Comments on: No contest

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:27:21 +0000

Both phrases work — I see your dilemma.

By: Hg

Hg — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:54:02 +0000

Or do I mean seductively dangerous? It may be rather too early in the morning to tell.

By: Hg

Hg — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:53:19 +0000

“It felt good to relinquish authority to a higher power…”

Always a dangerously seductive sensation.

Great post.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:00:47 +0000

And this, too (read after Beth’s clever hijack of the final line). Again, thanks.

By: robin andrea

robin andrea — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:03:51 +0000

Yes, the transition seems only to happen one wristband, one mind at a time. Armies work by yielding their mindfulness to the thrust of a million batons.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:29:45 +0000

Thanks for commenting, y’all. The game was a pretty good writing prompt, I guess.

Robin, I hope that’s what happens, but at the moment I fear a Tiananmen Square-type scenario seems more likely.

By: robin andrea

robin andrea — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:57:47 +0000

A great piece of writing, dave. That moment when the policeman puts his baton down and puts a green ribbon on his wrist, the world changes.

By: maria

maria — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:10:17 +0000

Wow… you took that last line to entirely new country!

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:57:25 +0000

Yes.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:23:28 +0000

This is brilliant. thanks.