tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post4193474998259345483..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: The odds don't matter (Story fragment in a semi-Calvinist Dystopia)chris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-87739626600705088762012-10-16T14:36:32.242-04:002012-10-16T14:36:32.242-04:00I read this one at Slacktivist - it still brings t...I read this one at Slacktivist - it still brings tears to my eyes. Well done.Redwood Rhiadrahttp://redwoodr.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-76534533759488446452012-10-16T12:47:59.805-04:002012-10-16T12:47:59.805-04:00I'm having quite a bit of fun playing with the...I'm having quite a bit of fun playing with the connotations of this. Ze's not an angel any more, but is ze a demon? <br /><br />Declaring war on Heaven isn't exactly a "saunter vaguely downward" proposition, but in this case it may be more of a "saunter vaguely upward." redsixwinghttp://redsixwing.dreamwidth.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-20553190373325314422012-10-16T11:32:05.096-04:002012-10-16T11:32:05.096-04:00Meanwhile, a few steps to the side:
"Do I lo...Meanwhile, a few steps to the side:<br /><br />"Do I love her? She's nice, but... really, in the end, no. But do I love the woman I bought this falafel from? Do I love today's bus driver? Do I love the day trader who wiped out my retirement fund? No, I don't love them either.<br /><br />"But do I want them to burn consciously in the pit of hell for ever and ever and ever? While I am sitting in comfort, knowing that it's happening to them? While everyone around me seems to be <i>happy</i> about that situation?"Firedrakenoreply@blogger.com