Comments on: Three in a Row http://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/ "One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." -- Arthur Koestler Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:31:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I R A Darth Aggiehttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-2762 I R A Darth Aggie Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:55:31 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-2762 <I>Kevin’s on track to die single, jaded, & alone.</I> We all die alone. Kevin’s on track to die single, jaded, & alone.

We all die alone.

]]> By: I R A Darth Aggiehttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-38986 I R A Darth Aggie Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:55:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-38986 <I>Kevin’s on track to die single, jaded, & alone.</I> We all die alone. Kevin’s on track to die single, jaded, & alone.

We all die alone.

]]> By: B-Daddyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 B-Daddy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:52:13 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-2745 Smitty, your point is taken. I like the story I linked better, but that is because it is part of a larger and greater tale. I sense that you agree. Smitty, your point is taken. I like the story I linked better, but that is because it is part of a larger and greater tale. I sense that you agree.

]]> By: B-Daddyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-38985 B-Daddy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:52:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-38985 Smitty, your point is taken. I like the story I linked better, but that is because it is part of a larger and greater tale. I sense that you agree. Smitty, your point is taken. I like the story I linked better, but that is because it is part of a larger and greater tale. I sense that you agree.

]]> By: smittyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-2508 smitty Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:42:18 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-2508 @liamascorcaigh, I thank you for the feedback, and would be genuinely interested in seeing a link to your positive definition of "short story". @liamascorcaigh,
I thank you for the feedback, and would be genuinely interested in seeing a link to your positive definition of “short story”.

]]> By: smittyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-38984 smitty Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:42:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-38984 @liamascorcaigh, I thank you for the feedback, and would be genuinely interested in seeing a link to your positive definition of "short story". @liamascorcaigh,
I thank you for the feedback, and would be genuinely interested in seeing a link to your positive definition of “short story”.

]]> By: liamascorcaighhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-2502 liamascorcaigh Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:35:51 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-2502 "If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon." For a story that's explicitly not a sermon Steve sure does a lot of sermonizing to Kevin. He is a sanctimonious prig. And yes, the three women are sluts and Kevin's a horn dog. They deserve each other. Why Kevin alone should apologize to women who abase themselves willingly, nay eagerly, is quite a mystery. Should they not equally be obliged to apologize to him for using him sexually to work off their frustrations, anxieties and sense of inadequacy? Apparently not. The subtext here is that in any exchange of bodily fluids the male is ipso facto the predator while any and all females are the haplessly beguiled victims of his ruthless phallus. What utter tosh! BTW, while this piece is well written, if not very coherently conceived, it is not a short story. It's short and it's a story but this story consists merely of an anecdote containing three other anecdotes topped off with some facile selective social moralizing which, because of its selectivity, renders the whole exercise absurd. “If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon.”

For a story that’s explicitly not a sermon Steve sure does a lot of sermonizing to Kevin. He is a sanctimonious prig. And yes, the three women are sluts and Kevin’s a horn dog. They deserve each other. Why Kevin alone should apologize to women who abase themselves willingly, nay eagerly, is quite a mystery. Should they not equally be obliged to apologize to him for using him sexually to work off their frustrations, anxieties and sense of inadequacy? Apparently not.

The subtext here is that in any exchange of bodily fluids the male is ipso facto the predator while any and all females are the haplessly beguiled victims of his ruthless phallus. What utter tosh!

BTW, while this piece is well written, if not very coherently conceived, it is not a short story. It’s short and it’s a story but this story consists merely of an anecdote containing three other anecdotes topped off with some facile selective social moralizing which, because of its selectivity, renders the whole exercise absurd.

]]> By: liamascorcaighhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-38983 liamascorcaigh Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:35:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-38983 "If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon." For a story that's explicitly not a sermon Steve sure does a lot of sermonizing to Kevin. He is a sanctimonious prig. And yes, the three women are sluts and Kevin's a horn dog. They deserve each other. Why Kevin alone should apologize to women who abase themselves willingly, nay eagerly, is quite a mystery. Should they not equally be obliged to apologize to him for using him sexually to work off their frustrations, anxieties and sense of inadequacy? Apparently not. The subtext here is that in any exchange of bodily fluids the male is ipso facto the predator while any and all females are the haplessly beguiled victims of his ruthless phallus. What utter tosh! BTW, while this piece is well written, if not very coherently conceived, it is not a short story. It's short and it's a story but this story consists merely of an anecdote containing three other anecdotes topped off with some facile selective social moralizing which, because of its selectivity, renders the whole exercise absurd. “If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon.”

For a story that’s explicitly not a sermon Steve sure does a lot of sermonizing to Kevin. He is a sanctimonious prig. And yes, the three women are sluts and Kevin’s a horn dog. They deserve each other. Why Kevin alone should apologize to women who abase themselves willingly, nay eagerly, is quite a mystery. Should they not equally be obliged to apologize to him for using him sexually to work off their frustrations, anxieties and sense of inadequacy? Apparently not.

The subtext here is that in any exchange of bodily fluids the male is ipso facto the predator while any and all females are the haplessly beguiled victims of his ruthless phallus. What utter tosh!

BTW, while this piece is well written, if not very coherently conceived, it is not a short story. It’s short and it’s a story but this story consists merely of an anecdote containing three other anecdotes topped off with some facile selective social moralizing which, because of its selectivity, renders the whole exercise absurd.

]]> By: smittyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-2486 smitty Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:06:41 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-2486 @B-Daddy, It is what it is. Part of what I think makes a good short story is that it, while complete, leaves room for the reader to derive their own point. If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon. @B-Daddy,
It is what it is.
Part of what I think makes a good short story is that it, while complete, leaves room for the reader to derive their own point.
If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon.

]]> By: smittyhttp://theothermccain.com/2010/01/31/three-in-a-row/comment-page-1/#comment-38982 smitty Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:06:00 +0000 http://theothermccain.com/?p=1685#comment-38982 @B-Daddy, It is what it is. Part of what I think makes a good short story is that it, while complete, leaves room for the reader to derive their own point. If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon. @B-Daddy,
It is what it is.
Part of what I think makes a good short story is that it, while complete, leaves room for the reader to derive their own point.
If the story made an explicit, final point, then it would be a sermon.

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