Larry Strattner

Larry - Thank you for visiting and commenting on "The Face in the Oatmeal". Sorry, I did not see your Dec. 2014 comment until today. (It's hard being me). Comments on Fictionaut can be like a good pat on the back when needed, and literally keeps me scribbling towards a Wordsmith Degree (if only). Thanks again. Be well, Carl

Thanks for the star on "Old and Fat." I do appreciate it.

Steve

Larry, thank you for taking the time to read and comment on "Christmas in the Big Easy."

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'Assiduity Two.' I greatly appreciate your comment.

Feel free. Steal away! Thanks for reading and commenting on "Agra Road," Larry!

Thank you so much for your comment on The Sneeze. I really enjoyed your story Eli.

Larry, thanks for reading Marc Bolan. What sad anniversary are you talking about?

Thanks for reading and commenting on 'My Last Hunts,' Larry. But surely you jest. Hunting is generally not PC and often quite distasteful and messy. But there are lots of hunters and, comparatively, very few serial killers...

Larry, thanks for your kind comment on "Immiscibility." Yeah, my kinda science, too. I love your comment above where you spend your time organizing a spreadsheet of your rejections. Yeah, me too. I bet my spreadsheet could beat up your spreadsheet.

Hi Larry! Thanks for the comment on The Untold Story.'
Also I have to tell you the poem you put up for Why Do You Write is hysterical. So, thanks again.

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'Along Came Doreen.' I appreciate your comments.

Hi Larry, thanks for reading Mai Tai Daze. I know you know a thing or two about guns! Best, Katie

Thanks, Larry, for relating to "The Last Chance...Story Contest," Which, strangely, is suffering a slight shortage of entries.

Thanks for reading and commenting on"Fish Boil," Larry.

Naw, Larry. Surely we will both go to heaven )if not heaven on earth) because we both have a sterling character. Thanks for your read of my Twain story.

larry, i go back and forth on the music of "<a href="http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/marcus-speh/moondog--2">moondog</a>" myself...but the look is unparalleled, i wish you could've seen the real man. thanks, mate.

Larry, what's the latest on your book?

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'A Life of My Own-2.' I greatly appreciate your insightful comment and *.

Larry, thanks for chiming in on Power Outage. I'm grateful.

Larry, thanks for the thoughtful comment on my little visiting old friends tale.

Hiya, Larry! Thanks for your kind words. Truth is I don't have time for much of anything with the Retreat, Blog, Press, Review, and Readings. Too much! I need a vacation!

Larry -- thanks for reading Burn, Baby, Burn and your kind comments. Now I need to work up a "Jules Archer: The Definitive Collection" book.

Larry, good idea for a new product: The Marital Bliss Lawnmower. Bet it would sell like crazy!

Larry, Tough story to write as well. Thanks for reading it.
Re: your profile. Turns out I have read more than half the books you have. Think Jeanette Walls "Glass Castle" has the best first sentence in contemporary fiction. You know there is no right or wrong list of books - just read.

Thank you so much, Larry, for Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Do you remember that book, "Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" It was by a John? Can't remember the author (Powers?) maybe, anyway, you're right! I should have thrown that into the mix!!! I so appreciate your reading!

What's up, Doc?

Larry - thanks so much for reading Woman.

Larry I don't believe you were crying. I think you want to touch the studs, too! Ha ha! Thanks Larry!

Thanks, Larry. A very flattering metaphor! Thanks for your comment on "Men Are Beasts."

Thanks for the comment, Larry! Glad you enjoyed your colonic. :)

Thank you for your comment on my story, "Plus and Minus." I really appreciate it. I look forward to checking out your work. Nathaniel Bellows

Thanks, Larry, for the comment on "Disappearing Ink." Thanks also for the fave!

How come one of my cats bites me then? Got a kick out of your comment about my story, Larry.

Larry, thanks for your comments on “God Bless You, Mr. Rinsewater.” Glad you enjoyed it! Always great to hear from you.

Hi Larry. Thanks so much for commenting on my Saphris piece. I've tried almost all the drugs but never Vicodin.

Larry, please don't feel itchy and squirmy about Shoes! Thanks for reading!

thanks!! XXX

Thank you for the comment on cul-de-sac i just published. I really like your bio on your profile, most of writing is being rejected, and it's the people who don't give up who make it, as I can see with all the work you have published and what is on here! thanks again though!

Larry,
Thanks for reading "Not Her." And you're 100% right at your reaction of "what an AH."

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading '1965, what I wanted.' I appreciate your comments very much. And the fav.

Thanks for the comment on Beet!

Larry - so happy the picture I painted worked for you in "Liplorn".

