tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post5543185199723825415..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: Exploring the DarknessSandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-24123642130037805892015-01-24T21:16:42.463+00:002015-01-24T21:16:42.463+00:00This was such an impressive use of the prompts. An...This was such an impressive use of the prompts. Antonia is always saying how the prompt word should blend in so well with the substance of the tale and they are not even noticeable. This is a prime example. And that last line....loved it.<br /><br />(Had to delete my first reply since I referred to "Antonia" as "Antonio." What a faux-pas!)Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-20852177754552465932015-01-24T21:14:38.117+00:002015-01-24T21:14:38.117+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-72682175883971763332015-01-24T17:24:55.367+00:002015-01-24T17:24:55.367+00:00Colleen is snowbound and using her time to set her...Colleen is snowbound and using her time to set her house to rights, so I am stepping up to close the gates. She will be back later to post winners and words.RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-85686168100713316562015-01-24T07:33:04.309+00:002015-01-24T07:33:04.309+00:00and what blissful reading ... How clever the ivory...and what blissful reading ... How clever the ivory amulet, as well.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-91827741921927463142015-01-24T04:05:14.694+00:002015-01-24T04:05:14.694+00:00Ignorance Is Bliss
I wasn’t ready to be spending ...<b>Ignorance Is Bliss</b><br /><br />I wasn’t ready to be spending a lot of time with him yet, but I agreed with Seth that Jim asking for a thing was good enough reason to do it. The result was several hours of speculation about might be causing the “problem”.<br /><br />We’d been driving in silence for a little while when something occurred to me. I casually slipped my hand into my jacket Colleen Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412149737386384036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-70078990890918409182015-01-24T00:00:52.453+00:002015-01-24T00:00:52.453+00:00The manner in which you handle dialogue is a lesso...The manner in which you handle dialogue is a lesson to us all. This is getting seriously interesting.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-90716900479883651392015-01-23T06:37:29.758+00:002015-01-23T06:37:29.758+00:00A 'case'? Aha, does that change the natur...A 'case'? Aha, does that change the nature of things? So often these two are side by side, heading for trouble, never fail to entertain - 'If I wanted a thousand miles of silence' resonates.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-65978182446300048572015-01-23T06:35:00.451+00:002015-01-23T06:35:00.451+00:00So very atmospheric, I can see the dust motes, hea...So very atmospheric, I can see the dust motes, hear the music, but I really, really want to know more of the story. Although I can imagine, from the hints, much of what it was. This is a novel in 100 words.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-3169687435584574082015-01-23T04:15:06.900+00:002015-01-23T04:15:06.900+00:00Adrift
The fat yellow moon lent a shimmery ivory ...<b>Adrift</b><br /><br />The fat yellow moon lent a shimmery ivory hue to Vermont drifts. I wanted to talk about our schism, find out if we were still brothers, but Nate side-stepped it by asking about the case.<br /><br />“Major storms never hit this little town. Tornadoes turn aside. Blizzards skip on by. They get rain and snow, but nothing that results in destruction.”<br /><br />Nate shruggedRR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-51472746314515047022015-01-23T03:57:29.615+00:002015-01-23T03:57:29.615+00:00This was hauntingly beautiful. What an exquisite u...This was hauntingly beautiful. What an exquisite use of the prompts. It has something of a gothic feel to it. It almost reads like poetry.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-53989168447931599892015-01-23T03:28:53.328+00:002015-01-23T03:28:53.328+00:00Reverberation
