All Comments on 'Hard Night'

do I get the feeling I'm reading Desmond Morris? It reads halfway between prose and poetry, as if you weren't sure what direction to go in. As a read, it has some very good stuff, you always do, this one bears some rethinking. A5

I like the build up of emotion and how it tapers off.... and the comparison between the narrator and the flint chipping cousin was great!

Five.

of ancient and modern, slipping in and out of time. I felt there were a couple of places where you could still polish to the burnish your name deserves. A lovely, though-provoking piece.

I love this one. Understated but powerful in its contrasting of past and present - less contrast and much more putting forth parallels - thoughtfully (weapons/cellphone & wallet). I don't mind the interweaving of poetry and prose, unlike 12 mentioned. It reads like poetry to me, and I can see myself in the position of both hunter and hunted.