Oh, of course. I hadn't thought of that. The previous mention of suicide threw me off. I wonder if that was what was on his death certificate. 'A Fabe...
Oh, poor you and poor chelsea boots. The cobbler took a dislike to them :worry: See my comments about relative types and quality. It must be worth it ...
No. You're quite right to defend yourself against unwarranted criticism. I've enjoyed all your input. It's been helpful and thought-provoking. I just ...
Level Simple and short title. Level: flat, balanced, calm and steady. Honest and frank. Level-headed. A stage in a progress. A sense that Don is strai...
Good to know your view on the quality of the submissions etc. but this is a distraction from the story. This feedback would be better appreciated in t...
A Dead Letter ADL: an unclaimed, undelivered and unreturnable piece of mail. Returned to Sender or destroyed. Jack was in prison, a dead man walking; ...
In the Wake of the Moriscos With a little help from wordhippo: In the Wake of: following (on from) Wake: a trail of disturbed water left by a ship; a ...
Butterflies and Good-byes Butterflies are one of nature's beautiful delights. Who doesn't like to watch and wonder? The amazing lightness of wings; th...
Wake up, newborns! Intriguing title. First, it looks like a command to all new babies to wake up. Be alive! However, other people can be born-again in...
Like I said. It's been enjoyable so far. The authors have sent lovely gifts. I appreciate them all. Too much, though, for me to unpack. Never mind. Al...
Your preference is duly noted. In that case, here endeth more detailed comments from me. It's been fun so far but now it's become a bit of a slog, for...
@"Caldwell" If there is a second entry by an author, could you please indicate it as such. I'd prefer to reply initially to 1st entries of everyone. T...
Well. I am really not up for double trouble. Not all the way through December. Perhaps a cut off point for 1st entries can be midway-ish. Then, we can...
Twas only my interpretation of Pops looking down from the ceiling at the final scene. Perhaps he is also bemoaning Ebon's limited vocabulary... *shrug...
Ebon who has an ugly puss (face) and lives alone shouts out to the singers. Pop ( the fatherly spirit) is talking to and shaking his head scornfully a...
You too! :up: I know it might look like I'm fishing for compliments but I'm not (much!). I do appreciate that wee bit of feedback and look forward to ...
:smile: It's always a competition. I can see y'all counting the likes and OK's. I think my fingers are sometimes too quick at the tick box. It can tak...
Thanks. I had been thinking at this rate I'm gonna be knackered by the end of the week, never mind the end of December! Again, thanks for letting me k...
I'm really enjoying all the submissions; the goody pile keeps on growing. I can't really keep up and I think there is a danger of giving too much of t...
Escape in Autumn Who's escape and from what. Time. Just before the dying age. Fat man running. Getting on a bit and unfit, for all kinds of things. Wh...
Three Shittyass Ghosts I misread Ghosts as Goats and then wondered why Ghosts would be shittyassed. The number 3 always seems to have some divine sign...
Sorry to hear that but regular pain relief for arthritis is quite different to the drugs and misuse referred to above. There is a difference between d...
Yes. I understand and appreciate that. But isn't there a danger that dependence and substance abuse become normalised and seen as acceptable? This lea...
You are right. I think I was so cross with the beginning that I didn't appreciate 'The Last Transport'. The last bit of the story; the move from incre...
I've been enjoying Agatha Christie's Poirot. But I guess they all have too much of a plot for a short, short story. What about the case of the Plum Pu...
Indeed. I hope to read some with a tad less violence in them. Even something slightly uplifting would do. If there must be a killing let Miss Marples ...
The Last Transport Clever title. Transport: to transfer from one place to another; to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion. The...
Lane's Way Interesting title. Lane: a narrow road or a line to separate from others. Frank Sinatra did it his way. Lane as a military man. Soldiers ki...
Rage Short and sweet title; seems straightforward. What kind of rage - who is raging and why? An addict has intruded into someone's house. Why? Is his...
The twist at the end of the tale. I wonder if the owner was disturbed or pleasantly surprised at Sammy's achievements; the 5 products of a working wee...
Would it help? :wink: Advice was received this morning at 06.30hrs. Already gone to bed and slept a little, thank you. Still tired. But mind a bit mor...
I woke up this morning with this earworm of a story on my mind. That's a good thing; it made an impression! Funny thing is, it was already kinda in my...
I can't remember but wasn't the subforum not also stickied to the top of the front page for the duration? So that people could easily see, read and vo...
I can't begin to tell you how impressed I am with these apparently faff-free delights. I am no baker and don't do doughy things well. They look delici...
Yeah, I understood your exclamation of approval. I think you know what I meant by the question. The full quote: So, what made it a good example? I und...
Never sure what 'psychologism' means. : a tendency to interpret events or arguments in subjective terms, or to exaggerate the relevance of psychologic...
Thank you for the poem. Another day, another new experience :sparkle: Not sure what you mean by the 'confidence' of the TTC verse. Do you mean there i...
Well, thanks but I doubt that very much indeed. I have enough imagination to follow the stories, scenes and characters, but that is down to the qualit...
I'm not a writer of short story fiction. Not even close to it. I appreciate it but have insufficient imagination. Looking forward to reading the entri...
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