His dark hands flitted over ivory k...<b>Reverberation</b><br /><br />His dark hands flitted over ivory keys, giving life to melody long forgotten. Dust motes danced as ladies had, spinning and spun out in lace, now cobwebbed memories. <br /><br />Attar of rose lingered longest, a hint clinging to tattered remnants. Odd, it should have been other scents that recalled the day, defined the moment they realized hiding had bought them RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-91692094065075460212015-01-23T02:45:18.381+00:002015-01-23T02:45:18.381+00:00What a wonderful description of a ship sailing the...What a wonderful description of a ship sailing the high seas of pirate fortune. Creaking ropes brings an amazing image to the brain. I do believe I can taste the salt air, me hearties!Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-55696793553308368242015-01-22T21:55:09.737+00:002015-01-22T21:55:09.737+00:00Pragmatic as ever! Oh the responsibilities of a C...Pragmatic as ever! Oh the responsibilities of a Captain.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-69607485886819169152015-01-22T20:34:29.916+00:002015-01-22T20:34:29.916+00:00another clever piece! I like this a lot, wondering...another clever piece! I like this a lot, wondering where it's going!Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-77809440775636409992015-01-22T20:33:49.432+00:002015-01-22T20:33:49.432+00:00clever one, this, saying a whole chapter in 100 wo...clever one, this, saying a whole chapter in 100 words. Brilliant!Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-78366806011617892652015-01-22T20:33:02.395+00:002015-01-22T20:33:02.395+00:00this is good, as always, Sandra. You manage to cap...this is good, as always, Sandra. You manage to capture the various 'voices' perfectly.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-62965533889039383862015-01-22T20:31:58.997+00:002015-01-22T20:31:58.997+00:00Good to see you here, Kerry! Another of 'my...Good to see you here, Kerry! Another of 'my' authors! Patricia, Kerry is a Thirteen author too. <br />This is a nasty little piece in the nicest horror way, written in the style I am well used to now. Like it a lot.Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-2084001733711035422015-01-22T20:30:11.765+00:002015-01-22T20:30:11.765+00:00found this chilling in its tight writing and focus...found this chilling in its tight writing and focus on that which makes us cringe. Good one, Michael!Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-60398051303673995892015-01-22T20:29:14.550+00:002015-01-22T20:29:14.550+00:00Infinity 84.
The ivory colour to the sky tells me ...Infinity 84.<br />The ivory colour to the sky tells me a storm be coming. The silence be oppressive, naught but the creak of the ropes and the sound of the waves. For me that be silence, for others that be a din.<br /> A storm makes the Creature restless. I will have to find sommat for it, tis a good time to think about losing someone ‘overboard’ into its hands, if they be such things, and feed Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-92042514340295980292015-01-21T21:17:51.006+00:002015-01-21T21:17:51.006+00:00I actually burst out laughing at the last line. Fa...I actually burst out laughing at the last line. Fantastic! And the tension and derision leading up to it gives us the history of these two that is well-wrought.RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-34949499215606726772015-01-21T21:16:18.322+00:002015-01-21T21:16:18.322+00:00Oh, now there's a gut-punch of a final line. I...Oh, now there's a gut-punch of a final line. I wish I knew how to move a story forward so quickly in so few lines and paint such vivid pictures (both scene and emotion) as you manage.RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-75515615104981056192015-01-21T21:14:23.374+00:002015-01-21T21:14:23.374+00:00What really impresses me is the balance of horror ...What really impresses me is the balance of horror and humor in these tales. I may have taken a little more pleasure in Vanessa's discomfort than is warranted, but I'll feel no guilt. Poor Pettinger, surrounded by dangerous and unstable women.RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-24749681608610170792015-01-21T21:11:45.244+00:002015-01-21T21:11:45.244+00:00Nice to have a new voice here! I really like the w...Nice to have a new voice here! I really like the way this begins and ends with silence, both longed for and attained. Truly a horrific tale, but beautifully wrought.RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-23423178707605470582015-01-21T21:10:22.625+00:002015-01-21T21:10:22.625+00:00There is something truly unsettling in the horror ...There is something truly unsettling in the horror of perfectly normal actions. This hit a few of my buttons, too.RR Kovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165990070862127913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-18287199476568068652015-01-21T06:48:34.651+00:002015-01-21T06:48:34.651+00:00Michael, I too stumbled, but the words were necess...Michael, I too stumbled, but the words were necessary. And, I thought, why should whatsername now be allowed to keep all the best phrases!!Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.com