Comments on: Pseudopod 150: Break the Vessel http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/ The Sound of Horror. Pseudopod is the world\'s first audio horror magazine. We deliver bone-chilling stories from today\'s most talented authors straight to your computer or MP3 player. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Guto Carioca http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-204433 Guto Carioca Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:37:45 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-204433 <p>This has gotta be one of my all time favorite stories here at Pseudopod. Thanks, Vylar.</p> This has gotta be one of my all time favorite stories here at Pseudopod. Thanks, Vylar.

]]> By: David Steffen http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-203977 David Steffen Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:41:47 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-203977 <p>I enjoyed this one for its theological questioning and the conversations with "God". As others have said, I could've done with a little less poop descriptions, but it lended a new role to setting that we may have seen before in other forms.</p> I enjoyed this one for its theological questioning and the conversations with “God”. As others have said, I could’ve done with a little less poop descriptions, but it lended a new role to setting that we may have seen before in other forms.

]]> By: Mike http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-203612 Mike Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:02:01 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-203612 <p>Listened to four stories today, but only liked this one. Great perspective; really thought provoking.</p> Listened to four stories today, but only liked this one. Great perspective; really thought provoking.

]]> By: CaroCogitatus http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-203433 CaroCogitatus Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:16:27 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-203433 <p>Great story. I agree with Michael (#8).</p> <p>For those looking for zombies & giant spiders, the horror in this one was a little more subtle: the horror of Aki knowing of his impending doom and desperately seeking escape, of the society locked into their sun-god delusions, and the protagonist's denouement.</p> <p>I think probably the protagonist is still glad for the experience, even at the end, and <em>that's</em> what I find most disturbing of all.</p> <p>I see a lot of parallels in current societies (like my own) that still harbor "son"-god delusions.</p> Great story. I agree with Michael (#8).

For those looking for zombies & giant spiders, the horror in this one was a little more subtle: the horror of Aki knowing of his impending doom and desperately seeking escape, of the society locked into their sun-god delusions, and the protagonist’s denouement.

I think probably the protagonist is still glad for the experience, even at the end, and that’s what I find most disturbing of all.

I see a lot of parallels in current societies (like my own) that still harbor “son”-god delusions.

]]> By: scrooloose http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-203143 scrooloose Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:19:52 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-203143 <p>Interesting story, but lacking in horror... would have been far superior if aki crapped zombies or giant venomous spiders instead.</p> Interesting story, but lacking in horror… would have been far superior if aki crapped zombies or giant venomous spiders instead.

]]> By: Changwa Steve http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-203124 Changwa Steve Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-203124 <p>His turd was meaty and corn-studded, coated in a thin layer of slime that surely eased its egress. This knowledge put me at ease-- a god should have satisfying bowel movements.</p> His turd was meaty and corn-studded, coated in a thin layer of slime that surely eased its egress. This knowledge put me at ease– a god should have satisfying bowel movements.

]]> By: Wesley Noone http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-202529 Wesley Noone Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:42:55 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-202529 <p>I really enjoyed this one! It raised more than just theological questions, like the idea of being born into dominance or submission.</p> <p>When Aki questioned his role as God, it reminded me of The God Delusion.</p> <p>Great story!</p> I really enjoyed this one! It raised more than just theological questions, like the idea of being born into dominance or submission.

When Aki questioned his role as God, it reminded me of The God Delusion.

Great story!

]]> By: Nathaniel Lee http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201887 Nathaniel Lee Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:14:29 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201887 <p>I would just like to add that I found a lot to unpack in the story as a person of faith. I think reducing it to "religion is full of sh*t" is a very narrow way to read it. (At the very least, it's also a rather unusual love story.)</p> <p>For myself, I was very moved by the priest's struggles to elucidate and explain his faith in his "conversations with God," and I was chilled by the closing images, the idea of the shell of the church continuing on even after they literally killed their own deity.</p> I would just like to add that I found a lot to unpack in the story as a person of faith. I think reducing it to “religion is full of sh*t” is a very narrow way to read it. (At the very least, it’s also a rather unusual love story.)

For myself, I was very moved by the priest’s struggles to elucidate and explain his faith in his “conversations with God,” and I was chilled by the closing images, the idea of the shell of the church continuing on even after they literally killed their own deity.

]]> By: Vylar Kaftan http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201673 Vylar Kaftan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:59:22 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201673 <p>You're welcome. Several people have told me the same thing.</p> You’re welcome. Several people have told me the same thing.

