tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post6825754780784411825..comments2023-09-28T03:24:44.018-04:00Comments on Falling Into Me: Trifecta: Blind Obedience (4)Maggie Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-91410523929808185392013-07-18T18:24:36.106-04:002013-07-18T18:24:36.106-04:00Thank you, Bjorn. Sorry too tired to grab the o wi...Thank you, Bjorn. Sorry too tired to grab the o with two dots over it today for you. I guess the not knowing what is real makes it haunting for the reader. Am glad people are liking it. Am struggling though with wanting others to SEE what's real. It doesn't really matter, does it?Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-25515741560754872942013-07-18T16:58:46.635-04:002013-07-18T16:58:46.635-04:00Oh this is great writing Maggie.. the blending of ...Oh this is great writing Maggie.. the blending of real and imaginary is haunting.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-39017654550376309802013-07-18T14:38:45.247-04:002013-07-18T14:38:45.247-04:00Thank you, Jennifer! Yes, very complicated. He'...Thank you, Jennifer! Yes, very complicated. He's fascinating like a serial killer I think. Am glad he is being seen as despicable rather than like Dexter the lovable serial killer ;-OMaggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-86307164029589199492013-07-18T14:37:34.870-04:002013-07-18T14:37:34.870-04:00Thank you. Or his asset...Thank you. Or his asset...Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-90186380647581744742013-07-18T14:36:39.024-04:002013-07-18T14:36:39.024-04:00Surreal or not...that is the question. lolSurreal or not...that is the question. lolMaggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-5286529470631646942013-07-18T14:36:10.213-04:002013-07-18T14:36:10.213-04:00Thank you, Steph. I saw Clockwork Orange in the ea...Thank you, Steph. I saw Clockwork Orange in the early 70s. Really freaked me out. Almost walked out but a friend held my hand. But yes, like that. Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-18752639126554116262013-07-18T12:14:33.204-04:002013-07-18T12:14:33.204-04:00So, there are complicated father/daughter relation...So, there are complicated father/daughter relationships and then there is this. Wow. Elias is so despicable but equally as fascinating. I can't look away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-7422652455070948942013-07-18T11:43:22.123-04:002013-07-18T11:43:22.123-04:00As others have said, you do a seamless job of meld...As others have said, you do a seamless job of melding fiction and non-fiction without belabouring the "real" bits. You're also doing a great job with building the tension and letting us see what the stakes are for Elias. Wouldn't want to be his daughter...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736632012288650571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-71900621156291075312013-07-17T23:28:16.831-04:002013-07-17T23:28:16.831-04:00What an imaginative blend of real and surreal. Coo...What an imaginative blend of real and surreal. Cool.Draughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778248789422474009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-74284769613132615112013-07-17T17:05:36.132-04:002013-07-17T17:05:36.132-04:00Fascinating story. A bit of Clockwork Orange behav...Fascinating story. A bit of Clockwork Orange behavior modification. I think we are more and more easily manipulated these days. But I'll refrain from that rant, and just say I'm enjoying your story. Elias is in an impossible position. You've created great tension. I look forward to the next installment.stephhttp://peopledothingswiththeirlives.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-59006937910912232962013-07-17T13:43:54.309-04:002013-07-17T13:43:54.309-04:00If you mean behaviorist, John B. Watson, yes he wa...If you mean behaviorist, John B. Watson, yes he was. I just googled his name and MK-Ultra. Thanks for reading!Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-44821598853602692502013-07-17T13:29:35.839-04:002013-07-17T13:29:35.839-04:00Eerie. I wonder if the psychologist John Watson w...Eerie. I wonder if the psychologist John Watson was a part of this program? Seems to me that some of the work he was doing would fit right in. TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-65415595761700680082013-07-17T01:41:22.021-04:002013-07-17T01:41:22.021-04:00Glad it's intriguing from a story perspective....Glad it's intriguing from a story perspective. It is frightening that whether genetically engineered or not, there are thousands of survivors from this program now ages 40 - 60 for the most part. Elias signed up...a pact with the devil and is stuck with it but also "enjoys" his job. Interesting feedback. Much appreciated, Janna!Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-35816214914451894202013-07-17T01:34:57.077-04:002013-07-17T01:34:57.077-04:00Well Elias is in a tough predicament. It seems he...Well Elias is in a tough predicament. It seems he's doomed whether he ends her life or not. The idea of a genetically engineered generation is both intriguing and frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-91778393300820096412013-07-16T22:26:54.466-04:002013-07-16T22:26:54.466-04:00Ohhh, you just made me so happy. I didn't know...Ohhh, you just made me so happy. I didn't know if it would add or detract from putting links on the names/places/programs...just to wiki...that are real.Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-19743050017366733722013-07-16T13:22:25.405-04:002013-07-16T13:22:25.405-04:00Thank you, Shreya. Am very much trying to be in hi...Thank you, Shreya. Am very much trying to be in his mind although that thinking is a tough place to be. But I think that's what will finally make this story work...maybe.Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-16099128959868891972013-07-16T13:18:26.889-04:002013-07-16T13:18:26.889-04:00Thank you, Jo-Anne! Much appreciated and corrected...Thank you, Jo-Anne! Much appreciated and corrected. I had a nagging thought when I wrote it and my critiquer husband even missed it. Am glad you are liking the story!Maggie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044824920398442496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529664820669648146.post-68016225109716334362013-07-16T04:54:15.540-04:002013-07-16T04:54:15.540-04:00I agree with Jo ... nice confluence of fiction and...I agree with Jo ... nice confluence of fiction and non-fiction and so nice nuanced writing showing the confusion of Elias' mind. ShreyaKashyaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256245317017202469noreply@blogger.com