tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post3748498979334712449..comments2023-11-17T03:52:12.782-05:00Comments on murmurs: Arrondissement 18: MontmartreSarah Hinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-40518932196323458402009-08-18T23:34:35.109-04:002009-08-18T23:34:35.109-04:00Mairi, thank you so much for coming by and for you...Mairi, thank you so much for coming by and for your thoughtful comments. I liked the story about your mother--what a seed that must have planted in your young mind. <br /><br />And I'm glad you felt the layering of old with new here. I remember a great painting of Cupid and Psyche in the Cleveland Museum. He looked so impish and satisfied with himself. :)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-38739599126449406952009-08-18T11:00:05.952-04:002009-08-18T11:00:05.952-04:00When I was very young my mother told me that once ...When I was very young my mother told me that once upon a time we could all walk through walls - it was a molecular thing I guess - but somewhere along the way we forgot how. I never tried it but I worried about kittens for years after, as obviously they couldn't, or wouldn't forget such a thing.<br />Your story reminded me of Cupid and Psyche as well, and new tellings of old tales always have an extra resonance for the reader.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908332538776254864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-18126166278149215772009-08-18T10:14:37.001-04:002009-08-18T10:14:37.001-04:00Karen, yay!! Another request. And such a good on...Karen, yay!! Another request. And such a good one, too. :) <br /><br />There's something intriguing to me in these kinds of archetypes. It's a thread you can trace across time, and recognize the universality of human emotion and frailties. Our stories may have evolved, but we humans really haven't very much. Art and literature, in addition to so many other wonderful things, makes me feel closer to those that came before us. <br /><br />Thank you, Karen.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-39306589766768710272009-08-17T21:22:24.971-04:002009-08-17T21:22:24.971-04:00By the way, I vote for 4th Arr. - Ile de la Cite -...By the way, I vote for 4th Arr. - Ile de la Cite - such an ancient part of Paris that contains so may possibilities for stories.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-74172150193110487012009-08-17T21:16:31.241-04:002009-08-17T21:16:31.241-04:00Sometimes I wish I wouldn't read the comments ...Sometimes I wish I wouldn't read the comments before I comment, then I'd have something original to say! I want to endorse Cat's observations about Cupid and Psyche and also the idea of archetypal stories. These are the ones that through time resound with us for reasons I believe are genetically or sociologically imprinted within us in some way. (Okay, Aniket: what do you make of THAT? lol) This is a great depiction of true possession.<br /><br />I love Montmarte, too, Sarah for the same reasons.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-14688514808234266152009-08-17T15:15:06.853-04:002009-08-17T15:15:06.853-04:00Paul and I saw it yesterday!!!
We loved, loved, ...Paul and I saw it yesterday!!! <br /><br />We loved, loved, loved it. :)Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-46661027083126997432009-08-17T15:12:33.054-04:002009-08-17T15:12:33.054-04:00Yes! Amelie! See it!
BTW, totally off topic a...Yes! Amelie! See it! <br /><br />BTW, totally off topic and nothing to do with Paris, but as long as we're talking movies, '500 Days of Summer' is an outstanding film!Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-61698657396816456852009-08-17T14:39:17.738-04:002009-08-17T14:39:17.738-04:00Cat, trust me, I'm not endorsing it. ;)
I rea...Cat, trust me, I'm not endorsing it. ;)<br /><br />I really liked your comparisons. It's funny, in that even when we think we're being our most unique, we're rewriting the stories that came before. I just loved that sculpture, and knew I wanted to use it somehow. To re-interpret Ayme's story, too. <br /><br />And I love your request! (I'm inseine, too, after all) Consider it done. :) <br /><br />Jason, thank you for the kind words. I did want to take her obsession and explore that to its most twisted end. <br /><br />And while she was the villain here, I do think he was naive to ignore the signs and believe that any woman would be content with what he offered over the long term. He wasn't willing to <i>dig</i> through those last walls to touch her pain. So in a sense, he took her for his own needs, too, while never truly getting inside. <br /><br />That said, she certainly was a piece of work. ;) There were other choices to make...to put it mildly. <br /><br />Margaret, Montmartre captures my imagination like few places in Paris. Perhaps because it's a part of the city, and yet an outsider to it, too. So many of the world's greatest artists (Van Gogh, Picasso, Dali) left their marks on its bohemian hillsides. Oh, and Josephine Baker shimmied there, too. ;) <br /><br />Btw, I have a movie recommendation to everyone who's interested in Montmartre! <b>Amelie.