tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post6778143377935815288..comments2023-10-08T11:44:08.236-04:00Comments on * AT THE BIJOU *: NOIR NOEL, AT THE BIJOU presents ~ ZELDA MARTIN ~ "DARK"Kate Pilarcik ~ absolutelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12430278736281847787noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-48688988642940814992011-12-19T13:08:34.895-05:002011-12-19T13:08:34.895-05:00Pamila, Jeanette, Charlie and Kevin, thank you so ...Pamila, Jeanette, Charlie and Kevin, thank you so much for reading and commenting. With good writing buddies like all of you, there's more light than dark in my life.Madam Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136166772469538966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-58565156159281074412011-12-19T10:05:05.555-05:002011-12-19T10:05:05.555-05:00Z-
Dark is the kind of painful, haunting story tha...Z-<br />Dark is the kind of painful, haunting story that hurts more than most other stories.<br /><br />Well-written and vividly descriptive in both what is said and not said.<br />KKevin Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703125974467675009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-63939991294749593512011-12-19T06:14:20.437-05:002011-12-19T06:14:20.437-05:00Loads of pace and suspence in that piece, Z. Liked...Loads of pace and suspence in that piece, Z. Liked it.Charlie Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210253827591256777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-60558303800929407472011-12-19T01:18:54.587-05:002011-12-19T01:18:54.587-05:00"Z" first you make me cry, then stop wit..."Z" first you make me cry, then stop without the why....<br />But I forgive you because I'm still laguhing at the remainder and the interview. Always a pleasure.<br /><br />JeanetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-52731127855679661682011-12-18T16:48:53.093-05:002011-12-18T16:48:53.093-05:00Zelda, I'm a sucker for child POV. It's a...Zelda, I'm a sucker for child POV. It's all the stuff implied around the edges and the dread for innocence set too close to sharp objects. Nice collection of Z-ness.Pamila Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398900249578356483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-4289330468877925962011-12-18T16:46:41.648-05:002011-12-18T16:46:41.648-05:00Kate, thank you so much for shining your magical s...Kate, thank you so much for shining your magical spotlight on me. Look at me! I'm dancing! I'm singing! I'm having a real good time! And thank you, Helen, Julie, Paul, Sugar, Aj, Nigel, Harry and Chris for reading my stories and making your sweet comments. The "little girl" in me feels all grown up now.Madam Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136166772469538966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-65044132784620639802011-12-18T12:45:28.678-05:002011-12-18T12:45:28.678-05:00I liked that story. Terrifying in a quiet way.I liked that story. Terrifying in a quiet way.Chris Rhatiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769089157184374652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-23588741765353616202011-12-18T12:31:54.263-05:002011-12-18T12:31:54.263-05:00Zelda I think Sugar (Pop) got it right about Dark....Zelda I think Sugar (Pop) got it right about Dark. Maybe you don't need a...uh, er....um, a fedora! yeah that's it, a fedora, to write noir. I've been a fan for a long time and I know you write sad, funny, sober, scary and silly all with the same truth. Good to see the spotlight At The Bijou shining on you. Great interview too!Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628269009060185397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-37918337499041495672011-12-18T12:08:53.651-05:002011-12-18T12:08:53.651-05:00A little bit of everything here. Zelda, I urge ...A little bit of everything here. Zelda, I urge you to unlock those Word File cages and let the stories run amok. Sure, there'll be a few that don't make it, but the rest will have lovely lives being read and cared for.<br />The first story is very sad, wonderfully so. The crackle has a real zesty sting - yum. Go look for those keys now.Nigel Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529578665251906089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-26362481336810761262011-12-18T10:17:35.555-05:002011-12-18T10:17:35.555-05:00Dark: Too bad the title, "Little Murders"...Dark: Too bad the title, "Little Murders" has already been taken 'cause this story is all about that. I love the stuff in which the spaces between the words and the small snips of scene play as big as the words. Nifty balance of said and unsaid, Lady Z. Cool.<br />Crackle: Yeah, man. Those quicksilver fantasies will get'cha won't they? Likle when the boss is doin' that thing about what a worthless pool of untalent you are and your eyes fall onto the mechanical pencil on his desk and you're thinking how nicely it would fit into his eye socket and if you just reached across his desk and . . . <br />Cool pairing of tales this. Appendages aside, of course, seems the "you hafta have one to be one just ain't true" <br />The lady is tough as anybody. Her stories will cut a dude too.<br />Cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-15242064862352214792011-12-18T07:59:50.929-05:002011-12-18T07:59:50.929-05:00Z, how sad for a little girl to find out so early ...Z, how sad for a little girl to find out so early that the world is a despicable place. I think you did manage to write noir: the adult's actions were a crime, the characters tough, and the setting bleak.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054277672531335396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-51834477976687377002011-12-18T06:21:39.581-05:002011-12-18T06:21:39.581-05:00Beaut. Dark is especially fantastic.Beaut. Dark is especially fantastic.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-40627630056654296182011-12-18T04:37:39.186-05:002011-12-18T04:37:39.186-05:00Touching and beautifully written. Thanks for shari...Touching and beautifully written. Thanks for sharing, Zelda.Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581854897484618741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6243178661707887834.post-31157949881180206652011-12-18T03:55:13.422-05:002011-12-18T03:55:13.422-05:00Zelda that first story Dark touched my heart strin...Zelda that first story Dark touched my heart strings, you weaved your words so well as to take the reader with you into that strange house, and you allowed us along with you to feel the fear and the despair. Beautifully written!<br /><br />Loved the others too!Helen A. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12748128819820230841noreply@blogger.com