tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post2292373041222805106..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: Misadventures in the English language ...Sandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-42456452718819252262017-03-31T14:33:55.495+01:002017-03-31T14:33:55.495+01:00It's bean a delight reading this.It's bean a delight reading this.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-15288856773490095832017-03-31T14:32:08.670+01:002017-03-31T14:32:08.670+01:00Hee hee, nicely done.Hee hee, nicely done.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-58614990678949253632017-03-31T06:34:55.054+01:002017-03-31T06:34:55.054+01:00And your pieces, Bill, always entertaining too, yo...And your pieces, Bill, always entertaining too, your succinct laconic style very much appreciated. Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-90377849770999302002017-03-31T06:31:18.231+01:002017-03-31T06:31:18.231+01:00Deliciously descriptive as ever, and, as Patricia ...Deliciously descriptive as ever, and, as Patricia says, always read with pleasure.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-43366768259392981272017-03-31T03:01:02.241+01:002017-03-31T03:01:02.241+01:00I always look forward to each installment. Nothing...I always look forward to each installment. Nothing else quite like it on offer. I imagine Natasha is getting a bit restless right about now.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-26038701620280816952017-03-31T02:59:50.779+01:002017-03-31T02:59:50.779+01:00These always come with such humorous menace and a ...These always come with such humorous menace and a very unique style. So much to love here. Porkpie hat and the image of a girl draped over an arm is to mention but a few...even if the left one is the sole choice. Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-30022809332968968062017-03-31T00:44:57.275+01:002017-03-31T00:44:57.275+01:00Oh, poor Jack. Probably took all morning too... a ...Oh, poor Jack. Probably took all morning too... a delightful twist ;)Bill Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049211051802893173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-25220244912529652382017-03-30T23:56:55.613+01:002017-03-30T23:56:55.613+01:00Showing Her a Good Time
Porkpie hat, slicked hair...<b>Showing Her a Good Time</b><br /><br />Porkpie hat, slicked hair, freckles - Stevie Newcomb was a handsome young fellow. No doubt the lovely lady on his arm would agree. <br /><br />I'd followed her all night, watching him stalk. I was working for her dad; Stevie was expecting his own payday.<br /><br />At the brink of a kiss I dropped my hand on his shoulder. She screeched, "Him? ButBill Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049211051802893173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-87575010099708851802017-03-30T23:46:16.190+01:002017-03-30T23:46:16.190+01:00The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #70
Tim...<b>The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #70<br />Time to Get Crafty</b><br /><br />Today I’m stalking a spy for the Land of Fire. He’s surprisingly easy to spot because of his multitudinous freckles. He’s also surprisingly hard to keep up with. I’m taller than him! Last week I was on the brink of getting his decoding rings when he out ran me-over a roof top! I’m good at roof tops. He’s veryRosie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081720470707818925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-16384542879939614132017-03-30T19:00:32.002+01:002017-03-30T19:00:32.002+01:00Jeffrey checking in before work;
Greetings Rich;
...Jeffrey checking in before work;<br /><br />Greetings Rich;<br />A truely Catch-22, death by starvation or contamination. Life breads hope. Really liked the descriptive and that you did it with narration, setting, cinflict and emotion. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-33957957274374716602017-03-30T18:58:49.546+01:002017-03-30T18:58:49.546+01:00I might have known you couldn't resist - but a...I might have known you couldn't resist - but am impressed with what a skillful job you've made of it.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-43952745715215679542017-03-30T18:19:57.856+01:002017-03-30T18:19:57.856+01:00What a predicament you put poor Meadows into. Very...What a predicament you put poor Meadows into. Very nicely done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492430672400432213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-57283934953822470072017-03-30T18:15:40.267+01:002017-03-30T18:15:40.267+01:00Ah, perhaps the most famous stalk of them all. Fun...Ah, perhaps the most famous stalk of them all. Fun and well done. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492430672400432213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-15788415500135742942017-03-30T18:10:21.092+01:002017-03-30T18:10:21.092+01:00To be honest, Sandra, I don't know how you man...To be honest, Sandra, I don't know how you manage to make a choice at all week after week. I'd have to give up the ghost. The standard is just too high.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-6467885759007832072017-03-30T17:13:05.902+01:002017-03-30T17:13:05.902+01:00And with many apologies ahead of time because I ju...And with many apologies ahead of time because I just couldn't help myself....<br /><br />---------------------------<br /><br /><b>Missed Opportunity</b><br /><br />It had materialized like magic overnight. A monstrosity of a thing with gargantuan brown-freckled leaves and thick fibrous vines. Mother Spriggins was far from happy with this current state of affairs and called out to her young Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-6913069046617753992017-03-30T14:30:25.766+01:002017-03-30T14:30:25.766+01:00Perry;
I didn't take it as a criticism. You...Perry;<br /> I didn't take it as a criticism. You saw an ops and pointed it out. Thanks. As for when I rush; flow, and story don't suffer, my SP&G does and it was never very good to begin with. Commas, possessive seem to be my worst.<br />I also have a tendency, though it's noticeably reduced, to compare my stories to other very good stories I see and read. That is like Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-41238609820948294082017-03-30T09:53:35.153+01:002017-03-30T09:53:35.153+01:00Just so you know - I am on the brink of wilting at...Just so you know - I am on the brink of wilting at the thought of trying to pick a winner from the finely-freckled tales held up here, all on stalks of different hue and cross-section, but all of equal length.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-48469999941001391452017-03-30T09:51:13.152+01:002017-03-30T09:51:13.152+01:00Oh, welcome back Rich - you have been much missed ...Oh, welcome back Rich - you have been much missed - and this, as the beginning of a serial, hold out the promise of good reading for the rest of us.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-85728394049132321022017-03-30T09:49:10.482+01:002017-03-30T09:49:10.482+01:00So smooth and enticing a serial this!So smooth and enticing a serial this!Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-51528298122710347972017-03-30T09:47:10.862+01:002017-03-30T09:47:10.862+01:00Don't now whether it was the 'slowing down...Don't now whether it was the 'slowing down' Antonia referred to but this I found more accessible than some of your more complex pieces. The strong, well-evoked voice and "acrimonious alacrity" were a real pleasure.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-82329851370396793762017-03-30T08:35:55.904+01:002017-03-30T08:35:55.904+01:00I'm just pondering on young interns tongues tr...I'm just pondering on young interns tongues trying to get around an "Asclepiatic Oath". Just as well he was elevated to demigodhood, leaving Hippocrates with the baton.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-4787812126918970052017-03-30T08:30:46.119+01:002017-03-30T08:30:46.119+01:00Hey, Jeffrey, not a criticism - an empathetic rema...Hey, Jeffrey, not a criticism - an empathetic remark on the plurals meant more as a heads-up than anything negative (editor/tutor head doing its 'voluptatem interruptus').<br /><br />This is my third read through and I'm still just getting to know the piece. So much on offer. Not something that looks rushed at all. Kudos.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-50360217644900046012017-03-30T08:20:30.841+01:002017-03-30T08:20:30.841+01:00Thank you again, Patricia - always a boost to rece...Thank you again, Patricia - always a boost to receive praise from writers of such calibre.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-91941744611180861772017-03-30T08:16:29.405+01:002017-03-30T08:16:29.405+01:00Thank you, Patricia - praise indeed.Thank you, Patricia - praise indeed.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-83130481641887358082017-03-30T08:14:57.933+01:002017-03-30T08:14:57.933+01:00Reminiscent of one of HG's short stories, nice...Reminiscent of one of HG's short stories, nicely weighted. A lure with just the right colours.Perry McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968224810139122456noreply@blogger.com