</b> Cat would back me up on this. :) <br /><br />Thank you so much for the warm words, Margaret. <br /><br />Aniket, what can I say? We're hopeless. :P <br /><br />But you know, I think she'd eventually let him out of that wall, if possible. (Some) Women are softies, too. ;) <br /><br />And I will definitely keep 'em coming. No worries there. Thanks, my friend. :)<br /><br />Chris, ha! :D<br /><br />Luckily, Paul really loved this one. Maybe because he knows he has nothing to fear. :P<br /><br />Thanks so much, Chris. I did find it chilling, but freeing, to travel in the shadows of love with this one.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-91551987944193574492009-08-17T11:19:59.722-04:002009-08-17T11:19:59.722-04:00LOL @ Charles' comment! But this is chilling....LOL @ Charles' comment! But this is chilling. I had no idea what she was going to do to him. <br />A perfect story...leaves me wanting more, of course. Funny how the chaps are squirming, perhaps looking at their wives and lovers a bit more suspiciously today.<br />hehehe<br />Love this one, Sarah. Another excellent piece.Chris Eldinhttp://www.chriseldin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-34083843868829796312009-08-17T10:42:47.048-04:002009-08-17T10:42:47.048-04:00Its never enough for women isn't it? They alwa...Its never enough for women isn't it? They always want more? (Okay, how many feet did I step onto? :))<br /><br />I loved the tale. Spine chilling.<br />Perfect, well not so perfect for the poor gentleman stuck in the wall, but perfect otherwise. :D<br /><br />No choices for me. If you can write a love story in two skeletons you can do anything. So keep 'em coming. :)Aniket Thakkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311954967682696734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-33044161857194330742009-08-17T09:38:02.196-04:002009-08-17T09:38:02.196-04:00Sarah, what a superb vignette to start off your se...Sarah, what a superb vignette to start off your series. It mesmerized me!<br /><br />How could she be satisfied with only the moon? Every woman would strive for the sun too. But what a price she had to pay. Will she be happy now? I doubt it very much.<br /><br />Although I don't know Montmartre, I can imagine it as a dark, shadowy corner of Paris.<br /><br />I love the last four lines - a perfect ending.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286909482780350161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-83838868631833375442009-08-17T08:49:01.658-04:002009-08-17T08:49:01.658-04:00Excellent work! Many beautiful images. I also li...Excellent work! Many beautiful images. I also liked the wink to H.P. Lovecraft. A mystical blanket tucked over the city.<br /><br />I also found it especially poignant that to possess him, she had to destroy his unique power. But what a disconcerting power. To penetrate her walls at will. As breathtakingly haunting as that would be, the imbalance feels like a terrible risk. But the power she wants over him is a step too far. The high of that first (and last) touch will now fade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-28503112235032024422009-08-17T08:15:39.996-04:002009-08-17T08:15:39.996-04:00Geeze Sarah, that's no way to trap a man! :-)...Geeze Sarah, that's no way to trap a man! :-) <br /><br />In a way, this vignette reminded me of the story of Eros and Psyche, but in Paris instead of Greece. He would come every night as long as she didn't figure out his identity. There is something in that kind of story that is archetypal. And in this too, metaphorically speaking, how often has this happened, where a woman needs to trap a man into the stone to keep him where she wants him. And the music stops there. Wow. She has him, but the music is gone and he is frozen. This is kind of a chilling tale! I can't wait to read more! <br /><br />Requests, hmmmm. Rive Gauche? Feeling inseine.Catherine Viberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354073276671196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-19186995980689762892009-08-16T14:30:16.319-04:002009-08-16T14:30:16.319-04:00Mark, thank you! :)
She is a bit diabolical. I ...Mark, thank you! :)<br /><br />She is a bit diabolical. I started my last Paris series with obsession, and turned it up a notch this time. <br /><br />Charles, I didn't remember that about Dr. McCoy, but now it rings a bell.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-9629803830302407612009-08-16T13:58:37.690-04:002009-08-16T13:58:37.690-04:00Dr. McCoy's greatest fear. To materialize ins...Dr. McCoy's greatest fear. To materialize inside a wall forever.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133579337316674953.post-43973323190547995732009-08-16T05:53:45.832-04:002009-08-16T05:53:45.832-04:00Fabulous! I'm glad that gold is no longer coin...Fabulous! I'm glad that gold is no longer coin of the realm, that is one hell of a way to keep the old man home.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.com