Entiendo que pueda ser difícil hacer un decisión así, y posible mas difícil entender el por que. Pero, como sea, me da gusto que tienes tu interpretación. Esto es lo importante. Gracias Mónica!!
"The harbor lights far below the theater on the hill cast a fisherman’s filament of illumination that hooked his resolve and reeled him slowly down toward the sea."
It's hard to single-out one quote from this--every line is so well crafted. I always read your stories 2-3 times for the prose. This is great work, Victor.
Hello Elva and it's good to see you here again. I'm glad you got re-authenticated. Maybe that's like being reborn in Substack land. Whatever the metaphor may be, I hope you're doing well, and many thanks for checking out this latest tale, and for your lovely comment.
I just adore your lyrical storytelling. I'm ignorant to the reference but at least I caught the reference of the city and it reminded me of seeing my most favorite piece of theater ever in Seattle in a place called Black Sheep theater or Free People theater or something - it was a lifechanging moment for me, a person who'd been prejudiced against thespians until that point.
Thanks Trilety. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The Ionesco reference is fairly obscure, a play called "The Chairs", which I was in once upon a time.
Good on the Seattle connection. That's my old stomping grounds, before moving to Mexico. And good thing you're okay with thespians since I'm, well.. ex-thespian, anyway. :)
Well you likely would've changed my mind about thespians a long time ago! The play i saw involved a woman who crocheted a costume to look like a banana slug and then crocheted and real cabbages dropped from the ceiling and she caught them with her feet and would tear into them with her teeth - slightly acrobat - and this was all before the ninja fight portion of the play where she built a costume of hooped steel, a bit like a weeble wobble!
I will look up The Chairs! Obscure is my jam and the only other play i recall appreciating was Oleanna by Mammet - but he is not obscure ha. And can you ever truly be an "ex-thespian?" I feel like if it's in you, it's in you, and who knows what stage you will grace with your presence in the future. . .
I don't know one with banana slugs, but it sounds like something a theater up on Capitol Hill (can't remember its name) would have done. Maybe Black Sheep or Free People, like you mentioned. I do remember they were into the bizarre, for sure.
Yeah, The Chairs is pretty weird. Hope you enjoy it. I've got a book of Ionesco with a few different plays in it. As for gracing stages, I can say with certainty that my dogs love it when I grace the kitchen stage where the treats are stored :)
I have not read Eugene Ionesco, but I'm pretty sure he owes me money. Nevertheless, I very much enjoyed the allegory here. You've spun another nice tale.
It may be a little hard to collect as he left us some years back. His plays have always intrigued me, absurdist and penetrating. Thanks for checking it out, Mike. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Yes indeed. Strange as it may be... Thanks for reading and your comment, James.
Gracias por esta historia, afrontar una enfermedad es un tema sensible para mí. Comprender la decisión del personaje fue difícil...
Entiendo que pueda ser difícil hacer un decisión así, y posible mas difícil entender el por que. Pero, como sea, me da gusto que tienes tu interpretación. Esto es lo importante. Gracias Mónica!!
"The harbor lights far below the theater on the hill cast a fisherman’s filament of illumination that hooked his resolve and reeled him slowly down toward the sea."
It's hard to single-out one quote from this--every line is so well crafted. I always read your stories 2-3 times for the prose. This is great work, Victor.
Thank you Jim. That's very kind of you to say so. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think it was that image that got me started on this.
Hello Victor My absence from this place was punished. I had to re-authenticate myself. "Re-authenticate" hmmm ... what is that a metaphor for?
Reading your story is as delightful as always.
Hello Elva and it's good to see you here again. I'm glad you got re-authenticated. Maybe that's like being reborn in Substack land. Whatever the metaphor may be, I hope you're doing well, and many thanks for checking out this latest tale, and for your lovely comment.
Magnificent writing. Poignant. I could almost smell the streets like I was there.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. My old stomping grounds, as I think I mentioned.
I just adore your lyrical storytelling. I'm ignorant to the reference but at least I caught the reference of the city and it reminded me of seeing my most favorite piece of theater ever in Seattle in a place called Black Sheep theater or Free People theater or something - it was a lifechanging moment for me, a person who'd been prejudiced against thespians until that point.
Thanks Trilety. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The Ionesco reference is fairly obscure, a play called "The Chairs", which I was in once upon a time.
Good on the Seattle connection. That's my old stomping grounds, before moving to Mexico. And good thing you're okay with thespians since I'm, well.. ex-thespian, anyway. :)
Well you likely would've changed my mind about thespians a long time ago! The play i saw involved a woman who crocheted a costume to look like a banana slug and then crocheted and real cabbages dropped from the ceiling and she caught them with her feet and would tear into them with her teeth - slightly acrobat - and this was all before the ninja fight portion of the play where she built a costume of hooped steel, a bit like a weeble wobble!
I will look up The Chairs! Obscure is my jam and the only other play i recall appreciating was Oleanna by Mammet - but he is not obscure ha. And can you ever truly be an "ex-thespian?" I feel like if it's in you, it's in you, and who knows what stage you will grace with your presence in the future. . .
I don't know one with banana slugs, but it sounds like something a theater up on Capitol Hill (can't remember its name) would have done. Maybe Black Sheep or Free People, like you mentioned. I do remember they were into the bizarre, for sure.
Yeah, The Chairs is pretty weird. Hope you enjoy it. I've got a book of Ionesco with a few different plays in it. As for gracing stages, I can say with certainty that my dogs love it when I grace the kitchen stage where the treats are stored :)
I have not read Eugene Ionesco, but I'm pretty sure he owes me money. Nevertheless, I very much enjoyed the allegory here. You've spun another nice tale.
It may be a little hard to collect as he left us some years back. His plays have always intrigued me, absurdist and penetrating. Thanks for checking it out, Mike. Glad you enjoyed it!