Ficlets | Kevin Lawver's posted comments

On A new World Because of You:

posted about 1 month ago

I loved that girl in high school… I had to prequel it. Thanks for bringing the memories back!

On Ask the Wonderball:

posted about 1 month ago

Very nice! That’s as good as any Twilight Zone episode, and in less than 1,024 characters!

On The Horror of Waking Up:

posted about 1 month ago

Thanks, everybody! I’m pretty sure I didn’t make up “sleepsweat”. I know I’ve heard it (or read it) somewhere before.

On Just For Kevin [That gushing chain thing continues]:

posted about 1 month ago

I got it, and that’s what counts. Thanks, THX, you’re the bestest.

On My Turn to be in the Chain:

posted about 1 month ago

YAY!! My favorite comment from folks is that their writing has improved by writing ficlets, and the A+ is icing on the cake! Congrats!

On Yet Another Link In The Chain (Thank You Kevin):

posted about 1 month ago

I am so sorry I almost ruined your marriage. Maybe you should write your wife a love letter on ficlets instead of me? Just kidding, I’m glad you wrote one to me.

On The End:

posted about 1 month ago

This was indeed the very first ficlet. I wrote it before we even launched the site and liked it so much it was the first one I pasted in after we flipped the switch last year.

On On the road (again?):

posted 3 months ago

Oh, sweet, an infiltrator, but why Cheryl? Oh noes, Cheryl, we hrdly nu yee!

On The Cat in the Pack:

posted 3 months ago

Thanks!! I’m glad someone continued the story!

On The Little Fag The Couldn't:

posted 3 months ago

It’s provocative, but I wouldn’t call it trash. It needs some editing and work, but it’s definitely a story.

On Terms of Endearment (SWEDED by MIKE and JERRY!):

posted 3 months ago

You like me, you really like me!!

Thanks, BA!

On goodbye:

posted 3 months ago

Lena, if people are bothering you on ficlets, please let me know. This is supposed to be a safe place to express yourself. If that’s not possible here, then something’s wrong. Please send me story examples (the id number works – that’s the last part of the http:// thing up there), and I’ll see what I can do.

On The Bizarre Life of CherryPop McGee:

posted 4 months ago

One of my family members (can’t remember if it was my grandfather or mom) used to say “eccentric is ‘crazy’ for rich people.”

On Walking in a Ficlet Wonderland:

posted 4 months ago

I’m going to have a really hard time pulling these all together into a 2 minute tear-filled speech.

On Jealousy, thy Name is Man:

posted 4 months ago

I’ve read several of your stories now, and you use a lot of similes. They’re not as strong as metaphors and you sometimes break the flow of the story by throwing in a simile that may convey the meaning, but has nothing to do with the story. Play with metaphor, and try to keep them consistent with the subject matter. See what happens!

On Youth of Love or Love of Youth-Same thing!:

posted 4 months ago

That simile on the second line, I have to say, is one I’ve never heard used before. Nice!

On The Longing Afterlife:

posted 4 months ago

I used to wonder what people would do all day if heaven really was clouds, harps and wings. I think you’re making a good case for reincarnation here!

Seriously, though – good job conveying her desire and sadness.

On Not Really A Ficlet--More Like A Message to Readers:

posted 4 months ago

Well, when you ask so nicely… how can we not?

On No More Promises:

posted 4 months ago

I think every dad goes through that… Please don’t look at me like that kid, I’m just a guy. “Daddy” is way too much responsibility. My oldest keeps asking me questions with that look on his face like he knows I know the answer… and most of the time, I just don’t (he’s really freaky smart).

On Insanity Encouraged (Acceptance Speech):

posted 4 months ago

Does that make me the ficlet dealer?

On Fiction is King [Acceptance Speech Fodder]:

posted 4 months ago

Love it! You know, you can be a doctor and an eccentric recluse.

On Our Acceptance Speech:

posted 4 months ago

Ficlets is up for two awards at the SxSW Web Awards this year – and we need an acceptance speech in case we win. Check out the blog for details.

On Food Smells Good When I'm Hungry:

posted 4 months ago

Awesome!

On Hope on Valentines Day :

posted 4 months ago

Love it! Great job.

On Confessions of a Ficlet Megalomaniac:

posted 4 months ago

I tell people all the time I invented a holiday (cuz I really did), and when people ask what I do, instead of explaining it, I just say, “Oh, I’m a nerd, the web kind.”

