tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post8531285848507374019..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: The cryptUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31226844158118685252017-01-20T14:22:10.405-08:002017-01-20T14:22:10.405-08:00Arf arf,Arf arf,Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29241999957839494132017-01-20T12:14:08.651-08:002017-01-20T12:14:08.651-08:00That's a good story, I liked it.That's a good story, I liked it. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7138752356987621672017-01-18T15:19:06.297-08:002017-01-18T15:19:06.297-08:00They were not a quickly passing fad - there are ma...They were not a quickly passing fad - there are many. Stay girlishly breathless with excitement.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81143849234363804882017-01-18T13:23:22.350-08:002017-01-18T13:23:22.350-08:00Like the secretary I was beside myself with girlis...Like the secretary I was beside myself with girlish, breathless excitement! I looked online at more pictures of these human shaped coffins at Farleigh Hungerford Castle. I wonder if there are any others of that kind out there or if that was just a quickly passing fad.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-29080959365723562052017-01-18T13:12:39.772-08:002017-01-18T13:12:39.772-08:00P.s. The lead coffin above is from Farleigh Hunger...P.s. The lead coffin above is from Farleigh Hungerford castle, near Bath. I have seen them, and I know a woman who spent the whole night in the crypt sleeping with them for charity. Heh heh heh...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69178714970624672552017-01-18T13:03:28.626-08:002017-01-18T13:03:28.626-08:00Tom, what you wrote was clear. I think I was over...Tom, what you wrote was clear. I think I was over thinking, wondering what the scented secretary was up to. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63527849853445762502017-01-18T11:44:37.374-08:002017-01-18T11:44:37.374-08:00Also, remember that these posts are just a synopsi...Also, remember that these posts are just a synopsis of each chapter and without dialogue. I would hope that it would become clearer if I added the extra words in another draft. I would also hope that it will become funnier, but we live in hope... Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81931406741424960522017-01-18T10:59:29.700-08:002017-01-18T10:59:29.700-08:00Did I spoil your afternoon nap, Weave???Did I spoil your afternoon nap, Weave???Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22464233277397105192017-01-18T10:58:43.499-08:002017-01-18T10:58:43.499-08:00Well, I thought that it had been clarified by the ...Well, I thought that it had been clarified by the abbot searching the face of his secretary to see if he saw what the abbot saw, but this was obviously not enough. I really don't want to nudge anyone too much with the sort of clues given in American sitcoms to let you know when to laugh, but maybe I should. I will give it some thought.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23871352156926921852017-01-18T10:52:10.536-08:002017-01-18T10:52:10.536-08:00Tom -if you are trying to give me bad dreams then ...Tom -if you are trying to give me bad dreams then you have succeeded.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9198634439349441162017-01-18T09:38:16.972-08:002017-01-18T09:38:16.972-08:00The abbot gasps too, but in horror.
I think this n... The abbot gasps too, but in horror.<br />I think this needs clarified, as there are many reasons to be horrified. Perhaps as simple as:<br /> The abbot gasps too, but in horror, at himself.<br />That's a clue, and only people as dense as I am would still be wondering.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40054648838816333702017-01-18T07:50:34.188-08:002017-01-18T07:50:34.188-08:00That's a cheery little tale. Somehow, the cryp...That's a cheery little tale. Somehow, the crypt in Rome with all the monks leaning up against the wall is not at all creepy - well they are not as upsetting as they would be if they were murdered anyway.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6275263708402974232017-01-18T06:23:25.240-08:002017-01-18T06:23:25.240-08:00On March 17, 1954, a schizophrenic doctor in our l...On March 17, 1954, a schizophrenic doctor in our little town, killed his family then set a fire to try and cover it up. The local sheriff, called to the scene, said the bodies weren't burned, but baked like a turkey. He said when he touched the hair, it disappeared in a poof of ash. Grisly, but true. I'm glad I haven't seen a decayed corpse. Creepy.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72780104986605574522017-01-18T06:17:15.318-08:002017-01-18T06:17:15.318-08:00Sorry, I thought it was clear that only the abbot ...Sorry, I thought it was clear that only the abbot recognised himself when I said that he gasped in horror. Maybe I should re-phrase it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88946388396151311242017-01-18T06:13:06.324-08:002017-01-18T06:13:06.324-08:00Did anyone else in the crypt at the time of the co...Did anyone else in the crypt at the time of the coffin's opening see exactly what the abbot saw? Or was their communal gasp caused by seeing something different?<br /><br />Your comment leads me to believe that they all did see the same sight, but I do wonder still.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81328461605498929662017-01-18T04:12:00.584-08:002017-01-18T04:12:00.584-08:00This actually happened - including the flower - wh...This actually happened - including the flower - where I worked at an ancient monastery, but sadly I was not there. It was two weeks before I arrived.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com