Comments for The Truth Is Far From Here

Comment on George Washington Grew Weed by charlie

charlie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:50:00 +0000

excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Comment on The Boy Is A Boy And The Fish Is A Fish by davidwallacefleming

davidwallacefleming — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:30:20 +0000

Good stuff. Funny and interesting. You take all that stuff back about Ernest Hemingway though

Comment on In The Air There’s After Shave Lotion by Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:56:32 +0000

Wow this one really made me miss the Ox.

Comment on I Capture Beauty In A Conversation by ryan banks

ryan banks — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:56:19 +0000

WOW. Perfect!

Comment on All We Are is All Alone by ryan banks

ryan banks — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:39:04 +0000

Nick-

You see people and know who they are. The rules of intimacy are unknown. This is, to me, your most distinguished work capturing a night and morning that almost anyone can equate with. My favorite part is your recall of the woman’s housing, seeing the pictures and wondering who these other men might be! Brilliant. You have a way of putting the reader directly into your stories. When I read this piece, I am there!

thanks nick!

Comment on Abandonment Like That Was Easier Then by ryan banks

ryan banks — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:08:19 +0000

Nick-

Your writing has a presence and familiarity that man or woman can relate to. You speak from pure emotion which evokes itself in everyone that reads your work. We feel what you feel! And this is what makes a writer a great writer, putting the audience in your shoes. You sir, are a great writer, nothing less. Although these are fictional stories, they are undoubtedly based in reality. Anyone that reads your work knows how talented you are! Thanks for posting your stories Nick.
(this is my personal favorite)

Keep Rocking Nick!

Comment on Abandonment Like That Was Easier Then by Ryan Banks

Ryan Banks — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 05:50:58 +0000

Nick-

Your style of writing and narration is unique and totally refreshing. Within a single sentence you can place anybody, male or female, into a situation we can all relate to. You put everything on the table, and put everyone’s thoughts in writing. A great writer captivates an audience, making them feel what the writer feels. You’ve accomplished this in all of your stories!

I would also like to reiterate what the previous commenter said,

“You’re writing is powerful”

Keep it up Nick!

Comment on All We Are is All Alone by Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:17:12 +0000

Enjoyed this piece – tender, sad and careful – and like especially that it captures a snapshot of Manhattan somehow both with and without its many layers. Thanks for your words.

Comment on I Capture Beauty In A Conversation by Dan Curts

Dan Curts — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:52:40 +0000

Well done. Very well done. Great read

Comment on It’s Time I Had Some Time Alone by theonlyegg

theonlyegg — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:59:05 +0000

“I want to kick back my chair and run. Run from everything — her, the old Italian woman, the banks, the cops, the phone lines, the houses, the cars, the shopping plazas, the corporations, the mom-and pop shops, the debts, the credits, the network news, the clothes, the make-up, the perfume, the bad acting, the good acting, the notions of romance and lust, the cartoon hearts, the aspirations to be sitcom characters, the adjective ‘hot’, the office parks, the penthouses, the crack dens, the cannibalism, the greed, the envy, the hatred, the whole fucking charade. I’ll take my chances out in the wild, thank you very much.”

Everything that you’ve written is true. Fuck all of these things. If you want the answer to what is left when you take all these things away, all that is left is character. You can either let society’s fucking bullshit institutions define you, or you can rise above them and LIVE through them. If everything I knew was taken away, I would still be happy to see what’s coming next. The the only other option is nothingness. Something is better than nothing. 100% of the time.