tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post3086508599634926368..comments2023-08-17T04:03:48.173-04:00Comments on leftbrainwrite: End of the Line - #fridayflashLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-77218846042888111702009-12-20T17:20:09.190-05:002009-12-20T17:20:09.190-05:00Thanks all - I so appreciate your kind words.
JC...Thanks all - I so appreciate your kind words. <br /><br />JC, sometimes I serve cookies! <br /><br />peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-65428786714535845332009-12-20T14:19:41.117-05:002009-12-20T14:19:41.117-05:00Linda, your site is very impressive and as usual y...Linda, your site is very impressive and as usual your writing is superb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-38063147669852168842009-12-16T09:15:54.667-05:002009-12-16T09:15:54.667-05:00Wow. Your writing is so beautiful here--and, as so...Wow. Your writing is so beautiful here--and, as someone else said, evokes so much emotion. It creates a mood the reader inhabits. Grief suspended in beauty (hence: bittersweet, as someone else said). Wonderful.Melissahttp://windspirit-girl.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-41836687225900765342009-12-15T18:59:12.400-05:002009-12-15T18:59:12.400-05:00How easy for all this to be non-fiction. From the ...How easy for all this to be non-fiction. From the scent of an old dwelling to the tick of a clock, you put me there. Thanks.<br /><br />I recognised the fact that my wife was the shutter-bug early on and learned to grab the camera on occasion so we have shots of her as well. Yes, how easy for all this...Donald Conradhttp://flashtold.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-43803148960764611842009-12-15T10:15:21.896-05:002009-12-15T10:15:21.896-05:00Thank you all for reading Phoebe and her struggle ...Thank you all for reading Phoebe and her struggle with balancing life's demands. Now you've met all three of PURE's protagonists and, as you can see, Phoebe is the moral, grounded center. <br /><br />And yes Lou -- I love Sunday mornings! <br /><br />Peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-85312166174972648952009-12-13T12:29:35.929-05:002009-12-13T12:29:35.929-05:00Very moving, and as usual, excellent writing. You ...Very moving, and as usual, excellent writing. You set mood so well. The sound of the grandfather clock, as an example - something that should be warm and full of fond memories is now ponderous. Great stuff.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-36811670708953265362009-12-13T08:37:09.342-05:002009-12-13T08:37:09.342-05:00Yes, there is so much poetry in this. And I am rig...Yes, there is so much poetry in this. And I am right there with her, suspended and tugged between these two forces. All the while also dealing with yearning and loss, and duty. Beautifully done. <br /><br />(I was reading your story when you commented on mine - I love Sunday mornings)Louhttp://theblockhouse.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-27672581014425877192009-12-12T17:59:51.973-05:002009-12-12T17:59:51.973-05:00Linda, I always have to make sure I have tissue at...Linda, I always have to make sure I have tissue at hand before reading your stories. You have such a phenomenal talent of describing our deepest feelings. <br />Superb job!Deanna Schrayerhttp://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-13162915191372382152009-12-11T23:01:14.203-05:002009-12-11T23:01:14.203-05:00Life reflects art reflects life. You are at your ...Life reflects art reflects life. You are at your best here.<br /><br />--JohnJ.C. Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332454397777029723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-48831456569721311982009-12-11T22:11:10.808-05:002009-12-11T22:11:10.808-05:00Sad and beautiful.Sad and beautiful.~Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774944172261988587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-61780848451148139552009-12-11T18:39:06.070-05:002009-12-11T18:39:06.070-05:00The meter and voice for this piece are amazing. Gr...The meter and voice for this piece are amazing. Great job of setting up the history and the character in so short a span. Beautifully written. Wonderful work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-17306523592016708262009-12-11T18:35:29.594-05:002009-12-11T18:35:29.594-05:00Beautiful range of emotions you show here: hope, d...Beautiful range of emotions you show here: hope, despair, bittersweet. Wonderful work, Linda.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-32140324539134868712009-12-11T14:32:29.678-05:002009-12-11T14:32:29.678-05:00I’ll just echo what others have said. Great image...I’ll just echo what others have said. Great imagery and emotion here, and your writing is quite descriptive with smooth flow from beginning to end. Excellent work!Christian Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160609304010597116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-65095310971815790432009-12-11T12:58:30.023-05:002009-12-11T12:58:30.023-05:00The past mocks the future.
"I was the end of ...The past mocks the future.<br />"I was the end of our line."<br /><br />This is a moving story, Linda.Madam Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136166772469538966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-81391177902940431192009-12-11T12:51:30.416-05:002009-12-11T12:51:30.416-05:00Deeply sad and moving. I loved it.Deeply sad and moving. I loved it.David Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809185582216906363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-25974174150053596222009-12-11T11:31:47.640-05:002009-12-11T11:31:47.640-05:00So moving and immediate. It unfolded and covered t...So moving and immediate. It unfolded and covered the reader, much like the afghans.peggyhttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-36291406758360626012009-12-11T08:54:45.830-05:002009-12-11T08:54:45.830-05:00Wow, good stuff.
I pray all is well with y'al...Wow, good stuff.<br /><br />I pray all is well with y'all<br /><br />xxxooo... Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702664099837224184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-78850864117716789072009-12-11T08:49:03.622-05:002009-12-11T08:49:03.622-05:00Your writing is always so rich, so riddled through...Your writing is always so rich, so riddled through with hard veins of emotion.<br /><br />Great work.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-60513208487252494032009-12-11T08:13:09.798-05:002009-12-11T08:13:09.798-05:00WOW. I am in awe of this tangible descriptive! I s...WOW. I am in awe of this tangible descriptive! I smiled when I read "like mothballs intermingled with sweat" because you nailed the odor I could never quite get down in to words. So many great lines in here, and it continued the whole way through.Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-60120636465104357922009-12-11T08:04:49.871-05:002009-12-11T08:04:49.871-05:00such gentle and warm scene development here, it se...such gentle and warm scene development here, it serves to both set the stage and develop her character - very soft almost meandering and mellifluous flow. a perfect winter telling.Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-62541998018389113102009-12-11T07:19:56.586-05:002009-12-11T07:19:56.586-05:00Palpable emotion here, great imagery.
I love the c...Palpable emotion here, great imagery.<br />I love the calico cat in the dream!<br /><br />The grief about the lack of photos is very well done.mazzz_in_Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498100483681096442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-42316633097400639202009-12-11T07:13:36.966-05:002009-12-11T07:13:36.966-05:00This evokes such emotion, and not a word wasted. ...This evokes such emotion, and not a word wasted. The grief at the end is such a heavy punch. You work is so beautiful to read, no matter the subject.Lauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-52210847364357988382009-12-11T00:49:11.160-05:002009-12-11T00:49:11.160-05:00I should have read this tomorrow instead of now, t...I should have read this tomorrow instead of now, this late at night. I'm all teared up.<br /><br />Your writing evokes emotion, Linda. I can't wait to read this book in its entirety.Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-30418805639190834172009-12-10T23:16:22.136-05:002009-12-10T23:16:22.136-05:00Nice use of imagery, Linda. Really enjoyed it.Nice use of imagery, Linda. Really enjoyed it.Josh Covingtonhttp://www.joshcovington.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186877685534377957.post-47935608748974471062009-12-10T22:24:23.370-05:002009-12-10T22:24:23.370-05:00Bittersweet how all those photographs lining the h...Bittersweet how all those photographs lining the hall, which chronicle a visual record of Phoebe's life, does not include her father.<br /><br />A daughter in grief for what was and what will not be.<br /><br />What a powerful cri de coeur, Linda.Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.com