tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post8558060822424071184..comments2024-03-28T07:30:54.930+00:00Comments on The Prediction: Blow the wind southerlySandra Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-67765263689265979632018-09-28T04:14:25.941+01:002018-09-28T04:14:25.941+01:00Bless you both, kind hearted and generous ladies. ...Bless you both, kind hearted and generous ladies. Thank you.Dave Wilkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867723670236593631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-66725425456076899852018-09-28T03:49:08.104+01:002018-09-28T03:49:08.104+01:00This is actually quite deep; is certainly thought-...This is actually quite deep; is certainly thought-provoking, as well as very visual, that "glistening red stripe" uncomfortable for one like me, married to a dedicated motorcyclist.(Not the speedy sort, however.)Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-15833001621967652942018-09-28T02:13:08.991+01:002018-09-28T02:13:08.991+01:00Drivel, indeed. Bite your tongue, sir. I love that...Drivel, indeed. Bite your tongue, sir. I love that this ended with a question. I would ask for an answer but this is so much more intriguing left as it is.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-60238660666139703492018-09-28T02:11:19.530+01:002018-09-28T02:11:19.530+01:00You are definitely in a saucy mood this week, Sand...You are definitely in a saucy mood this week, Sandra. Yet another gem to add to your ever-growing repertoire of amazing "shorts."Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-1063544450998919592018-09-28T02:10:12.322+01:002018-09-28T02:10:12.322+01:00Nail-biter. Need I say more?Nail-biter. Need I say more?Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-80624008019493740962018-09-28T02:09:34.907+01:002018-09-28T02:09:34.907+01:00Well this was a rather saucy installment with its ...Well this was a rather saucy installment with its thinly-disguised innuendos. I am wondering what Raven's reaction might be when he is informed of the upcoming "blessed event."Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-89312910289134099752018-09-28T01:38:43.708+01:002018-09-28T01:38:43.708+01:00Please ignore this. I am so ashamed.Please ignore this. I am so ashamed.David C Wilkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-62296813431363588572018-09-28T01:37:49.593+01:002018-09-28T01:37:49.593+01:00Fortuitousness
Almost too late, I drove straight ...Fortuitousness<br /><br />Almost too late, I drove straight at him, obliquely striking the motorcycle impossibly hard. The greasy pile of crap was moving too fast, and wasn’t veering away from the kids one bit. <br /><br />I always wondered if I could be a hero. I guess that question was now in the hands of the jury. Not if I was able to act, for I most surely could. Panicking, forgetting to David C Wilkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-14619086889391525982018-09-28T00:31:35.393+01:002018-09-28T00:31:35.393+01:00Aaaand, i forgot a word. Do over!Aaaand, i forgot a word. Do over!David C Wilkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-41687508322424960902018-09-28T00:28:00.690+01:002018-09-28T00:28:00.690+01:00Not sure what to make of this vignette. I know I&...Not sure what to make of this vignette. I know I'm missing something. The middle description brought back some interesting college memories of karaoke contests and fraternity pledge events.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-66165258788425482912018-09-28T00:19:11.148+01:002018-09-28T00:19:11.148+01:00This is what happens when one procrastinates. My a...This is what happens when one procrastinates. My apologies for this drivel. <br /> <br /> Fortuitousness<br /><br />Almost too late, I drove straight at him, obliquely hitting the speeding motorcycle impossibly hard. The greasy pile of crap was moving too fast, and wasn’t veering away from the frozen children one degree. <br David C Wilkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-12210148529606529292018-09-28T00:09:27.164+01:002018-09-28T00:09:27.164+01:00I read this several times, the words, descriptions...I read this several times, the words, descriptions and I broke it down to the fox recognized the trap and was figuring out how to steal the bait.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-90004958404705565372018-09-28T00:06:29.704+01:002018-09-28T00:06:29.704+01:00A very enjoyable story with a most delicious endin...A very enjoyable story with a most delicious ending. Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-37916084064013341282018-09-28T00:03:12.437+01:002018-09-28T00:03:12.437+01:00I always enjoy your excellent Rosebud installments...I always enjoy your excellent Rosebud installments and glad that others get the opportunity to enjoy them as well. Just love the ending.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-31136596003238451112018-09-27T23:54:31.630+01:002018-09-27T23:54:31.630+01:00You use not just to evoke put to poke at the reade...You use not just to evoke put to poke at the readers emotions and memories. Well used and placed prompt words.Jeffrey Yoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444112518637609193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-3445766583857014812018-09-27T21:06:25.115+01:002018-09-27T21:06:25.115+01:00Toss Up
Cricket.
