Comments on: Mary’s Land http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/ Every picture tells a story. What's yours? Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Tom Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:25:40 +0000 http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/#comment-317 Delightful tale! I liked: "Splinter was getting to the limits of his counting abilities, and the little girl was just getting heavier." How frustrating that must have been for Splinter! Circling the pond was a great metaphor for their lives. Very cool story! Delightful tale! I liked: “Splinter was getting to the limits of his counting abilities, and the little girl was just getting heavier.” How frustrating that must have been for Splinter! Circling the pond was a great metaphor for their lives. Very cool story!

]]> By: DanielleM http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/comment-page-1/#comment-232 DanielleM Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:10:21 +0000 http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/#comment-232 I love the idea of the poor clueless ponies circling the pond over and over again in search of their nirvana. Definitely a poignant mental picture. This was a really creative direction for the week's image, and a fun read! I love the idea of the poor clueless ponies circling the pond over and over again in search of their nirvana. Definitely a poignant mental picture. This was a really creative direction for the week’s image, and a fun read!

]]> By: Scott http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Scott Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:08:32 +0000 http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/#comment-204 Wonderful perspective. I wish I had thought this up. Good job. Wonderful perspective. I wish I had thought this up. Good job.

]]> By: drew http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/comment-page-1/#comment-159 drew Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:35:08 +0000 http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/#comment-159 Funny... I just bought my wife a copy of "Watership Down." This story reminds me of that a little bit. Good use of irony at the end. Sometimes, you can't escape your fate, no matter what, eh? :) Especially good story, John. Funny… I just bought my wife a copy of “Watership Down.” This story reminds me of that a little bit.

Good use of irony at the end. Sometimes, you can’t escape your fate, no matter what, eh? :)
Especially good story, John.

]]> By: James Warrenfeltz http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/comment-page-1/#comment-153 James Warrenfeltz Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:04:22 +0000 http://www.52stories.net/issue-109/marys-land/#comment-153 This story reminds me of Fractured Fairytales - children's stories, allegedly, that grownups can also enjoy. I enjoyed the clever touches - Assateague, Maryland, etc, and would feel comfortable reading this to a child, knowing that the ponies and the simple plot would keep their attention. I do think that the story would benefit from greater clarity in the actual conditions of the ponies - are they just complainers, or are they being legitimately mistreated? Having ambiguity there makes their eventual recapture hard to digest, as a reader, because one doesn't know whether to feel glad that they are back in safe hands, or sorry that they didn't complete their Daring Escape. This story reminds me of Fractured Fairytales - children’s stories, allegedly, that grownups can also enjoy. I enjoyed the clever touches - Assateague, Maryland, etc, and would feel comfortable reading this to a child, knowing that the ponies and the simple plot would keep their attention.

I do think that the story would benefit from greater clarity in the actual conditions of the ponies - are they just complainers, or are they being legitimately mistreated? Having ambiguity there makes their eventual recapture hard to digest, as a reader, because one doesn’t know whether to feel glad that they are back in safe hands, or sorry that they didn’t complete their Daring Escape.

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