Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Elliott Daphne's avatar

I really enjoyed this Benjamin. Great job and I hope to read more of your work. It really is cool how it goes from this mundane environment to a place of wonder that you’d never expect. I love it when two polar opposites are paired together like that. I know there’s a term for that. I think Chuck mentioned it once in one of his posts talking about contrasting colors. The fact that things can come out of the bagel and that the character can enter into the other side is enticing too. And the thought that the character doesn’t know how to get to the other side leaves me feeling so sad for him, knowing where he’s stuck at, and it keeps me locked in even after I’m done reading it because I want to know how the hell he can get through that bagel portal. How can he get through the bagel??!

Expand full comment
Joe G's avatar

So characters and objects in motion are best for that hypnotic effect? I love when you compared it to a dog watching a squirrel intensely. Hell, sometimes when I'm at the park, I always stop to stare at the squirrels. Does that make me weird? The squirrels, they just give me the side-eye from up in the tree.

Expand full comment
50 more comments...

No posts