It confuses them long enough for me to run away.

On ;] :] :] [6 word memoir]:

posted 4 months ago

I love the last one. Could mean lots of stuff, anticipation, a kid doing the “I’m going to hold my breath until I die” thing, or just pure anticipation. Good stuff!

On On The Road, I Miss Home:

posted 4 months ago

I’m glad you noticed the title. 8)

On The Superhero Obituaries:

posted 4 months ago

Too funny. I love that the whole family got in on the “very minor superhero” game.

On Alexa Speaks at a Meeting:

posted 4 months ago

Embrace the addiction! Ficlets are good for you (well, not if they get you fired, but still… creativity is awesome).

On Six Word Monster:

posted 4 months ago

Bacon is so a vegetable. It says so on my t-shirt.

On Circles, Like Words, With Two Uses:

posted 4 months ago

Best first line ever. I mean, it’s so much better than “You may call me Ishmael.” I declare you, Epic Win!

On 7.2:

posted 4 months ago

Great story! I love that it’s told in a very conversational tone. Great job capturing the narrator’s voice and making it sound “real”!

On Visit to Redditch :

posted 5 months ago

I love this… but I keep giggling because I keep filling in odd locations for “in there”. A tilt-o-whirl? Ice cream van? The reptile house at the zoo? A tree? A swing set?

On It Happens. (six word challenge):

posted 5 months ago

I think this one deserves some sequels. How did you end up in the bathtub? Do you still have both kidneys? What happened after you woke up?

On To a Beautiful Boy (Six Word Memoir Challenge):

posted 5 months ago

Fantastic! And so appropriate for a writing site. How many secret crushes have we all written about but never told anyone?

On Six-Word-Memoirs Challenge entry:

posted 5 months ago

I love the second one. Inertia, it is a killer.

On Is it soup yet?:

posted 5 months ago

Except for the explosives, this is absolutely a true story. Joe used to sit next to me and would bug me every day asking if he could post a story yet. It was good-natured encouragement, of course, but still…

On Challenge:Six Words: Cried All Night:

posted 5 months ago

Good one. Very sad indeed.

On Call me...[Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE]:

posted 5 months ago

Woo-hoo!! Doctor THX!

On Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE:

posted 5 months ago

I love six-word memoirs!! http://smithmag.net has a whole section of them and ran a contest on twitter last year for ‘em. Can you tag it “newchallenge” so I can put it up on the blog?

On Six-word memoir, response:

posted 5 months ago

Oh wow. Not really anything else to say except that’s perfect.

On New Perfection:

posted 5 months ago

Too cute. Well done!

On Unclear on the Concept:

posted 5 months ago

Nice first ficlet, Tim!

On Brianna:

posted 5 months ago

Sorry, my previous comment was posted when the story was just a series of d’s. This has potential!

On I woke up one morning:

posted 5 months ago

Welcome back, Ms. Li!

On The Cat in the Pack:

posted 5 months ago

Thanks! I was trying to finish up the chapter so we can get out of the parking lot and see what happens on the road. Who’s next?

On Brianna:

posted 5 months ago

Nice try, smart guy.

On Bellow, the Hero:

posted 5 months ago

OK, I rewrote it… I think the fight is a little more realistic now, and I didn’t worry about finishing it, but honestly, I think getting broadsided by Ulysses would do just about anyone one in.

On Bellow, the Hero:

posted 5 months ago

Well, I’m hoping someone runs with the fact that Howard thought he was going to die, but he’s only got a cut and a ballpoint pen sticking out of his arm, so there’s going to be an awkward moment in his future.

On Bellow, the Hero:

posted 5 months ago

I’m not terribly happy with this one, but the kitty had to be taken out so we can get on with the story, right?

On The Girl Who Could Talk With Her Eyes:

posted 5 months ago

The title comes from the very weird Spaz Attack by 2nu. Holy pop obscurity, batman!

On Bear Bones Beginning:

posted 5 months ago

A bear with a beak? Really?

Great job with the suspense!

On An Inspiration For Us All:

posted 5 months ago

Man, now I want to be a tornado. Great idea and I love the image of the fat guy in the track suit.

On Special Book Services:

posted 5 months ago

Herculean, my friend. Well played!

On The Protectors of Literacy:

posted 5 months ago

Oh yeah, Howard’s definitely me. Amped up a little, but me.

