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Comment on Fear of Nothingness by kimmanleyort

kimmanleyort — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:13:55 +0000

Thanks, Bev & Alex. I think 10 is a magic age when you suddenly become aware of the possibility of death. We were pretty smart back then, I think.

Comment on Fear of Nothingness by Bev Owens

Bev Owens — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:51:13 +0000

Very well written, my friend. I felt it, really felt the nothingness and the fear of it. I can remember fearing the death of others as a child but oddly not my own death. Not so much that I feared they would go into nothingness but I feared losing them physically.

I got a spanking once, around 10 years old strangely enough, for telling someone that the woman’s body was dead but her soul lived on and could come back. I was trying to comfort her. But THAT wasn’t something I had been taught by my Protestant family and it didn’t go over well! “Where did you hear that young lady?” “I didn’t hear it anywhere, I just know it.” “Well, just un-know it right now!”

The age of 10 seems to be very significant in our memories of awakenings and awareness, doesn’t it?

Comment on Fear of Nothingness by Alex Crabtree

Alex Crabtree — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:27:31 +0000

…eerie indeed! I know you understand this, but there is no fear in all of existence quite like that fear of death. Not the particulars, just the whole concept.

I know I have written somewhere about how I see my mother in everyone she knew. Immortality comes in strange packages…

Very well done!

Comment on Fear of Nothingness by Drifter0658

Drifter0658 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:30:40 +0000

Fear of Nothingness http://goo.gl/fb/BuAhj #kim #memoirs #death #fearofnothingness #kimmanleyort #memoirwriting

Comment on The Long Road Home (Part 15) by Bartholomew Heaven

Bartholomew Heaven — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:46:17 +0000

The Long Road Home | Part 15 | 55 Word Flash Fiction | Extreme ...: Series The Long Road Home» Kimsworld gives us ... http://bit.ly/aszaTE

Comment on The Long Road Home (Part 15) by Drifter0658

Drifter0658 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:14:21 +0000

The Long Road Home (Part 15) http://goo.gl/fb/lq044 #flashfiction #kimsworld #55wordfiction #series #thelongroadhome

Comment on The Advantage of Higher Education by Bartholomew Heaven

Bartholomew Heaven — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:17:47 +0000

The Advantage Of Higher Education | 55 Word Flash Fiction …: A little flash fiction piece extolling the virtues … http://bit.ly/d5Xjq1

Comment on The Advantage of Higher Education by Carrie White

Carrie White — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:46:17 +0000

Woohoo! love it! It took a fraction of a second for my brain to make a connection…grass…oh GRASS! but it got there in the end. Wonder if these 55 worders are therapeutic in their own way?

Comment on Death Comes Knocking by MiMi

MiMi — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:03:36 +0000

Death Comes Knocking – http://tinyurl.com/29evrxv

Comment on Death Comes Knocking by Alex Crabtree

Alex Crabtree — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:41 +0000

Thank you Kim. We have seen your writing and I think I wouldn’t be alone when I whisper, GIVE US MORE!!!