tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post37777641953437664..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: ‘Plots, true or false, are necessary things’ [John Dryden]Sandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-12770972871360769082017-04-30T14:23:24.615+01:002017-04-30T14:23:24.615+01:00I apologize to everyone for not getting back with ...I apologize to everyone for not getting back with feedback last week. April has been hectic for me. I hope May will settle down a bit...Rie Sheridan Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991263697418287223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-69128355297047762632017-04-28T05:08:22.984+01:002017-04-28T05:08:22.984+01:00great visuals :)great visuals :)ghostrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876400259519349395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-65951972376365080892017-04-28T05:06:55.955+01:002017-04-28T05:06:55.955+01:00completely new here, patricia. just feeling my way...completely new here, patricia. just feeling my way around :)ghostrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876400259519349395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-88297567625177824862017-04-28T05:06:22.506+01:002017-04-28T05:06:22.506+01:00I will, Antonia :)I will, Antonia :)ghostrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876400259519349395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-56293850015491501982017-04-28T04:52:09.512+01:002017-04-28T04:52:09.512+01:00Marvellous! In every way - Rosie you are an extrem...Marvellous! In every way - Rosie you are an extremely talented story-tellerSandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-40107351038293723212017-04-28T04:50:57.463+01:002017-04-28T04:50:57.463+01:00thank you Jeffrey, I was a little bemused to when ...thank you Jeffrey, I was a little bemused to when it came to me :)ghostrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876400259519349395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-70948935442521113902017-04-28T02:01:38.535+01:002017-04-28T02:01:38.535+01:00I didn't even know what a dangling participle ...I didn't even know what a dangling participle was, so by all means, keep enlightening me. I get stronger every day reading and commenting... and of course, writing, and that's what it's all about. Now, if I could just get my head around ending a sentence with a preposition. John Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242639437125321528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-6938725131146582192017-04-28T01:45:23.579+01:002017-04-28T01:45:23.579+01:00I really enjoyed this story, Rosie. The scene in m...I really enjoyed this story, Rosie. The scene in my mind was Rosebud looking over her charges and seeing the first girl scouts unit being formed.<br />The prompts just disappeared into the story.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533858278887271123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-15040036469836256252017-04-28T00:04:13.443+01:002017-04-28T00:04:13.443+01:00The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #74
Iro...<b>The Adventures of Rosebud, Pirate Princess #74<br />Ironing is a Survival Skill</b><br /><br />Now that the bears have been dealt with, my terrified ducklings will learn how to iron the puckers out of their skirts. Debutantes evidently don’t often clutch their skirts in fear. I’m betting that they’ve never seen an iron either. Luckily the bears derailed the train near a stand of willows and a Rosie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081720470707818925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-40738404069777770992017-04-27T23:44:31.366+01:002017-04-27T23:44:31.366+01:00Yes, it is an introspective piece, ment to thank m...Yes, it is an introspective piece, ment to thank my spectral advisors. I did include two clues about them. <br /><br />I'm glad that the activities of a bat caught your attention and were so enjoyable. I do need to keep such praise in perspective, though Thank you very much for the compliment.<br /><br />Sandra, I also glad that I was able to evoke suck literary pleasure for you.<br /><br />Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533858278887271123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-36126768573231181312017-04-27T21:54:43.466+01:002017-04-27T21:54:43.466+01:00Nice debut, complete with the dark humour of which...Nice debut, complete with the dark humour of which I am so fond. (I'm assuming this is a debut, I apologize if you have been here before and I failed to realize the fact.) In any event, skillful prompt insertions and a well-flowing tale.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-6000771850456679072017-04-27T21:51:59.097+01:002017-04-27T21:51:59.097+01:00This seemed to be rather an introspective piece. A...This seemed to be rather an introspective piece. And, as always, I applaud your thinking outside the box.