Thursday, July 10, 2008

All she leaves behind...

She hops lovers the way Hawaiian tourists hop islands. And in her wake, fractured shells wash upon the shore, left for others to pick up. For fear of turning to salt, she never looks back. Far too taken by her next move to consider all she leaves behind.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hmmm, incredible blog. well said.

Anonymous said...

so ambiguous

CTid said...

WOW. I agree with Anonymous Persons Uno and Dos. Both ambiguous and well said. I really like the idea of the sea shells washing up for others to cherish rather than be discarded. Cheers!

Anonymous said...

sometimes you realize that you have passed all the best shells, but you can not go back because the tide has come in and all you have left are broken sand dollars

Anonymous said...

or maybe sometimes you realize that you have not only passed but carelessly crushed all the best shells. moving onto new shells on new islands seems easier, doesn't it? hypothetically, i wish the best to every hypothetical person involved in this hypothetical blog entry.

mmcfarland483 said...

my blog readers are, hypothetically, clever. kudos.

Anonymous said...

or sometimes you find that the shell you found has a crab and no one wants that

CTid said...

I can't do anything but laugh! Seriously though, Anonymous persons (hang on let me count...)Three, Four, and Five have great analogies of your fiction blog, Author. (Just a thought: what if one of these articulate Anonymous admirers is really Oprah? Your writing career is about to be catapulted if so!) G'day!

Anonymous said...

or maybe you found out the girl has crabs and the shells don't even want to be around her.

Anonymous said...

Or maybe sometimes you find that people make excuses instead of taking responsibility. Mostly, because they're used to it. Fantastic blog mmcfarland, i bet you never thought it would be a catalyst for debate amongst a string of anonymous individuals. Well done!

Anonymous said...

my cover is blown. I've been stealing all of my best material from this blog damn it!

mmcfarland483 said...

no, i was completely unaware anonymous individual #6. i admire your wit. and your perspective on making excuses vs. taking responsibility.

CTid said...

Dear Six, ...may I call you Six? Thank you for your introduction into this Semi-Anonymous world of Round-about communication! Oprah, you sneaky devil! Where's Gail? Does she know you're stalking mmcfarland too? Tricky Tricky! Don't get caught with your hand in the blogspot!

Anonymous said...

shit.

Anonymous said...

yes, Six will do. I like that, ctid. SEMI-anonymous... whatever do you mean?

mmcfarland...14 comments in 2 days. Your writing obviously struck a chord in the hearts of bloggers everywhere. Very nice!

Anonymous said...

PS: i'm assuming "shit" must have been gayle.
Well, it's been real people, have a wonderful friday! Keep it up mmcfarland!

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