Wonderfully expressive…
Thank you for [i]your[/i] response Praxilla, you’ve really put everything in perspective. From this story, and your other magnificent story, I can tell that you’re a true writer; you have a real talent with words and expression. Please submit more stories here, I’d love to read them.
Now please excuse me if I get a bit silly at the moment, silliness is what I’m talented at.
[quote=”Praxilla”]I think you need to get laid. :P[/quote]
I think you’re right, but at least I did get [color=orange]lei[/color]ed the last time I was in Hawaii (bad pun).
[quote=”Praxilla”]Seriously, a relationship between the two players seemed ideal. I did put tension in it on purpose. The two seemed to exude that in the picture for me. It was meant to be a physical and of the mind kind of tension. The games people play in relationships on a daily basis. But if it’s admiration, sexual, flirting or good harmless fun… it’s up to the reader.[/quote]
I much prefer stories where the author is gracious enough to leave a lot of the interpretation up to the reader. A certain ambiguity even is good. Stories should, ideally, spark the reader’s imagination in the most creative of ways — it takes talent to do that. And at the same time you have offered a vivid description that is commendable — my initial interpretation may have been a bit off, but through your descriptive prowess, your images were magnificently recreated in my head.
[quote=”Praxilla”]The horse is in a running pose. Have you ever been near a finishing line during a horse race? It’s breath taking, truly beautiful. The ground shakes, you can feel the hooves rumble by and it’s gone in a flash. A running horse is a powerful thing. I wanted to express that.
Also, once I fell off a gentle mare. *smack* right into the stickers. Head woozy, a little shaken up, I turned to lead her back to the paddock. Her nose nudged my arm, like she was asking me if I was OK. It was really sweet, like she felt guilty [b]I[/b] fell off. That’s where the loyal comes from.[/quote]
I love horses, watching them at the track, riding them. I have a real equine affinity. In fact, I have a certain physical attribute that may be likened to a horse — too bad it’s my face! 😛
-Logan
P.S. [url=http://www.uu.edu/org/lyceum/filmfest/seventh.htm]The Seventh Seal[/url] was made in 1956, and the only reason I really mentioned it was because it has a chess game — between a knight who’s been in the Crusades and Death, and because it has a certain lyrical quality that is ever so slightly reminiscent of your story. Of course chess has been a common motif in many films and stories — the ultimate game of strategy (and more) can be used as a superb allegorical device. For instance, in [i]The Prisoner[/i] episode, [url=http://www.mwstaffo.com/tv/prisoner/prisep11.html]Checkmate[/url] , where The Village has a giant chess set with people as pieces. Ah, who are the pawns, and who are the players?