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From the sublime to the trivial - Caramac like cheap 'chocolate' Easter eggs and Xmas tree ornaments isn't even chocolate - it's choc flavoured confectionary, so fairly rubbish! But definitely a taste of childhood. Anyone remember twisted cylinders of caramel flavoured sticks about a foot long with chocolate down the middle? more…
Not seen the 'real thing' but pics of it and other stuff. Parker was artist in residence in college in Cardiff before she was such a 'name'. She seems to have become contraversial when she put what's-her-name in a box and since been one of the modern art rent-a-quotes. Although not seen 'real thing' there is the suspended flattened silverwear that more…
have you seen the exploded shed at the Tate?it's fantastic...almost like being in a cathedral space, but something more too...fascinating, poring over the detail, all the half blown-up stuff,and suspended so beautifully....
:>> I was thinking of Cornelia's way with sheds when I followed your link! Do you also know about her putting the actress in a box?
Once again a lovely piece of writing. I do hope you're keeping your spirits up.
S
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i've not had it for years: i bet it tastes like really cheap chocolate now.
it's odd revisiting stuff isn't it? i reread Les Grandes Meaulnes by Alain Fournier recently, and it had lost most of the charm that had first captured me when i read it as a teenager. but as it is a book about that strange space between childhood, adolesence a more…
caramac seems to be doing it for everyone! i wonder if it's still available....
of all the stories i've posted here, this is the one i'm least happy with: i like the basic idea, but it is still not quite there; but am going to give it space and come back to it.
Trolly, I am blown away! Got hooked on Caramac imagery, but then taken to another level with the abuse. This is a lyrical version of much I've observed around smell. Quite stunning. Thanks for sharing. more…
it was funny writing this becasue when you start thinking about smell, you kinda smell it too! and these things have deep associations for me, for us all.
i've rewritten bits of the story since posting it, making a better connection (i hope) between smell and memory...
i wrote this on the train yesterday; it's the longest short story i've written here: i kinda get to 200-300 words and it seems enough somehow. i don't think it's quite there yet, though: i'm trying to link smell and memory with issues about self-worth and identity (especially as appearance/smell/skin are very important in terms of social acceptance more…
I agree re distortion. What's good about fiction is it is a way of exploring some of the stuff - particularly the ambiguities - And that's what this did for me. more…
for me it was about exploring the wider impact of pornography: from the prespective of one on the edge, and how it made her feel. i wanted to turn this round so that she was also a consumer of porn, but only in that it enabled her to be 'closer' to her husband...if that makes sense. i wanted it not to be sexy either, cos in this context, it's not - more…
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In response to: "Under her skin" 1002 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
From the sublime to the trivial - Caramac like cheap 'chocolate' Easter eggs and Xmas tree ornaments isn't even chocolate - it's choc flavoured confectionary, so fairly rubbish! But definitely a taste of childhood. Anyone remember twisted cylinders of caramel flavoured sticks about a foot long with chocolate down the middle? more…
In response to: "in conversation with my shed" 1002 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
Not seen the 'real thing' but pics of it and other stuff. Parker was artist in residence in college in Cardiff before she was such a 'name'. She seems to have become contraversial when she put what's-her-name in a box and since been one of the modern art rent-a-quotes. Although not seen 'real thing' there is the suspended flattened silverwear that more…
In response to: "in conversation with my shed" 1004 days old
by trolly [Member]
:-)
have you seen the exploded shed at the Tate?it's fantastic...almost like being in a cathedral space, but something more too...fascinating, poring over the detail, all the half blown-up stuff,and suspended so beautifully....
trolly x more…
In response to: "in conversation with my shed" 1004 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
:>> I was thinking of Cornelia's way with sheds when I followed your link! Do you also know about her putting the actress in a box?
Once again a lovely piece of writing. I do hope you're keeping your spirits up.
