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Post by wireman on Sept 2, 2020 12:18:14 GMT
Today we will be discussing The Middle Toe On The Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce
Please ignore my previous thread for 9-2, I'm trying to figure out how to delete it. 
Later that morning.... I did it!
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Post by wireman on Sept 2, 2020 13:07:39 GMT
We should read a story about the middle finger on my right hand. That's the one I use for driving.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Sept 2, 2020 14:54:55 GMT
We should read a story about the middle finger on my right hand. That's the one I use for driving.
😁 That would actually make a great story...a finger flipping ghost who haunts bad drivers. I had never read this Pierce story before, although it seems like something we might have read in school when we studied short stories. I got a little confused while reading about the duel, but after a while, everything cleared up. The ending was definitely memorable. I like to look for short film adaptations of some of these stories, so that's what I'm doing now.😎 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2020 15:51:16 GMT
I liked this one, short and to the point and it had atmosphere to it. That in spite of being written in what i thought was a slightly journalistic style. Like if someone reporting an event rather than writing a story. But it worked. And the ending was, like Wicked Esther said, memorable.
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Post by spideyman on Sept 2, 2020 15:53:55 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed this story. Author was new to me also. The story had mystery, plus the ghost element, great imagery and a totally wow ending.
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Post by wireman on Sept 2, 2020 16:31:42 GMT
Not much I can add other than I liked the story and thought he did a good job creating the atmosphere for a ghost story.
I looked up Bierce on Wikipedia and he had quite an interesting life.
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Post by wireman on Sept 2, 2020 16:38:42 GMT
I think the missing toe was a better choice than giving her a peg leg.
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Post by neesy on Sept 2, 2020 17:34:24 GMT
Not much I can add other than I liked the story and thought he did a good job creating the atmosphere for a ghost story.
I looked up Bierce on Wikipedia and he had quite an interesting life.
That was interesting! I noted this segment:
At least three films have been made of Bierce's story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". A silent film version, The Bridge, was made in 1929.[64] A French version called La Rivière du Hibou, directed by Robert Enrico, was released in 1962;[65] this black-and-white film faithfully recounts the original narrative using voiceover. It aired in 1964 on American television as one of the final episodes of the television series The Twilight Zone: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge".[66] Prior to The Twilight Zone, the story had been adapted as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[67] Another version, directed by Brian James Egen, was released in 2005. It was also adapted for the CBS radio programs Escape (1947), Suspense (1956, 1957, 1959), and Radio Mystery Theater (1974).
Ummm - I realize this is out of left field as it is not the story we read, but I just thought it was interesting
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2020 19:48:14 GMT
Not much I can add other than I liked the story and thought he did a good job creating the atmosphere for a ghost story.
I looked up Bierce on Wikipedia and he had quite an interesting life.
That was interesting! I noted this segment:
At least three films have been made of Bierce's story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". A silent film version, The Bridge, was made in 1929.[64] A French version called La Rivière du Hibou, directed by Robert Enrico, was released in 1962;[65] this black-and-white film faithfully recounts the original narrative using voiceover. It aired in 1964 on American television as one of the final episodes of the television series The Twilight Zone: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge".[66] Prior to The Twilight Zone, the story had been adapted as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[67] Another version, directed by Brian James Egen, was released in 2005. It was also adapted for the CBS radio programs Escape (1947), Suspense (1956, 1957, 1959), and Radio Mystery Theater (1974).
Ummm - I realize this is out of left field as it is not the story we read, but I just thought it was interesting
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Post by cat on Sept 2, 2020 21:23:10 GMT
We should read a story about the middle finger on my right hand. That's the one I use for driving.
🤣🤣 perfect! I have not read the story yet but will be back with my comments! |
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Post by cat on Sept 2, 2020 23:45:40 GMT
I thought we read another story by Bierce a while back. I want to say it was the one on the ship with the haunted room but need to look.
I really liked this story! I love haunted house stories and the description of the house and surroundings was great. Could see it perfectly in my mind's eye. And what a tidy little tale of revenge. I really liked it.
This line made me laugh....
The nose was well enough, as noses go; one does not expect much of noses.
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Post by cat on Sept 2, 2020 23:54:18 GMT
It was "The Damned Thing" that we read before by Bierce. 🙂
I couldn't find the one I was thinking of and I cannot remember the name of it. The Upper Berth or something...yep just looked. By Francis Crawford. So not that one.
Anyhow, I was looking back on the SKMB to find it and only the last post of the threads I clicked on are there. I thought it was still going to be available to read through. Kind if a kick in the teeth. Was not expecting that.
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Post by spideyman on Sept 3, 2020 14:07:11 GMT
Shall be continue the next discussion with EE and the next story: " The Death Of Jack Hamilton"?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2020 15:42:36 GMT
Shall be continue the next discussion with EE and the next story: " The Death Of Jack Hamilton"? |
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Post by spideyman on Sept 3, 2020 16:20:53 GMT
Shall be continue the next discussion with EE and the next story: " The Death Of Jack Hamilton"? Yes, we will alternate with EE, and something else each week. Variety is the spice of life!! |
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Post by wireman on Sept 3, 2020 16:21:17 GMT
Shall be continue the next discussion with EE and the next story: " The Death Of Jack Hamilton"? Sounds like a plan.
Next Wednesday, The Death Of Jack Hamilton by Stephen King from Everything's Eventual
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Post by wireman on Sept 8, 2020 12:10:33 GMT
bump
Tomorrow (Wed), we will discuss The Death Of Jack Hamilton by Stephen King from Everything's Eventual. Be there, aloha.
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