On The Protectors of Literacy:

posted 5 months ago

(and all the books are real and probably available from your local library… can’t vouch for quality, but Archy and Methabel has been on my Amazon wishlist forever)

I’m not a librarian, so if I got the details wrong, please correct me. Also, the main character is named after a real librarian I know.

On Revenge of the Librarians.:

posted 5 months ago

Man, there’s nothing cooler than Adventure Librarians. Bring on the sequels, tweed and disapproving looks!

On Too Small A Planet:

posted 5 months ago

Great sequel, and welcome to ficlets! White Hat, I love the worlds of Firefly, etc, that feel lived in… and yeah, I don’t have a better word for them than that.

On The Insurgenceez Haz Beginned:

posted 5 months ago

Wow, thanks for all the comments, guys!

On Freedom from Thinking Day:

posted 5 months ago

Yeah, I was about to say… for some people “Thinking Day” is the holiday and “Freedom From Thinking Day” is just every other day.

Nicely done!

On The Insurgenceez Haz Beginned:

posted 5 months ago

I apologize for this one. The idea came to me and I had to write it down…

On Wine With Dinner:

posted 5 months ago

I’ve heard it from friends who had parents or grandparents in World War 2, that the stories only came out when they had a little “lubricant” (or when they were very old). I can see not wanting to talk about those kinds of memories… and only going back in a bit of a fog.

On Wine With Dinner:

posted 5 months ago

Thanks, everybody! It’s not autobiographical, but is inspired by my mother-in-law (we don’t get her drunk at family dinners, I swear).

On The Betrayer Speaks:

posted 5 months ago

Wow. You picked a killer photo. He looks like the Grim Reaper in burlap. And a great story to boot!

On To My Ficlets Family:

posted 5 months ago

Thanks so much for posting this. I love hearing this kind of stuff about ficlets!

On A Letter To My Ficlet Loves:

posted 5 months ago

Wow, this is great… Thank you for posting it.

On Pouring Out What's Left:

posted 7 months ago

Wow, you’re quick! I love “Not quite an error” and couldn’t help trying to add to the emotional weight of what happened there by exploring how he lost his wife.

On Not quite an error:

posted 7 months ago

One of the best ficlets… ever. Well done, and it sets up sequels perfectly.

On Lightning In The Fog:

posted 8 months ago

Night atmosphere in this one!

On Ficlets Challenge #11: The Cavalry Arrives:

posted 9 months ago

I love that we’re doing sequels to comments now too..

On Ficlets Challenge #11: The Cavalry Arrives:

posted 9 months ago

Oops, I updated the title.

My favorite line from that movie was when McKinley had the cotton in his ears to keep the weevils out and shouted, “Tucumcari?! I thought you said ‘Two Come CARL’!”

On Ficlets Challenge #11: The Cavalry Arrives:

posted 9 months ago

I had to bring back Yoda and Lincoln from http://ficlets.com/stories/5363. Best pairing in history. They’d make a great buddy cop movie… Lincoln and Yoda. I mean, it just sounds right.

On Remember Karen in Wartime:

posted 9 months ago

It’s really funny if you imagine it as WWI soldiers… and lots of sobbing.

On Collaborative Conference Bio:

posted 10 months ago

This is an experiment. I hate writing bios for conferences, and I’m hoping someone can take my boring bio and build something funny out of it. Have at it! What has the fictional Kevin Lawver done?

On Yoda'lling on.:

posted 11 months ago

I thought for a minute that Yoda had turned into Joe Pesci in Goodfellas but you reeled him back in. ;)

On Yoda meets Lincoln (dumbest story eva!!):

posted 11 months ago

Yoda and Lincoln, two great tastes that go great together, or something like that.

On Yoda Addresses The Gathering At Gettysburg:

posted 11 months ago

Well done. You balanced the Lincoln and Yoda very well indeed.

On Deathly Hallows: Part 5:

posted 11 months ago

So you posted this on your blog and here? Ficlets is about writing fiction, not talking about fiction.

On Mother's Funeral:

posted 11 months ago

Is that four concurrent or consecutive lovers?

On Yep:

posted 11 months ago

It reminds me of a game I used to play in meetings. A friend and I gave each other a word we had to use during the meeting (“rhinoceros” or “grape jelly”). This would be a good twist – add iteration to it!