A stultifying week of test team ...<b>Toss Up</b><br /><br />Cricket.<br />A stultifying week of test team deadlock reliant on bat intercepting ball surrounded by inanity: jokes of bowling maiden overs and that oft-repeated chestnut of ‘batsman’s Holding bowler’s Willy.’ <br /><br />Or my best friend’s hen party.<br />All women, sand and spas and Cuba Libras, drunken renditions of dire and mis-remembered pop-song choruses while Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-41148101288367811282018-09-27T21:05:09.680+01:002018-09-27T21:05:09.680+01:00Change of focus [300]
Once again, Filip deadlocke...<b>Change of focus [300]</b><br /><br />Once again, Filip deadlocked the car doors, intercepting Yanno’s determination to unite himself with Aleks, regardless of the consequences.<br />Disgusted as a maiden regarding her first prick, ‘Christ Yanno, you used to have some common sense, what the hell happened?’<br />‘I used not to have a son–‘<br />‘So giving him a grandstand view of your death willSandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-71020012305233910332018-09-27T21:04:16.563+01:002018-09-27T21:04:16.563+01:00Pause in the shade of a tree [Threshold 221]
So l...<b>Pause in the shade of a tree [Threshold 221]</b><br /><br />So long since I’d ridden, by the time we took our first stop my thighs ached like a maiden on her wedding night. Which surprised me – not as if I’d lacked that sort of exercise over the past few weeks. Raven, intercepting my inadvertent tumble as I dismounted; his surprise at the necessity, reminded me of my condition, of which he Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-6557707931047364162018-09-27T20:14:04.041+01:002018-09-27T20:14:04.041+01:00I suspect 'harmless sort of maiden' was ut...I suspect 'harmless sort of maiden' was uttered by someone half-blind - I cannot imagine Rosebud looking innocent.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-41527910997954176172018-09-27T20:05:51.254+01:002018-09-27T20:05:51.254+01:00I did repost, then took them down, fearing I might...I did repost, then took them down, fearing I might have put the kibosh on again. I will do so again in the next hour or so.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-86208791530144697652018-09-27T20:03:56.365+01:002018-09-27T20:03:56.365+01:00As far as I recall, you don't often tackle dia...As far as I recall, you don't often tackle dialogue. This was an enchanting change of pace. I trust we'll get to find out more about this "fifteenth town" and its trains.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-4793928959598857322018-09-27T20:02:12.300+01:002018-09-27T20:02:12.300+01:00Did you repost, Sandra? I don't see anything f...Did you repost, Sandra? I don't see anything from you.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-2398725367104576632018-09-27T20:00:43.822+01:002018-09-27T20:00:43.822+01:00Some strikingly horrific images here, Jeffrey. Do ...Some strikingly horrific images here, Jeffrey. Do we get to know the result of this heroic charge?Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-23112349084843869622018-09-27T19:55:32.658+01:002018-09-27T19:55:32.658+01:00Poetic thoughts at their very best. You have such ...Poetic thoughts at their very best. You have such a talent for this type of visual-provoking rhyme. The descriptions are superb and fit perfectly.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187530862792892291.post-10396915175524190262018-09-27T19:54:10.753+01:002018-09-27T19:54:10.753+01:00Sheep, often resulting in innocent lambs to the sl...Sheep, often resulting in innocent lambs to the slaughter. I don't think there's much for me to say about our Wise Italian that I haven't already voiced.Patricia Purvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09920488641153954463noreply@blogger.com