]]> By: MacKenzie http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201672 MacKenzie Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:55:22 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201672 <p>I actually read the transcript while at work first, and loved this story dearly, while also being very disturbed and nauseated by it. (Has kind of ruined bowel movements for me for a while.) But, I haven't even been able to listen to it. It's just too unsettling, I start and then I have to shut if off, which I think is actually a pretty amazing thing for a writer to be able to do. So Thank You, Vylar, for disturbing me thoroughly.</p> I actually read the transcript while at work first, and loved this story dearly, while also being very disturbed and nauseated by it. (Has kind of ruined bowel movements for me for a while.) But, I haven’t even been able to listen to it. It’s just too unsettling, I start and then I have to shut if off, which I think is actually a pretty amazing thing for a writer to be able to do. So Thank You, Vylar, for disturbing me thoroughly.

]]> By: Jeremy Kelly http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201659 Jeremy Kelly Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:03:02 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201659 <p>A great story told from an original angle. I thought it was great!</p> A great story told from an original angle. I thought it was great!

]]> By: Vylar Kaftan » Podcast on Pseudopod http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201556 Vylar Kaftan » Podcast on Pseudopod Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:37:10 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201556 <p>[...] Break the Vessel is now available at Pseudopod for your listening pleasure. [...]</p> [...] Break the Vessel is now available at Pseudopod for your listening pleasure. [...]

]]> By: Vylar Kaftan http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201555 Vylar Kaftan Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:25:39 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201555 <p>Thanks for all the comments, folks. Michael's comment sums up what I was doing here.</p> <p>Though to be more specific--I take issue with organized religion and failure to question authority. Personal spirituality/faith is a different phenomenon, in my opinion, though it can also suffer these pitfalls.</p> Thanks for all the comments, folks. Michael’s comment sums up what I was doing here.

Though to be more specific–I take issue with organized religion and failure to question authority. Personal spirituality/faith is a different phenomenon, in my opinion, though it can also suffer these pitfalls.

]]> By: Rhio2k http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201518 Rhio2k Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:30:37 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201518 <p>Uh...where's the horror? This seems more suited for Escape Pod.</p> Uh…where’s the horror? This seems more suited for Escape Pod.

]]> By: Dean Seattle http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201512 Dean Seattle Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:38:34 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201512 <p>Great shit-filled entertainment.</p> Great shit-filled entertainment.

]]> By: Michael http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201319 Michael Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:23:15 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201319 <p>Great story -- and no, it wasn't about poop. It was a great look at how truly stupid and wasteful faith and religion really are.</p> Great story — and no, it wasn’t about poop. It was a great look at how truly stupid and wasteful faith and religion really are.

]]> By: scatterbrain http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201146 scatterbrain Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:44:57 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201146 <p>That was great; a truly unique look at faith and duty. Not shitty at all!</p> That was great; a truly unique look at faith and duty. Not shitty at all!

]]> By: BingoRage http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-201061 BingoRage Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:27:48 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-201061 <p>Except for the bit about blonde hair this is the kind of archetypal reality that has probably occurred, repeatedly, all over the world in various earli civilisations. Go, poo.</p> Except for the bit about blonde hair this is the kind of archetypal reality that has probably occurred, repeatedly, all over the world in various earli civilisations. Go, poo.

]]> By: Elie Hirschman http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-200679 Elie Hirschman Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:59:06 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-200679 <p>This was well written, well read, and even Al sounded like he got a new mic. But yes, it was about excrement. And that got nauseating right away and old soon after. The bit of horror in the end did not make up for it in my mind. This was a study in poop. Yecch.</p> This was well written, well read, and even Al sounded like he got a new mic. But yes, it was about excrement. And that got nauseating right away and old soon after. The bit of horror in the end did not make up for it in my mind. This was a study in poop. Yecch.

]]> By: AnnaAnna http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-200661 AnnaAnna Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:43:31 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-200661 <p>How long can someone talk about a guy taking a crap? Don't know, I gave up in minute four.</p> How long can someone talk about a guy taking a crap? Don’t know, I gave up in minute four.

]]> By: OhMeSoEmo http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-200403 OhMeSoEmo Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:49:20 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-200403 <p>Oh Sweet! This Pseudopod is from the future!</p> Oh Sweet! This Pseudopod is from the future!

]]> By: Sgarre1 http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-200368 Sgarre1 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:14:14 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-200368 <p>Wow, that was very good!</p> Wow, that was very good!

]]> By: Nathaniel Lee http://pseudopod.org/2009/07/10/pseudopod-150-break-the-vessel/#comment-200160 Nathaniel Lee Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:59:14 +0000 http://pseudopod.org/?p=222#comment-200160 <p>A fascinating story from a very unique perspective. This is one of the ideas I wish I'd had, except I'd have bunged it up horribly. Touching and poetic in an unexpected way, which I think is the best way to be.</p> A fascinating story from a very unique perspective. This is one of the ideas I wish I’d had, except I’d have bunged it up horribly. Touching and poetic in an unexpected way, which I think is the best way to be.

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