Comments on: The Girl Who Cried Alligator http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/12/30/the-girl-who-cried-alligator/ One Image, Six Writers, Daily Words. The site about Interpretation, Inspiration and Improvisation. Thu, 24 May 2012 07:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nicolas Papaconstantinou http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/12/30/the-girl-who-cried-alligator/#comment-23118 Nicolas Papaconstantinou Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:24:13 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=3329#comment-23118 Ha! What a brilliant story. It's pitched - content and writing style - halfway between Roald Dahl and Stephen King, and perfectly formed. To tell the truth, I had wondered whether the Queen Of Alligators wouldn't roll on into the house in the first instance, but the momentary reprieve you give Lucy's awful family makes the end more sweet. Very funny and grotesque! Ha! What a brilliant story. It’s pitched – content and writing style – halfway between Roald Dahl and Stephen King, and perfectly formed.

To tell the truth, I had wondered whether the Queen Of Alligators wouldn’t roll on into the house in the first instance, but the momentary reprieve you give Lucy’s awful family makes the end more sweet. Very funny and grotesque!

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]]> By: Rivka Jacobs http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/12/30/the-girl-who-cried-alligator/#comment-21765 Rivka Jacobs Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:13:35 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=3329#comment-21765 Thanks! It was meant to be dark, dark, very subtle dark comedy, to a certain extent. I was afraid people wouldn't get it, and be offended by the demise of the poodles, for example. Part of the story is serious, though, as you perceived. Also, I tried to touch on a bunch of those Freudian/Jungian images and symbols of transformation. Thanks! It was meant to be dark, dark, very subtle dark comedy, to a certain extent. I was afraid people wouldn’t get it, and be offended by the demise of the poodles, for example. Part of the story is serious, though, as you perceived. Also, I tried to touch on a bunch of those Freudian/Jungian images and symbols of transformation.

]]> By: Cyn http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/12/30/the-girl-who-cried-alligator/#comment-21691 Cyn Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:36:43 +0000 http://elephantwords.co.uk/?p=3329#comment-21691 I know Nick said your recent piece reads like the opening to a horror movie, but this REALLY reads like the opening to a horror movie. I mean, it's a heck of a legacy for Lucy to grow up with, no? I love this story. It made me laugh. I know Nick said your recent piece reads like the opening to a horror movie, but this REALLY reads like the opening to a horror movie. I mean, it’s a heck of a legacy for Lucy to grow up with, no? I love this story. It made me laugh.

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