tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post842280829149826365..comments2024-03-18T06:27:34.815-04:00Comments on The Alchemy of Writing: Walking Into a Tornado is Not Like I Thought It Would Be: Also, The Failure of Television and YoutubeBryan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555071335245492790noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-12223234808179696412012-12-09T13:42:25.882-05:002012-12-09T13:42:25.882-05:00great to meet you alchemyofwriting.blogspot.com ow...great to meet you alchemyofwriting.blogspot.com owner found your blog via Google but it was hard to find and I see you could have more visitors because there are not so many comments yet. I have discovered website which offer to dramatically increase traffic to your site http://traffic-for-your-website.com they claim they managed to get close to 4000 visitors/day using their services you could also get lot more targeted traffic from search engines as you have now. I used their services and got significantly more visitors to my site. Hope this helps :) They offer most cost effective services to increase website traffic at this website http://traffic-for-your-website.com <br />To your success JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-72971451777092828492011-06-13T01:07:48.042-04:002011-06-13T01:07:48.042-04:00Wow - that is really fascinating. And you're ...Wow - that is really fascinating. And you're right: I think that is what good stories are like. Incidentally a friend of mine once drove through a tornado.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888128177445443800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-84130458984311637912011-06-10T00:33:48.512-04:002011-06-10T00:33:48.512-04:00What a story. And you really nailed that disassoc...What a story. And you really nailed that disassociated feeling of not recognizing something when it doesn't announce itself beforehand.<br /><br />And hey, why'd the couple in the car think you were crazy? You were out in the storm, sure, but you also drove off into it just when you needed to.<br /><br />And Amen for that.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-23048869026600376812011-06-09T18:53:25.384-04:002011-06-09T18:53:25.384-04:00Awesome, Bryan. I loved it. I'm a storm and we...Awesome, Bryan. I loved it. I'm a storm and weather nut, so it was a real pleasure to sit back on my couch, safe and sound, and read about your strange, green, windy nightmare. I'm glad your roof stayed on the house and nobody was hurt.<br /><br />Here is my favorite tornado video:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCI1u05KD_sHollister Ann Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703672140057296050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-58431199716178651072011-06-09T17:55:13.227-04:002011-06-09T17:55:13.227-04:00I grew up in the midwest, Tornado Alley. They are...I grew up in the midwest, Tornado Alley. They are strange and sort of awesome. But if you were in a really bad one, you would know it. <br /><br />Because you would be the one flying around.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-23795336542961366272011-06-09T12:51:45.848-04:002011-06-09T12:51:45.848-04:00Your post is timely considering how many tornadoes...Your post is timely considering how many tornadoes have been sweeping through parts of the U.S. lately. Fortunately, I have never been near one, and I'm rather thankful for that. The photos of all the wreckage in the south and Joplin are engraved in my mind. Those things really do a world of damage, and the worst part is, there isn't much we can do about them. They just....come...Paul Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219724579550337686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-64603814304230848722011-06-09T09:42:48.868-04:002011-06-09T09:42:48.868-04:00And you were damned lucky! Never been in a tornado...And you were damned lucky! Never been in a tornado, although I watched one race across a field when I lived in the midwest. However I have been through a hurricane, and there's nothing in the movies that captures that sensation with any realism.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-40604366949224811172011-06-09T08:29:53.655-04:002011-06-09T08:29:53.655-04:00I think your story solidifies the whole idea of ha...I think your story solidifies the whole idea of have an appointed time to die. My aunt and uncle died in a tornado a few years ago, and I could never get past how random it seemed, that they had just moved to the very spot they would die in. Perhaps nothing is random at all...there's something to write about :) cool story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547380098561803645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-31358176185883475852011-06-09T07:42:35.172-04:002011-06-09T07:42:35.172-04:00I get the sense that perhaps it wasn't idiocy ...I get the sense that perhaps it wasn't idiocy that led you back outside, but possibly a subconscious desire to return to your family and ensure their safety.<br /><br />And when I was growing up in Minnesota we used to get tornadoes. I never experienced a major one, but there were small ones every year, late spring and early summer being the season, if I remember correctly. Minnesota is very flat, and the thing that struck me most about those memories was the sky. I remember it being just as you've described. The strangest colors would appear: odd pinks and greens, and the clouds would roil in the craziest ways.<br /><br />It was nuts, really, to see what the world would do when that kind of storm was coming, but it was oddly peaceful, in a sort of not quite rational kind of way.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423907132654588993.post-1488158116446928272011-06-09T07:27:31.279-04:002011-06-09T07:27:31.279-04:00Wait. But it's Thursday. This doesn't look...Wait. But it's Thursday. This doesn't look like fiction. You don't fool me.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com