tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post8165260412898635910..comments2023-10-21T21:54:39.121+13:00Comments on Tim Jones: Books in the Trees: Tuesday Poem: Flash Fiction: The Giant Space IcebergTim Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-80523661532044961712012-06-21T23:41:59.674+12:002012-06-21T23:41:59.674+12:00Yes! Let us smash the systems of literary producti...Yes! Let us smash the systems of literary production, distribution and exchange!*<br /><br />*Offer only valid in applicable territories.Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-17950653567820975352012-06-21T21:14:41.523+12:002012-06-21T21:14:41.523+12:00And if I may be forgiven a second comment, there&#...And if I may be forgiven a second comment, there's something liberating about posting new material on one's own blog, isn't there. No pandering to the whims of editors.Penelopehttp://pscottier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-75724991718058394902012-06-20T23:18:06.762+12:002012-06-20T23:18:06.762+12:00Thanks, Helen.
I have been known to kid a little ...Thanks, Helen.<br /><br />I have been known to kid a little ;-)<br /><br />I think the prevalence of ice might have something to do with winter ... that's my theory, anyway.Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-4873846418959441022012-06-20T20:36:39.050+12:002012-06-20T20:36:39.050+12:00You are kidding of course...about people not findi...You are kidding of course...about people not finding it funny ...<br />I must say I was singing the song at the end...'My heart will go oooooonnnn.'<br />Funny that because I don't like robots! But big and little ones had me melting...baby bots I suppose! <br />Also, strange how much ice is around<br />the blog at present. Is it a conspiracy?Helen McKinlayhttp://gurglewords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-10342817145397840252012-06-20T01:11:56.436+12:002012-06-20T01:11:56.436+12:00Thanks, everyone! It has been so long since I post...Thanks, everyone! It has been so long since I posted any fiction on this blog, let alone new fiction, that I'm especially glad you liked it.<br /><br />AJ, Michelle, Penelope and Elizabeth, I envisaged this piece as a sombre meditation on the transience of existence and the deficiencies of space navigation systems - I never imagined anyone would find it funny ;-)<br /><br />Janis, did you pass the Turing Test?Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-12942843670164788352012-06-19T21:02:53.014+12:002012-06-19T21:02:53.014+12:00I enjoyed this, Tom (and I like how Blogger is now...I enjoyed this, Tom (and I like how Blogger is now asking me to prove I'm not a robot...)Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811852829029437786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-46562535142887424402012-06-19T19:31:12.203+12:002012-06-19T19:31:12.203+12:00Yep, I heartily agree with all that has been said ...Yep, I heartily agree with all that has been said above - I started giggling at the passengers crowding around with their smart phones, etc. and then didn't stop throughout. AWESOME.Elizabeth Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420253723750754324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-71622141628424851962012-06-19T19:01:57.924+12:002012-06-19T19:01:57.924+12:00That's just so totally titanic, Tim. Cliches ...That's just so totally titanic, Tim. Cliches lovingly given new life. Like the bacteria.Penelopehttp://pscottier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-2973015971261004212012-06-19T15:51:59.884+12:002012-06-19T15:51:59.884+12:00Love this, Tim. Alicia's right. This made me l...Love this, Tim. Alicia's right. This made me laugh and everyone in my family said, "What are you reading?" so now I'm about to read it aloud to them.Michelle Elvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503119577895402738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-21421917625342188522012-06-19T13:05:22.521+12:002012-06-19T13:05:22.521+12:00Ah dear, I knew you'd have a good piece today ...Ah dear, I knew you'd have a good piece today - and that certainly didn't disappoint - very fun :)AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com