S
xx more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1007 days old
by trolly [Member]
i've not had it for years: i bet it tastes like really cheap chocolate now.
it's odd revisiting stuff isn't it? i reread Les Grandes Meaulnes by Alain Fournier recently, and it had lost most of the charm that had first captured me when i read it as a teenager. but as it is a book about that strange space between childhood, adolesence a more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1007 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
I saw Caramac a few months ago and bought one. rather disappointing... more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1008 days old
by trolly [Member]
thanks, :-)
caramac seems to be doing it for everyone! i wonder if it's still available....
of all the stories i've posted here, this is the one i'm least happy with: i like the basic idea, but it is still not quite there; but am going to give it space and come back to it.
trolly x more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1008 days old
by pollygarter [Member]
Trolly, I am blown away! Got hooked on Caramac imagery, but then taken to another level with the abuse. This is a lyrical version of much I've observed around smell. Quite stunning. Thanks for sharing. more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1014 days old
by trolly [Member]
it was funny writing this becasue when you start thinking about smell, you kinda smell it too! and these things have deep associations for me, for us all.
i've rewritten bits of the story since posting it, making a better connection (i hope) between smell and memory...
trolly x more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1015 days old
by Usksider Pro
Well it's an excellent little piece - submit it somewhere. :)
I was keen on cheese and jam sarnies too - and cheese and ketchup sarnies come to that... more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1015 days old
by trolly [Member]
thanks, 3C, i'm glad you liked it.
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In response to: "Under her skin" 1015 days old
by threecakes [Member]
Smells are so evocative, they can pull you back in time to a very specific place or moment.
Great stuff!
3C x more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1015 days old
by trolly [Member]
i wrote this on the train yesterday; it's the longest short story i've written here: i kinda get to 200-300 words and it seems enough somehow. i don't think it's quite there yet, though: i'm trying to link smell and memory with issues about self-worth and identity (especially as appearance/smell/skin are very important in terms of social acceptance more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1015 days old
by Usksider Pro
Powerful stuff
I feel kind of itchy now
Mmmmmmmmm Caramac, I'd forgotten how good that tasted... more…
In response to: "Under her skin" 1015 days old
by skip2468 [Member]
After all those smells I really feel like a bloodhound, first time ever. more…
In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1083 days old
by trolly [Member]
:-)
the thought of a trout in a trance-like state is really rather sweet.
trolly x more…
In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1083 days old
by timsuzi Pro
What you needed to do was to tickle it gently on its belly. Fish like that (so they tell me)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout_tickling
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In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1099 days old
by trolly [Member]
:-)
and guess what we had for tea tonight....
trolly x more…
In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1100 days old
by trolly [Member]
>....>.....>
:-)
trolly x more…
In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1100 days old
by alecweston Pro
Oh dear! And mine was such a happy dream... x a.w. more…
In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1100 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
Thanks! I now have justification for not peering under fridge, freezer, cooker etc... :))
Brill story - pun intended ;D more…
In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1100 days old
by trolly [Member]
:-)
me neither.
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In response to: "the fish under the fridge" 1100 days old
by angelkirstin [Member]
nope I am not going to do it
I am not going to go and look under my fridge
absolutely no way
never ever ever again! more…
In response to: "The Pornographer's wife" 1127 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
I agree re distortion. What's good about fiction is it is a way of exploring some of the stuff - particularly the ambiguities - And that's what this did for me. more…
In response to: "The Pornographer's wife" 1127 days old
by trolly [Member]
for me it was about exploring the wider impact of pornography: from the prespective of one on the edge, and how it made her feel. i wanted to turn this round so that she was also a consumer of porn, but only in that it enabled her to be 'closer' to her husband...if that makes sense. i wanted it not to be sexy either, cos in this context, it's not - more…
In response to: "The Pornographer's wife" 1127 days old
by suzeemoon [Member]
Wow. Very powerful. For me this captures the alienation that I think is part of porn. more…
In response to: "kissing" 1151 days old
by pollygarter [Member]
tenuous is usually interesting.... more…
In response to: "kissing" 1153 days old
by trolly [Member]
thanks...but i guess the real skill is knowing when it's right, and it's not yet...
ho hum
trolly x more…
In response to: "kissing" 1153 days old
by wendlane [Member]
It's a great poem from one poet to another ( only I've got block) more…
In response to: "kissing" 1154 days old
by trolly [Member]
:-)
and neighbours...curtains kinda link together too.
albeit tenuously.
hmmm
trolly x more…