On A Call for Help:

posted 12 months ago

You know, I had dealt with his death and put all that grief behind me. I don’t know that I can handle it again. What’s going to happen?! (and I’m only partly kidding)

On My 100th Ficlet and a Message: Your Choice:

posted 12 months ago

Congrats!! And your sequel is worthy of so much more than 5 stars. I’ve been so tempted to say something, but I can’t tell if those weird little things are the dumbest things I’ve ever seen or the most brilliant…

On Keeping the pieces:

posted 12 months ago

I know it’s bad manners to say “ditto”... but yeah, nicely done!

On The Wake:

posted 12 months ago

I love that you took the original (which was me writing to someone I’d never really say that to in real life) and turned it around. The end feels a little rushed (which happens in 1024 characters), but the emotion is great!

On Being a Better Person:

posted 12 months ago

Nice! I love that you flipped the gender around (which is cool, because I didn’t explicitly say). The note of hope at the end is a nice touch.

On Regaining strength:

posted 12 months ago

Love it! Although, just cuz you said “shit” one time, you don’t have to mark it “mature” (unless you want to).

On Me Walking Away:

posted 12 months ago

I can’t believe you guys found this old thing…

On Spirit of the Underdog:

posted 12 months ago

No friggin’ way. I’m half-tempted to make him come back as a zombie dog. I’m not sure what to do now!

On 100TH Ficlet:

posted 12 months ago

Congratulations! You’re in a select club…

On Me Walking Away:

posted 12 months ago

So it does! I totally don’t remember adding that…

On The Office Pirate:

posted 12 months ago

Thanks! I wrote this for a presentation I gave at work today about ficlets. Considering how ficlets came about, I thought it was appropriate.

On Dead Gods:

posted about 1 year ago

It reminds me of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods (love that book). Good start – could go lots of places!

On Me Walking Away:

posted about 1 year ago

Thanks, but nope, this one has nothing to do with Smallville. 8)

On One iPhone to Rule Them All…:

posted about 1 year ago

But, but, but, but, it’s not fiction! AUGH!!! 8)

On How Do You Live Life?:

posted about 1 year ago

Hey, that’s my evil butler from The Butler’s Secret! Creeeeepy.

On In the Last Hours:

posted about 1 year ago

Yay, you wrote about the smart ones! Good choice!

On Turning Point:

posted about 1 year ago

Great story, but don’t you know, Paris is the city of romance, not breakups! ;)

On God's Fist:

posted about 1 year ago

Wow, thanks, guys! Yeah, I’m rather fond of the no sequels line too… although I would like to see some sequels about the smart folks in the basements. 8)

On Tortilla Gets a Life:

posted about 1 year ago

Ha! Love the Churro line… well done! I’m glad someone finally got the joke. 8)

On God's Fist:

posted about 1 year ago

I’m pretty happy with where I switched tense (it was on purpose), and with a couple of the descriptions. Hopefully, it wasn’t too much. Feedback welcome!

On Last Hours.:

posted about 1 year ago

I had to follow this one up. It’s a lot like the first ficlet (and oddly enough with a picture of the same comet!). Check out http://ficlets.com/stories/1.

Great story, but why did they go up the hill??!! Why not find a basement, a hole, anything to try to survive? It doesn’t change the fact that it’s a good story – yours is certainly more poetic – but I practically yelled at my laptop, “Find cover, you idiots!” 8)

On Lazaro's 96 Year Old Sister:

posted about 1 year ago

Love it! What a great way to keep the story going. But, does he still have his four dollars?

On The Dancer:

posted about 1 year ago

Wow, ethereal and lovely. Not sure I can write a sequel to it, but I loved reading it!

On Basil, Rock God:

posted about 1 year ago

Sorry, I chickened out. I wanted to get the leather pants and Basil jokes in and didn’t get to seeing if he could play guitar.

On Ready to rock?:

posted about 1 year ago

This is great! What a setup!

On Shokran Gazillan:

posted about 1 year ago

I don’t normally write in the present tense… and wow, this was a hard scene to get done in 1024 characters.

On The Pain of Confusion:

posted about 1 year ago

You’ve got sequel!

On The Pain of Confusion:

posted about 1 year ago

I assume he’s in the army if they’re going on patrol. They’re called “units” or “platoons” (unit generically). Squadrons are only for pilots. Other than the lingo, this is a great sequel!

On Hello, baby:

posted about 1 year ago

Pretty darned accurate, and I was just the dad. It’s so much easy with the second… you know you don’t have to be ready for everything at the beginning. Just be able to keep the little loaf warm, fed and clean and you’re ahead of the game.

