tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166255876505491824.post8932746518396939470..comments2019-04-06T09:49:48.406-07:00Comments on CJ Lemire: Flash Fiction: An Unexpected GuestCJ Lemirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979547541149364048noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166255876505491824.post-82684944902764868252011-07-12T06:32:26.360-07:002011-07-12T06:32:26.360-07:00Which is why it's so fascinating and worrisome...Which is why it's so fascinating and worrisome at the same time. Recognizing traces of ourselves in fiction is what keeps us reading, right?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323958346555827495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166255876505491824.post-1721912972871148792011-07-12T05:40:23.336-07:002011-07-12T05:40:23.336-07:00Thanks Amy. I agree it's an untenable domestic...Thanks Amy. I agree it's an untenable domestic situation. I also think it satisfies a need of the narrator's that's so deeply embedded it couldn't be removed without breaking him.CJ Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979547541149364048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166255876505491824.post-9054920207911150442011-07-12T05:11:32.196-07:002011-07-12T05:11:32.196-07:00I read this first thing in the morning, then I sat...I read this first thing in the morning, then I sat back in my chair and thought about it. I liked it. I liked it a lot, actually. But WHY did I like it so much? (It's an untenable domestic situation in my opinion.) So I made breakfast and drank more coffee, and as I stared at the goldfinches outside my kitchen window, it hit me. I love the power play involved, the fluid change of who's in control. Who has more? The dominant male who charges in and seemingly takes everything or the male who gives it up? (sigh) Lovely.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323958346555827495noreply@blogger.com