tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1770139406902697154..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Alien Fires 2Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79481489099230484282015-11-04T17:10:21.680-05:002015-11-04T17:10:21.680-05:00I wasn't planning to wade in on the Puppies, b...I wasn't planning to wade in on the Puppies, but this <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/04/16/time-muzzle-sad-puppies-and-other-excluder-groups/4swLpULR6qaX7svr0RwUpL/story.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Boston Globe article</i></a> might prove interesting.<br>Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65180275758635174422015-09-16T18:06:44.157-04:002015-09-16T18:06:44.157-04:00Ah, okay. I have read the Saki story. To me, that ...Ah, okay. I have read the Saki story. To me, that story goes to its full end. The author doesn't spell out the solution, but it's clearly implied. I was thinking more of a story where the ending is left to the reader. I recall a story in which a father and son have been estranged, they've been tricked back into the same room, and ... the author doesn't tell you what happens. They could make up. They could kill each other. You don't know and can't guess at what is supposed to happen from the story. Those endings are unsatisfying.Barb Goffmanhttp://www.barbgoffman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65939594656808453032015-09-16T14:57:36.116-04:002015-09-16T14:57:36.116-04:00Great quotations, Rob! As for Murderous Intent, t...Great quotations, Rob! As for <i>Murderous Intent</i>, the mention of that magazine brings back fond memories. Margo Power was kind enough to publish several of my early efforts.<br />John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1816883533513531852015-09-16T12:28:29.728-04:002015-09-16T12:28:29.728-04:00Barb, we may be disagreeing over an interpretation...Barb, we may be disagreeing over an interpretation here. If you are thinking of the classic mainstream ending that leaves you wondering what the hell happened, I agree with you (and I think Gregory would to). I (and I think he) are referring to stories in which the facts are all there but you have to piece it together. Do you know "The Open Window" by Saki? My favorite example is probably "The Favorite Table" by Peter Lovesey, which appeared in the Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology. Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37211627973249688462015-09-16T11:02:25.524-04:002015-09-16T11:02:25.524-04:00Like Paul said, love the quotes.
As for the squab...Like Paul said, love the quotes.<br /><br />As for the squabble, people will always find something to be unhappy about. Sounds like the Puppy Slate did some organizing, plus put their money where their mouth was. They should have a great future as politicians and lobbyists. Both having potential influence, but neither being held in high regard by the general public.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41446385788031034152015-09-16T09:55:48.589-04:002015-09-16T09:55:48.589-04:00There's nothing like having to do a backflip o...There's nothing like having to do a backflip over a canyon to concentrate your mind...<br /><br />Love the article, and yes, the squabble was because - to certain minds - "an insufficient number of straight white men were being nominated." Too many women! Too many weirdos! Not enough muscular heroes rescuing scantily-clad women from horrible monster aliens! Not enough jet packs! <br /><br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49999781297064178712015-09-16T09:21:13.507-04:002015-09-16T09:21:13.507-04:00Nice blog, but I must disagree with you and Mark. ...Nice blog, but I must disagree with you and Mark. I think mystery short stories that stop just before the end cheat the reader. When a reader starts reading a story and keeps reading that story, he/she is giving the storyteller a portion of limited time, and the storyteller has a duty to see that story through, to make it worth it for the reader to stick it out. I don't want to have to figure out what happened. That's the writer's job. It's like sex. You don't want to get almost to the end and then have your partner say, sorry; I'm done. You can handle your climax yourself. No. You want the experience to go all the way.Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16675187401221968532015-09-16T02:03:58.690-04:002015-09-16T02:03:58.690-04:00Love all the quotes, Rob. Especially about stoppin...Love all the quotes, Rob. Especially about stopping just short of the story's end.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com