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-38641097164647862462017-04-27T21:50:30.122+01:002017-04-27T21:50:30.122+01:00Oh my,Jeffrey. Those suggestions on how the bat sh...Oh my,Jeffrey. Those suggestions on how the bat should enjoy himself for a few hours was so amusing. I actually burst into a chuckle. This was a most enjoyable installment and, I think, counts among one of your best (if not <b>the</b> best) to date.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-57979645582239216442017-04-27T21:47:38.397+01:002017-04-27T21:47:38.397+01:00Most enlightening and I do find the comments on th...Most enlightening and I do find the comments on the reader losing interest to be a valuable one indeed. (By the way, I am flattered that my dangling participle was used as an example...whether good or bad. LOL.) What a wonderful word is "huff." I'm hoping it might show up in the trio of prompt words as some point. Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-27838032142119880762017-04-27T21:42:58.046+01:002017-04-27T21:42:58.046+01:00If all of Leonardo's revelations are as brilli...If all of Leonardo's revelations are as brilliant as this one, we are in for a magnificent ride. What an inspiration, to begin with the Mona Lisa.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-32373601391724497152017-04-27T20:30:18.051+01:002017-04-27T20:30:18.051+01:00'huff' - a good prompt word. But I'll ...'huff' - a good prompt word. But I'll not make it easy by including pigs and straw!Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-56355109050807058842017-04-27T20:25:52.184+01:002017-04-27T20:25:52.184+01:00definitely! I will watch my comments... sometimes ...definitely! I will watch my comments... sometimes the editorial hat slips down over the eyes and I revert to type, having spent some of the day/evening editing and writing extensive feedback on the stories I reject. Sometimes the feedback is appreciated, sometimes the writer goes off in a huff. So far no one here has gone off in a huff, I am pleased to say. (it's just occurred to me that 'Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-76763265412056884722017-04-27T20:20:33.146+01:002017-04-27T20:20:33.146+01:00Thank you for that, Antonia, and I do see what you...Thank you for that, Antonia, and I do see what you mean about not spreading the cloth at the time you arrive, but at the same time I would argue (gently!) that the average, non-purist reader would make the relatively small mental leap, and allow Lucy time to unpack etc. the cloth. <br /><br />My sense/use of grammar is solely based on my reading experience. At the age of 11 I was introduced to Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-69118216202586225462017-04-27T19:57:34.640+01:002017-04-27T19:57:34.640+01:00like this a lot, just watch the its - like this a lot, just watch the its - Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-13499231890822987432017-04-27T19:56:34.722+01:002017-04-27T19:56:34.722+01:00any dangling participle, even if it is 'correc...any dangling participle, even if it is 'correct', makes for back to front sentences and is not the sharp writing I always want to see.<br />Quote:<br />Arriving at the remembrance garden planted in honour of the murdered Lucy, she spread a checkered cloth on the ground and sprinkled puckered yew leaves for decoration<br />so... you cannot arrive and spread a cloth at the same time. You Antonia Woodvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594229396805493611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-31609949003305915952017-04-27T19:49:10.674+01:002017-04-27T19:49:10.674+01:00The scenario here reminded me very much of what ca...The scenario here reminded me very much of what can be found in many Dickens' novels or even "Tom Brown's Schooldays." Great imagery in the "pseudo-pillories" reference.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-37378399295374210842017-04-27T19:46:41.792+01:002017-04-27T19:46:41.792+01:00Loved this. It captured so much and gives a whole ...Loved this. It captured so much and gives a whole new meaning to the old "breach of promise" scenario. I certainly conjured up the picture very easily and I can just see her sliding the lowered gun into her red garter at the conclusion of the confrontation.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-1583053926653396072017-04-27T19:43:16.720+01:002017-04-27T19:43:16.720+01:00As always, an enticing scene with an added promise...As always, an enticing scene with an added promise of romance. What a magnificent use of "pucker." I truly hadn't thought of candles overflowing that way, but now I can't think of any other way they would do so. For some reason, in my opinion, that melting candle description captured the entire atmosphere.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-11394745422987282532017-04-27T15:25:19.036+01:002017-04-27T15:25:19.036+01:00Welcome Ghostrunner and a very good story. Pucker ...Welcome Ghostrunner and a very good story. Pucker as a name, excellent idea.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-67545970502238419582017-04-27T14:37:23.178+01:002017-04-27T14:37:23.178+01:00It does add a different twist to 'shotgun wedd...It does add a different twist to 'shotgun wedding'. A quasi light and airy feel to it.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.com