tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post4165145537276045604..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: Senses working overtimeSandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-80933478103877532932017-02-24T05:14:33.350+00:002017-02-24T05:14:33.350+00:00Lovely opening sentence and excellent continuation...Lovely opening sentence and excellent continuation from last week And good to see the actual yurt make a reappearance. Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-16773245735030879702017-02-24T03:02:56.074+00:002017-02-24T03:02:56.074+00:00Some cloak-and-dagger stuff seems to be taking pla...Some cloak-and-dagger stuff seems to be taking place here. Nice use of the prompt words and I adore the title.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-55973822293021579412017-02-23T23:59:53.404+00:002017-02-23T23:59:53.404+00:00The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #65
Han...<b>The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #65<br />Handy Spy Skills</b><br /><br />The ramparts of Stonesthorn Castle are shockingly easy to sneak through when you grew up finding secret passages. Most people just think the grates are for the sewers, but the actual sewer grates are hidden in the shrubberies. Natasha is hiding in the forest, disguised as an actual yurt. We still don’t know whoRosie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081720470707818925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-60901100309666419792017-02-23T17:26:38.598+00:002017-02-23T17:26:38.598+00:00This is a man definitely not to be trusted, that&#...This is a man definitely not to be trusted, that's for sure. I don't believe Raven would have any trouble at all in taking him out, should the circumstances call for such. I love it when episodes end with a question. Beautiful insertion of the prompt words.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-24521522093070503402017-02-23T14:10:11.854+00:002017-02-23T14:10:11.854+00:00‘Which bitch?’ [Threshold 152]
I stood and faced...<b>‘Which bitch?’ [Threshold 152]</b> <br /><br />I stood and faced him, remembering he titled himself amanuensis. He was as yet ignorant of Raven’s grandmother’s death. When he learnt, would the breaching of the ramparts of her blind-applied trust, her misbegotten faith that his honeyed words came from other than a self-serving tongue, hard-wired to a sewer mind, drive him to violence or Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-90841592714585182822017-02-22T20:02:39.981+00:002017-02-22T20:02:39.981+00:00Wonderfully done and with such a delicate touch. T...Wonderfully done and with such a delicate touch. This is the best of high fantasy in my opinion. And what vivid descriptions. An inspired submission.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-64467529477345671952017-02-22T19:57:37.480+00:002017-02-22T19:57:37.480+00:00Had to laugh at that, Sandra. Actually, I think I ...Had to laugh at that, Sandra. Actually, I think I probably just have a macabre imagination at times. All memories of funfairs (and the like) are intensely happy ones.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-86649665919861954732017-02-22T17:34:49.302+00:002017-02-22T17:34:49.302+00:00I feel like I've just been schooled. It never ...I feel like I've just been schooled. It never even occurred to me to use sewer in that sense.Wondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043818164597939856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-87867320955449277762017-02-22T17:29:37.315+00:002017-02-22T17:29:37.315+00:00Strong and evocative. Makes me want to watch Black...Strong and evocative. Makes me want to watch Black Sails.<br /><br />I don't know how you manage a serial with these. I'd be tearing my hair out.Wondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043818164597939856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-89391952532713296752017-02-22T11:05:18.739+00:002017-02-22T11:05:18.739+00:00I like how full of promise this is. Feels like the...I like how full of promise this is. Feels like the start of an epic romance.Wondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043818164597939856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-34684144283243412432017-02-22T06:02:48.075+00:002017-02-22T06:02:48.075+00:00It occurs to me you must either have had some dist...It occurs to me you must either have had some disturbing funfair experiences as a child, or have a very vivid imagination! What is not in doubt is your skill with words and story-telling, because this has further freaked me out.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-10992828370147437512017-02-21T22:31:54.495+00:002017-02-21T22:31:54.495+00:00What an unamusement park ride you describe. So non...What an unamusement park ride you describe. So nonchalantly mentioning a missing corpse or two. Beautiful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-25868733719282683862017-02-21T22:28:07.983+00:002017-02-21T22:28:07.983+00:00Very well done, with great word use. The last line...Very well done, with great word use. The last line red and blue mess of blood and churned earth was excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-77569218327395168132017-02-21T22:16:14.127+00:002017-02-21T22:16:14.127+00:00Jeffrey checking in;
A very tight, descriptive st...Jeffrey checking in;<br /><br />A very tight, descriptive story, with very good prompt use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-44998437251814659942017-02-21T22:05:29.381+00:002017-02-21T22:05:29.381+00:00Kursaal (Episode Fifty Nine) -- "The Horrorho...Kursaal (Episode Fifty Nine) -- <b>"The Horrorhouse"</b><br /><br />Pint-sized Ambrose Oxenford ran the Fuhouse. He also managed its antithesis: an attraction located in the Kursaal's defunct sewer system. It was known as the Horrorhouse (as opposed to one of fun).<br /><br />Wire cages suspended from a hangman's noose were lowered over the ramparts of a crumbling barbican, Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-12334727629166101792017-02-21T21:27:44.719+00:002017-02-21T21:27:44.719+00:00Revenge carries a shotgun. An excellent ending to ...Revenge carries a shotgun. An excellent ending to what is likely a very fascinating story. Holly Karlssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070711432846821376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-49878792456885577812017-02-21T21:23:06.168+00:002017-02-21T21:23:06.168+00:00Brilliant twist at the end with a modern cautionar...Brilliant twist at the end with a modern cautionary tale and the perfect final line. Holly Karlssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070711432846821376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-62840005796204051272017-02-21T19:15:37.594+00:002017-02-21T19:15:37.594+00:00Thank you AR for defining what it is I so much lik...Thank you AR for defining what it is I so much like about certain stories - I'd not heard 'lived in' until you used it a week or so ago.<br /><br />And, as ever Zaiure, thank you for this, an unbelievably gentle and delicate story of vivid horror. Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-52701794247318861782017-02-21T19:11:08.549+00:002017-02-21T19:11:08.549+00:00I'm glad someone contrasted sewer with seamstr...I'm glad someone contrasted sewer with seamstress, and this a neat-stitched episode which opens the door onto disturbances.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-17083082758935158482017-02-21T18:58:12.521+00:002017-02-21T18:58:12.521+00:00I love it when stories, regardless of length, feel...I love it when stories, regardless of length, feel lived-in. Like the fictional world had a life before the tale, and will go on after it. You've created that here. Very nice.AR Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898082345035580584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-16993025221414214742017-02-21T18:56:49.398+00:002017-02-21T18:56:49.398+00:00Oh, well done! It has solid cadence right to the e...Oh, well done! It has solid cadence right to the end, and that last line delivers a nice punch.AR Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898082345035580584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-48074556082636145452017-02-21T18:55:40.350+00:002017-02-21T18:55:40.350+00:00I love the imagery. I can see the blood in the wat...I love the imagery. I can see the blood in the water.AR Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898082345035580584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-41249229967839651002017-02-21T18:54:24.629+00:002017-02-21T18:54:24.629+00:00You had me at gargoyles. Very nice little piece.You had me at gargoyles. Very nice little piece.AR Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898082345035580584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-12251028059753792312017-02-21T18:53:32.960+00:002017-02-21T18:53:32.960+00:00This is a solid piece. My favorite thing about it ...This is a solid piece. My favorite thing about it is the term "beforelife" because it implies so much more.AR Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898082345035580584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-51954757586638002492017-02-21T18:51:57.622+00:002017-02-21T18:51:57.622+00:00The way you used Vick, first as an indication of t...The way you used Vick, first as an indication of the nature of the scene and later as a metaphor, was very nice.AR Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898082345035580584noreply@blogger.com