Larry, thanks for your recent comment and fave on The Real Fun of Vivian Darkbloom. Much appreciated!

Larry, Thanks for your hilarious comment on my bug story. It may be better than the story!

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'Stupiditās.' I appreciate your insightful comment.

Larry, thanks for commenting on Love At Last.

Scat a what? That's a pretty big for a couple of old country boys, don't you think?

Larry,

Thanks for commenting on and reading my work, and for catching that misspelled word.

Hey Larry,
Thanks for posting on my wall! Yes, that's Moishes Moving company--very big in NYC. I worked for a much smaller company that is owned and run by artists and writers and musicians and other creative freaks of nature. It's a fascinating world, this moving world. Good luck with your book, too!

Thanks, Larry, for reading and commenting on “Oh, Fish Eggs!” I appreciate it.

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'I'll be Home for Christmas-1&2. I appreciate your comments and the fav.

Larry, thank you for your thoughtful comment on my interdenominational story “The Boy who killed Christ.” Much appreciated! Wishing you a serene holiday season, Frank.

Hi Larry
The boy may grow up to surprise you. Chapter II was already up, and Chapter III is up now of "The Hill Behind the Door". Safe holidays.

Larry, thanks for the read & star for my cheery (?) Christmas memoir. You are the best!

Larry I'm so happy you enjoyed "oasis" and thank you! cheers! susan

Larry,

I'm pleased Lost in the City connected with you. Thx for the feedback.

Yer right, Larry, that mortality thing is overwhelming at times. I like to think, "If there was any real justice, I'd of been dead at nineteen." Subsequently, every day after that is gravy on the plate. Pass the biscuits.

Larry, I love your cool insight on "Mama's Mass". Thanks for reading.

Thanks for reading, appointment! And your nice comments!

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'Fifty Five Words or Less.' I didn't spend too much time writing this, unlike everything else I write. And I'm still falling behind on my reading.

Glad you liked "How Elm Trees Die" Larry. Thanks for commenting on it.

Larry thank you so much for your comment on Dog Park and the reading suggestion! Greatly appreciated!! Will do.

Larry, thank you for reading and commenting on Redux -Things I Should Have Done #4 - now called Heartbreak Waiting To Happen. I always love finding out how readers interpret my characters!

Larry, Thank you for the read and feedback on "Nowhere in Sight". Gotta love a comment from you.

Cheers,
Jules

hello larry...actually, i didn't know about this approach. i thought that you were referring to the kabbalistic template that i adapted to talk about permutations in the story. so i took you as riffing on that. very interesting. thanks for the bounce-back. investigating.

Hi, Larry. Thanks for reading 'Number Nine.' I appreciate your comment.

Larry, thanks for the kind word about the salad porn. As for "showhorn," um, no, I'm sure that's what I meant at the time. However, times being what they are, I've decided to move to the more traditional "shoehorn." Thanks for picking up on that!

thank you for the comments! would you mind telling me what you meant by inconclusive?

thanks, Larry. The TFC stuff is a parody of it, nothing more. I don't get any of that tech speak, and hate it. I love to mock it, and none of it is at all real. I'm glad you liked the Jim Jones line. best, meg

"For me this poem has made all the difference"--ha! Thanks for your comment on the Frost found poem, Larry. The poem definitely is a curiosity.

Larry, so glad you enjoyed my story All Credit Rescinded, thanks, and have a great summer!

Larry, I really appreciate your insightful comments on Star Anise. Thank you so much for taking the time to read it! I'm looking forward to reading your work.

Thank you, Larry for your very encouraging comments on 'Tyler is learning...' I'm so pleased you liked it and I'm definitely going to keep shaping this one up.

Thanks, Larry, for commenting on "Magritte." I appreciate it.

HA. Larry, thanks for your note: masochism, always.

Hi Larry, nice to see you're on Fictionaut. I'm a Wisconsin writer also. Just wondering, are you in the Milwaukee area?

Hey Larry,

Thanks for the comment on 'The Ending...'

I haven't actually read Justine - or any De Sade at all for that matter. I probably should.

Roberta

Larry, it occurs to me that we may be the only two people on the site who know who Ernie Kovacks is.

Yes, Larry, a story about a "home" for the elderly comes too close for comfort, doesn't it? At least for those of us who are a little long of tooth.

Larry,

I've worked on a revision of An Italian Lunch, chapter 5. If you're game for a fourth read!

Larry,

Regarding Addict and your thoughts, in line with the longer works thread, yes, man, I would hope we all could turn our lives into a least a three volume book series... whether it would prove to be any good is a whole different kind of story!

Hi Larry, thanks for your comments on 'Lost Dream'. Glad you liked.

