美语世界

• New York Tales (4): The War on Boredom - renqiulan - ♂ (2873 bytes) () 08/09/2024  19:42:35

• Good evening, my storyteller! You must be free as a bird - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:05:03

• when you let your imagination fly. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:05:53

• You can say that again. Hi, Blue Soul! What's up? - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:11:03

• Your protagonist,Joe the parrot guy, was truly over the top. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:15:52

• He was so special, to put it mildly. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:24:55

• Indeed, Joe was well over the top. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:20:51

• You’ve got to hand it to Joe—he’s the embodiment of - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:27:32

• New York spirit. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:27:48

• Really? I'm scratching my head. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:31:55

• The city was grinding Joe down, and instead of just fading - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:35:36

• into the background, he fought back. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:37:02

• Wait, did you say "he fought back?" - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:40:18

• Surely I did. Joe fought back in the most unconventional way - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:43:57

• possible. He dressed up as a parrot. That’s sheer genius! - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:45:49

• With all due respect to your hero, that's sheer madness! - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:48:43

• Joe’s actions were a form of protest against the everyday - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:52:33

• grind. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:52:57

• I won't debate that, but, like you said, Joe was over - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:55:38

• the top. His hard landing wouldn't be a pretty sight, - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:56:13

• and it wasn't. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:56:44

• Even with his black eye and swollen face, Joe didn't - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  20:59:32

• look like Rocky. I got that. But he did score some points. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:00:11

• Right, Joe wasn't Rocky. Please go on. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:03:27

• Incidentally, your story is about making people stop and - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:05:33

• think, even if it’s uncomfortable. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:06:16

• I take it as a compliment. You're going to drop the other - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:08:54

• shoe, aren’t you? - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:09:32

• Of course. Joe turned his frustration into a statement. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:12:32

• I have a feeling that you are getting to your punch line. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:14:46

• You bet. But, let me say this first... - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:16:56

• Why did I hear a pin drop? - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:18:59

• Haha! I’d argue that the fallout is part of the message. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:20:41

• Joe didn’t just step out of line—he flew off the handle, - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:21:32

• and it got people’s attention. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:22:07

• I'm afraid I'm not quite with you at this point. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:24:28

• Sometimes you need to shake things up to see - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:26:29

• what really matters. And judging by the viral video, - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:27:07

• a lot of people found humor in it, not merely judgment. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:28:08

• Maybe they saw a bit of their own frustration in - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:28:56

• Joe’s antics. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:29:18

• Good intentions, maybe. Bad actions, for sure. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:31:38

• Perhaps, but the fact remains—Joe’s story resonates. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:33:39

• That's music to my ear. Still, Joe is not... - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:35:41

• Joe is your creation nonetheless. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:37:47

• Guilty as charged. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:39:16

• Joe, thanks to your creation, turned the mundane into - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:41:40

• something unforgettable, and in a city like New York, that’s - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:42:16

• no small feat. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:42:44

• My readers are free to project their own feelings onto Joe, - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:44:31

• who, by the way, is an epitome of absurdity, - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:45:22

• and absurdity rarely ends well. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:45:57

• Point taken. But, sometimes, a little absurdity is exactly - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:48:01

• what the world needs to remind us we’re all human— - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:48:52

• even in the concrete jungle. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:49:26

• Why doesn't Joe play Tarzan in the concrete jungle? - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:51:08

• It sounds like you’ve stumbled upon an alternate version of - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:53:28

• Joe’s story. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:53:49

• OK. Picture Joe in rugged, yet urban attire—think - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:56:19

• distressed jeans and a leather jacket—channeling - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:56:57

• the spirit of Tarzan with a modern twist. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:57:43

• I want more. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  21:59:15

• Instead of jungle vines, Joe swings from subway poles and - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:01:15

• navigates the skyscrapers as if they were towering trees. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:01:55

• More. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:03:03

• Joe’s shout-outs echo through the bustling streets, - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:04:41

• a primal call that captures the wild essence of the city’s - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:05:46

• heartbeat, blending the primal with the metropolitan. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:06:17

• Breathtaking. Bravo! - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:08:23

• Thank you. Just don't ask me to turn Joe into King Kong. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:10:08

• He’d never agree to climb the Empire State Building. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:10:46

• Hahaha...! - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:12:06

• Let Joe be Joe. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:14:06

• Let renqiulan be renqiulan. - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:16:05

• Let Blue Soul be Blue Soul. Goodnight! - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:18:07

• Good night! - 蓝灵 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  22:19:48

• You are a great storyteller and writer! Jack and Joe, little - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/10/2024  10:28:19

• people, big world. Love your writing! - 暖冬cool夏 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/10/2024  10:28:56

• I am learning to write, which is just another way - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/10/2024  18:29:22

• to say that I am learning to think. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/10/2024  18:30:23

• Hi, 暖冬cool夏! Thank you for your kind words. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/10/2024  18:27:55

• Love your short story. It is more boring now than before in - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/11/2024  20:11:22

• Subway because of smart phone and portable pc. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/11/2024  20:13:08

• Thank you, 天边一片白云! That's very kind of you to say. I'm glad - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/11/2024  21:26:34

• you enjoyed it. As for the subway, well, at least we're not - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/11/2024  21:28:29

• all staring at the same dirty shoes anymore. - renqiulan - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/11/2024  21:29:04

• haha, you are so humorous. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/12/2024  04:50:20

• APAD: Life is 10% what happens to U and 90% how U react - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (5135 bytes) () 08/09/2024  08:13:30

• A day like that, I don't need to be told I should be happy:) - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  09:24:45

• or more to the point, to be thankful. - 7grizzly - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  09:25:11

• hahaha, yes, 4 what I've gone through b4. Thx 7G ! ;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  09:29:59

• The wisdom exists in the whole human race - 移花接木 - ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  09:38:39

• actually Maowi was born with it (much betterThan me ;-)) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  09:41:39

• What a day! Reading, music, fresh corns and fruits., - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  19:24:28

• And sun shine.thanks for sharing this important wisdom. - 天边一片白云 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  19:26:48

• Thx 4 theSunshine 白云! wish couldStoreSome ofThem 4 winter;-) - 最西边的岛上 - ♀ (0 bytes) () 08/09/2024  19:46:17