On The Strategic Valor of the iPod in Iraq:

posted about 1 year ago

A great portrait of a moment. Could be turned into a great series.

On The Devil in a Shop Window:

posted about 1 year ago

I’m not sure how I feel about this one… but Yoda’s original was just begging for a sequel.

On When It Ends For One, It Ends For Both:

posted about 1 year ago

Cyoung, oh no! No, I definitely haven’t… well, unless you’re my next door neighbor (just kidding).

On Eight Dollars in Cuba:

posted about 1 year ago

Wow, this is great (heartbreaking, yes, but well told)!

On When It Ends For One, It Ends For Both:

posted about 1 year ago

Ged, I was looking for photos tagged “leaving”, and this one caught my eye. There’s no literal association (I don’t think they were on a mountain road for the conversation), but I think the photo works: bleak, cold, and there are clouds on the horizon.

On this is a test ficlet:

posted about 1 year ago

I’m glad it worked for you… now, seeing as there are over 4100 stories on the site already and several thousand comments, I’m not sure why you needed to test it – but hey – I’m stoked that it worked for you!

On ficlets is dead today:

posted about 1 year ago

Tell your friends, your loved ones, and blog about it! 8)

On Announcements:

posted about 1 year ago

Thanks for writing a sequel! I love the idea of divorce announcements. They could cut down on those uncomfortable moments. “Hey, how are you and Sara?” “Yeah, well, we got divorced.” – then uncomfortable silence. No more of that, thank you!

On rather:

posted about 1 year ago

This one could go so many directions… what is it with magic and books and why do they always end up in dusty corners of libraries?

On Follow the Beaten Path:

posted about 1 year ago

I love that phrase “the beaten path”. Did the path lose something? Is it a good thing to be beaten?

A great start!

On A Load Of Balogna:

posted about 1 year ago

Hmmmm, is this really fiction? ;)

On Stifled Sentiments:

posted about 1 year ago

In the last line, did you mean “suppressing” or “suppressed”? Great poem!

On Tears in my dream:

posted about 1 year ago

Well done! It’s a really interesting concept, and ripe for sequels!

On When It Ends For One, It Ends For Both:

posted about 1 year ago

Thank you! Some friends of mine just announced that they’re getting divorced and I’ve been really bothered by it… I figured a ficlet might help me work through it a little.

On The Dancing Always Starts Again:

posted about 1 year ago

Weeeeell, maybe they were, but I saw something else. 8)

On A Hero's Burial:

posted about 1 year ago

Sorry, but that was kind of the point. It’s all YodaOnCrack’s fault…

On Twelve Inch High Underdog:

posted about 1 year ago

I never thought a ficlet would make me cry, but this one did. Well done… so much so, I had to add a sequel because I couldn’t leave it without an ending.

On The Fisherman's Son:

posted about 1 year ago

I love stories about loss and family, and you really drove the emotion home. Nicely done!

On This Letter:

posted about 1 year ago

Great poem! Could you add the tags “poem” and “poetry” so folks can find it easier?

On Poor Moses:

posted about 1 year ago

I’ve never been very good at dialogue… feedback is welcome!

On FICLETS IS BEING INVADED!!!!! PRT.2:

posted about 1 year ago

I’m a little confused. Is this a story or a blog entry? Is this fiction or real life? Does ficlets need a discussion board? I’m all for building one if you guys want it…

On Jesus' descent:

posted about 1 year ago

This is fantastic! Just one question – why Connie Chung?

On I feel sorry for the Belgians:

posted about 1 year ago

Hilarious – good job!

On BuddhaOfTheMachine::English::Remix:

posted about 1 year ago

I love this one. Well done!

On I Broke the Ficlets!:

posted about 1 year ago

For some reason, this story scared the hell out of me. I wonder why…

On testing:

posted about 1 year ago

What exactly are you testing?

On sfgsdfgsfg:

posted about 1 year ago

Worst story… ever.

On The Prowling Sniper of Lake Derry:

posted about 1 year ago

Congrats on writing ficlet #1500!

On Death and Sausages:

posted about 1 year ago

I don’t know… I thought “death and sausages” was a funny line, so I had to find a way to work it in. 8)

On The Lid:

posted about 1 year ago

Check out the inspiration page. I just added a bunch of new feeds (they show up at random, so you may need to reload a couple times to see the quotes).