Larry, thanks for reading Teacher. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. Look forward to reading more of your work, also.

Thanks Larry for your nice comments about , About Poetry!

My pleasure Larry!

Mox nix to me, too, Larry. Thanks for the comment on "Secrets"!

Thank you for commenting on The Turkey that Couldn't Gobble. I used to draw a little, thinking about doing it again, charcoal, maybe. I appreciate your insights.

Larry,

Thanks so much for reading What I Should Have Done - #1 and commenting! I just got onto a Richard Price jag, read Lush Life, which I adored, then Freedomland (if you haven't read you should), then Clockers. Love The Wire too. I look forward to reading your work!

Larry, thanks for seconding my opinion. Actually, what I really want to say is I'm originally from Wisconsin and you made me miss Wisconsin just a little bit more, which may not be cool, but it's the truth (as I see it right now at this moment).

Larry, thanks for the reads on my humble offerings. You and others are making fn very homey. And hey, I'm here same reason as you -- learn from the fine folks here. So much talent... Peace, Linda

Hey Larry, thanks a lot for the read. I'm glad you enjoyed my story. Are you the guy who looks like he fell off a yacht?

Larry! Small world. Hello.

Larry - thx for the nod to rat-arsed. Maybe I could do it as it is a sometimes natural state?? btw, I married the farmer's daughter from green county- south of Madison. Where are you?

p.s. I'd also star Bulgakov's masterpiece( Stalin as Wotan some have suggested) and McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" still my favorite of his works. I'll have to check out some others of your intriguing choices...

Glad you enjoyed my smoking story, Larry. It sure is a bitch to quit, isn't it?

Hey Larry, thanks for the comments on "Down Cellar." I grew up in eastern Mass., and now live in western Mass. myself. So far I know the collocation "down cellar" to be common as far down south as New Jersey.

Larry,

Glad you liked my micros. Thanks.

I've picked up a few shipments from Eureka in the past. You gotta watch out for the fuzz.

Larry,
Yes, indeed. J.T.S. Brown was Fast Eddie’s tipple. I see you know your bourbon.

Brilliant "why I write" poem you have up on your page.

Thanx for your kind words Larry. Glad you liked my optimistic piece! i thought i'd try it out for a change!

Larry, love your "why do u write" poem. Especially the first stanza....will be checking out your work.

I was wondering if someone would mention something about it - the swing's too flat. Normally I'm lights out and I play a three handicap. Now that Tiger's taking a break, I think that I'm the next big thing (yeah, right)!

Thank you, Larry! Glad to hear you enjoyed The Manual of Detection.

Well, we can only improve from here on!

Thanks for the comments, Larry. Appreciate your input.

Hey my friend, thanks so much re "good kids, bad endings." Scott Garson echoed your comments on the "Not Really" story (which I'd posted separately last week). It really is a creepy as hell story, one i have mixed emotions about at this point. Take care, David

thanks for your great comments!

thx, larry. glad you liked it. happy belated nth brithday!

Larry, thanks much for your very interesting comments about my story "No More Carl". I have a next door neighbor with a pool and sometimes I look out the window. I'm still digesting what I wrote but your comments are really helpful/interesting in terms of edits and maybe to help me get a handle on what I'm trying to make the story about. Thanks again.

I look forward to seeing what you do. Please bear in mind, though, that my comments are mere opinion. Well, maybe not "mere," given all my years as an editor and writing teacher, but still opinion. Keep in mind, too, that the fundamentals can be taught, but talent can not be. Still, I liked your line about the possibility of losing on the fundamentals. Stephen King said it all in his very good book on writing: the language is the writer's toolbox; he must learn to use all of the tools in it and know how to pick the right one each time.

Hello Larry,
I'm so glad that my comments on Concert were helpful to you. I had enough time to start secondguessing, and I was starting to think that perhaps the lacuna was the point--that the absent presence might be something you were working toward there. It was an "easy" set of critiques for me to deliver because I was basically projecting a similar set of problems I have with a piece I've been reworking for so long it'd be embarrassing to say. (And, in all honesty, when I reached that point where the character was satisfactorily rendered, it was no longer the person I'd been trying to transcribe, go figure.) As for your saying perhaps you shouldn't have attempted, I couldn't disagree more! And besides, now your feet are wet. I did some cursory poking around on the internet, found out Georg Christoph Strattner was vice-Kapellmeister and director of the opera house in Weimar. Weimar! What a gig! He was alive when Bach and Handel were composing, and it's highly likely that he knew B

Thanks for the comment on my story! I'm prone to fictional violence, but thankfully, not actual violence.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments, Larry! Tell me when you post a story here and I'll happly read it! Cheers, Carol