaly, I am glad you could identify with the narrator! Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-67698375633946497732017-04-12T20:17:00.845-07:002017-04-12T20:17:00.845-07:00Thanks for reading and commenting,Kerry!Thanks for reading and commenting,Kerry!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-21269698536094242872017-04-12T20:16:39.616-07:002017-04-12T20:16:39.616-07:00Thanks so much Anna. Not sure what you found on g...Thanks so much Anna. Not sure what you found on google. I had that whole phrasing of "life is short, eat the cake" I see on so many magnets. Think I was aiming to like....subvert that. Some cake is just awful and should not be eaten! Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-10750378038767270952017-04-12T20:14:47.564-07:002017-04-12T20:14:47.564-07:00Thanks Kim. There is a pathos to Magda, but then a...Thanks Kim. There is a pathos to Magda, but then again we are all Magda in a way. :) Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-19751497912181009102017-04-12T20:14:13.928-07:002017-04-12T20:14:13.928-07:00Thanks Paul! I am glad you enjoyed the prompt. I...Thanks Paul! I am glad you enjoyed the prompt. I lifted "smooth your butterfly" from that TV Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but I wanted to pair it with Woody Guthrie so badly!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-36221443371084117982017-04-12T20:12:53.376-07:002017-04-12T20:12:53.376-07:00Thanks Rosemary!Thanks Rosemary!Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-52027023577377675632017-04-12T20:12:34.828-07:002017-04-12T20:12:34.828-07:00Thanks Jim. Poems can be stories too (in fact all...Thanks Jim. Poems can be stories too (in fact all the good ones are:) And there is definitely a story here. Isadora Gruyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036782300945079952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-26943638240471708342017-04-12T12:17:11.254-07:002017-04-12T12:17:11.254-07:00There's a whole lot of world in that piece of ...There's a whole lot of world in that piece of cake. I love this piece!!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-48283031441473977612017-04-12T09:13:55.610-07:002017-04-12T09:13:55.610-07:00Oh, I can see her. I love the voice in this. Oh, I can see her. I love the voice in this. De Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798544585779003567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-30609123725076817122017-04-12T08:54:39.123-07:002017-04-12T08:54:39.123-07:00I like the speaker's voice. I can almost see h...I like the speaker's voice. I can almost see her raising her inner-brow and saying, "Eat the cake". Because there is no other way around life, one might not like what it serves us, but still have to eat it.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-42907319215925811302017-04-12T07:36:30.225-07:002017-04-12T07:36:30.225-07:00I'm always excited to read the next installmen...I'm always excited to read the next installment in the black cake series. This opened up a whole new scene before my mind's eye. As always, the narrative voice is very compelling.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-85051589589252862912017-04-12T06:22:45.296-07:002017-04-12T06:22:45.296-07:00I love this and there is so much to enjoy - your w...I love this and there is so much to enjoy - your words and style are perfect. <br />Googled words "Eat the cake" wondering if there was a history or usage behind them, and indeed there is - so I now know something I didn't know!<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-60780419365827059782017-04-12T05:13:02.297-07:002017-04-12T05:13:02.297-07:00So much to enjoy in this one, Isadora! Just that p...So much to enjoy in this one, Isadora! Just that phrase, 'Eat the cake Magda' made me grin, and the crumpled cocktail napkin says it all. I also like the phrase 'smoosh your butterfly'! I can't help feeling sorry for Magda. I wonder how many napkins she has in her scrapbook.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-620943575702084782017-04-12T03:14:38.975-07:002017-04-12T03:14:38.975-07:00'smoosh your butterfly' is such an incredi...'smoosh your butterfly' is such an incredible phrase...great poem...great prompt.Paul John Dearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976172444697072142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-16550311579852227702017-04-12T01:13:49.649-07:002017-04-12T01:13:49.649-07:00You've created a memorable character and scena...You've created a memorable character and scenario!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-82637283073152875342017-04-11T22:44:29.599-07:002017-04-11T22:44:29.599-07:00I wasn't expecting this, Izzy,
"Eat the...I wasn't expecting this, Izzy, <br />"Eat the cake, <br />And dance alone."<br />Orders from the boss, her spotter. <br />What went wrong, is there a price to pay? <br />You can see I got interested in the story and forgot that this was a poem, clever and well written.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923225908417388320.post-60225959929566764782017-04-11T22:40:50.206-07:002017-04-11T22:40:50.206-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.com