Comments on: Just Thirst

By: Paula Ray

Paula Ray — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:13:48 +0000

Wicked tale, but I enjoyed it. I also like the idea of blood tasting different based on one’s past and personality. I like horror and this is definitely a great example of that genre and proving emotions other than terror can be used effectively.

Thanks, Paula. This was a little different for me and I’m so glad you like it. ~Tim

By: mazzz_in_Leeds

mazzz_in_Leeds — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:27 +0000

Great opening!

I love the concept of blood tasting different depending on one’s past, or personality

Thanks, Mazzz. ~Tim

By: G.P. Ching

G.P. Ching — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:11:50 +0000

Too bad we don’t have “monsters” like this one in real life, who can sniff out predators and take care of them for us. It’s been a long time since I’ve read an original vampire tale. This is it. Nicely written.

Thanks, G.P. I don’t think I’d like living among vampires, but I do wish we were rid of predators. ~Tim

By: Al Bruno III

Al Bruno III — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:20:46 +0000

Very well done, I think you did a great job with the POV.

Thanks, Al. ~Tim

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:30 +0000

Really enjoyed it–and, I have to say, liked the romanticized vampire. How to negotiate one’s needs with morality and justice–never a dull story.

Thanks, Melissa. I always aim for not dull. ~Tim

By: ganymeder

ganymeder — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:18:43 +0000

Great story. I love the emotional twist.

Thanks, ganymeder. ~Tim

By: Laura Eno

Laura Eno — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:32:01 +0000

Wow, Tim. Excellent! Great details here, liked that he could smell ‘ruined’ and had a conscience about who or what he drank from, that the father tasted rancid.

Thanks, Laura. His conscience was my main element, of course, but the other details were fun to work in. ~Tim

By: Estrella Azul

Estrella Azul — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:44:45 +0000

Had a “Twilight” flashback, only this is great!
Nice writing, loved it!

Thanks, Estrella. What a lovely compliment. ~Tim

By: peggy

peggy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:56:01 +0000

If only it were so easy, though again, a romanticized vampire.

I like how the vampire identifies the flavor of different bloods. And it is a compelling first sentence.

Thanks, Peggy. I started writing a more complex character, but it wasn’t fitting into a flash length. So I went with the romanticized vampire. ~Tim

By: Jared Branch

Jared Branch — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:55:44 +0000

Harsh idea of justice, but nicely delivered.

Thanks, Jared. I imagine him as a vigilante: his “justice” is harsh and swift with no appeals. ~Tim