Comments on: The Dream Man http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/ One Image, Six Writers, Daily Words. The site about Interpretation, Inspiration and Improvisation. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicolas Papaconstantinou http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/#comment-13666 Nicolas Papaconstantinou Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:18:55 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=1703#comment-13666 Oh, wow, Matthew. At first thought you were letting yourself be inspired by Mr Gaiman - American Gods more than Sandman, as it happens - but quickly this piece establishes a voice & ideas all of it's own. Lovely...! Oh, wow, Matthew. At first thought you were letting yourself be inspired by Mr Gaiman – American Gods more than Sandman, as it happens – but quickly this piece establishes a voice & ideas all of it’s own.

Lovely…!

]]> By: Matthew Sonter http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/#comment-13525 Matthew Sonter Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:03:28 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=1703#comment-13525 Nice one Matthew! The story was cool right from the opening paragraph, with Dream Men sniffing hope on the wind as if tasting from a wine glass. You very quickly detached the Dream Man from humanity with good use of voice, through his hypothesizing over the increase in the Western migration and the reason the man unhitched but didn't unyoke the horses. This helped to give the story a nice unsettling feeling. There are some wicked, wicked details too, my personal fave being: "...but he was used to long silences, and found that the grinding of dirt and rocks under the large wooden wheels kept him up at day." Grinding is perfect! And also I felt you blended the creature's internal dialogue with the action really well, there was great flow here too. One question: when the Dream Man stares into the man's eyes, whose eyes are "empty and vacant"? I guess the man's, to indicate he couldn't see the Dream Man...like unseeing eyes, right? Thanks for a top shelf story, Matthew. Nice one Matthew! The story was cool right from the opening paragraph, with Dream Men sniffing hope on the wind as if tasting from a wine glass.

You very quickly detached the Dream Man from humanity with good use of voice, through his hypothesizing over the increase in the Western migration and the reason the man unhitched but didn’t unyoke the horses. This helped to give the story a nice unsettling feeling.

There are some wicked, wicked details too, my personal fave being: “…but he was used to long silences, and found that the grinding of dirt and rocks under the large wooden wheels kept him up at day.” Grinding is perfect!

And also I felt you blended the creature’s internal dialogue with the action really well, there was great flow here too.

One question: when the Dream Man stares into the man’s eyes, whose eyes are “empty and vacant”? I guess the man’s, to indicate he couldn’t see the Dream Man…like unseeing eyes, right?

Thanks for a top shelf story, Matthew.

]]> By: Rivka http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/#comment-13409 Rivka Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:53:25 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=1703#comment-13409 Excellent story. A rare combination of science-fiction/fantasy, and social commentary, while using the historical setting in a symbolic way. The real pioneers of this era basically had only dreams by the time the arrived in the West, having lost almost everything during the journey. (It's cool how the stories for the "Pioneer" picture have formed a kind of dialog. The hope, the loss of hope, the dream of a better future.) This is a really good short story. Excellent story. A rare combination of science-fiction/fantasy, and social commentary, while using the historical setting in a symbolic way. The real pioneers of this era basically had only dreams by the time the arrived in the West, having lost almost everything during the journey. (It’s cool how the stories for the “Pioneer” picture have formed a kind of dialog. The hope, the loss of hope, the dream of a better future.) This is a really good short story.

]]> By: Momma Hartwell http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/#comment-13407 Momma Hartwell Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:23:24 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=1703#comment-13407 You did it again! Splendid piece of work. Your ability to use words, phrases and thoughts so beautifully keep me captivated. It's obvious you got your good looks from me and not your writing capabilities! Love you more! You did it again! Splendid piece of work. Your ability to use words, phrases and thoughts so beautifully keep me captivated. It’s obvious you got your good looks from me and not your writing capabilities! Love you more!

]]> By: zackprice http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/#comment-13403 zackprice Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:01:46 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=1703#comment-13403 nice work. nice work.

]]> By: Cyn http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/04/03/the-dream-man/#comment-13394 Cyn Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:51:06 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=1703#comment-13394 THIS is why I'm still awake. So I can read your beautiful story before bed. THIS is why I’m still awake. So I can read your beautiful story before bed.

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