tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post116281284918207165..comments2023-05-14T21:11:23.699-04:00Comments on CHEESEBURGER BROWN: Story Wallah: Leslie and the Powder, Part TwoCheeseburger Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163107436746690872006-11-09T16:23:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:23:00.000-05:00i LOVE you, mr. cheeseburger. wonderful setup and ...i LOVE you, mr. cheeseburger. wonderful setup and suspense. less detached than some previous work, and as such it allows us to ask: who's the monster here? the fairy, the uncle, the teenager, leslie? like most of life, it's a little messy.gl.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11890196589573443189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162963314131165932006-11-08T00:21:00.000-05:002006-11-08T00:21:00.000-05:00I'd say that the drawing for this one indicates he...I'd say that the drawing for this one indicates he at least <EM>considers</EM> ingesting the stuff.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162923970741822992006-11-07T13:26:00.000-05:002006-11-07T13:26:00.000-05:00The questions are threefold:1) Will Leslie use th...The questions are threefold:<BR/><BR/>1) Will Leslie use the powder on <I>himself?</I><BR/><BR/>2) What kind of results will that produce?<BR/><BR/>3) Will his almost certain misuse of the gift result in yet another completely depressing ending, or will some good come of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162849249347208422006-11-06T16:40:00.000-05:002006-11-06T16:40:00.000-05:00Well, CBB, If you REALLY insist...I do predict tha...Well, CBB, If you REALLY insist...<BR/><BR/>I do predict that we'll get another chapter tomorrow. It will probably answer little to nothing of the current questions raised, there being plenty of story left, although I'm guessing that we'll hear some kind of tell of consequences of Leslie's inevitable overuse of the powder. Readers will comment on it, no doubt positively. I will venture so far as to make another prediction, and I'm sure I'll be wrong. You're quite creative, really, and very original, so it gets difficult to keep a lead indicator on you, although I think we're all starting to get into the way you spin yarns.<BR/><BR/>In short, keep me guessing wild.<BR/><BR/>TRH<BR/><BR/>HEHE! ambitious!<BR/><BR/>wordveri: bvviokk: Clearly, Bivouac!Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429915965397673079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162846855440072452006-11-06T16:00:00.000-05:002006-11-06T16:00:00.000-05:00Dear Moksha,Thanks. I'm excited about this story....Dear Moksha,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I'm excited about this story. I can't wait for you all to catch up to where I am.<BR/><BR/>About the kittens: well, it's not playing out well. We had to bag another dead one today. A charming way to start the morning!<BR/><BR/>Dear Danimal,<BR/><BR/>I'm going to stay away from WMD for the time being...too politically charged. But it's probably a theme I'll return to.<BR/><BR/>Dear Teddy,<BR/><BR/>Where would I be without your ambitious speculations? Keep 'em coming.<BR/><BR/>Dear Mark,<BR/><BR/>I tried hard to stay away from actually saying "faerie dust" or "pixie dust" as I thought such terms might immediately rob the story of its credibility. This is supposed to be taking place in the "real world", of course, and it's enough of a struggle to make it feel real when there's magic afoot.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Cheeseburger BrownCheeseburger Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162840334709214532006-11-06T14:12:00.000-05:002006-11-06T14:12:00.000-05:00Enchanting. I can't wait to read more. I thought t...Enchanting. I can't wait to read more. I thought the boy would be the first thing he'd sprinkle.<BR/><BR/>You wrote it such that I never even thought of the term "fairy dust."<BR/><BR/>I learn toward Moksha's speculation on Lallo; I think he was made long by either aliens or by robots.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162839400661806952006-11-06T13:56:00.000-05:002006-11-06T13:56:00.000-05:00They were robots.They were robots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162835313761663882006-11-06T12:48:00.000-05:002006-11-06T12:48:00.000-05:00An interesting idea, Teddy. I had been assuming th...An interesting idea, Teddy. I had been assuming that the "people" who made Lallo we alien...little grays, I imagined. However, upon rereading, there is nothing that makes that clear. Fairies, eh? It's certainly worth letting it bounce around my head for a while.Moksha Grenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585999080521869550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162831479999804272006-11-06T11:44:00.000-05:002006-11-06T11:44:00.000-05:00HEHE! Fairy dust. Unfortunately, the Ultimate We...HEHE! Fairy dust. Unfortunately, the Ultimate Weapon won't exist for (by my estimate) some 15,000 years. I strongly suspect that this fairy kingdom mentioned will come up later, and I would wager money that some relation of the fairy kingdom, we'll call it a member of the magical world, was what made Laslo long.<BR/><BR/>TRHTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429915965397673079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162826848400159792006-11-06T10:27:00.000-05:002006-11-06T10:27:00.000-05:00I was afraid the ultimate weapon was under the bir...I was afraid the ultimate weapon was under the bird cage cover. You can feel Leslie on the edge of giddyness. Good work my good man!<BR/><BR/>THE DanimalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1162826725610670232006-11-06T10:25:00.000-05:002006-11-06T10:25:00.000-05:00CBB, You've hit a stride of late. The last two s...CBB,<BR/> You've hit a stride of late. The last two stories have been some of your best. This is a very cool concept and the writing is top notch.<BR/> The balance of magic vs. reality very much reminds me of Neil Gaimen's Sandman. I hate to keep comparing your work to that story, but I mean it as a complement...in fact, there are few higher in my book.<BR/> Looking foward to Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>PS - Good luck with the kittens. Bottle feeding them that young is a long-shot, but I once bottle-fed a 6-day-old kitten and he turned out fine. So, there is hope. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you guysMoksha Grenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585999080521869550noreply@blogger.com