tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post7848899716400259981..comments2024-02-01T20:22:59.199-05:00Comments on Random Brain Droppings: Flash Fiction Friday (Cycle 30) A moment of happinessCommander Zaiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-28511215572422507652011-05-14T23:53:55.468-04:002011-05-14T23:53:55.468-04:00You've somehow picked up on the muted colours ...You've somehow picked up on the muted colours in the painting and fitted your story nicely to the feelings those colours invoke. Nicely done.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-30569360594064180482011-05-13T20:07:16.009-04:002011-05-13T20:07:16.009-04:00Wow! That was powerful, I was going through all ki...Wow! That was powerful, I was going through all kinds of scenarios from the very beginning hoping she wouldn't die young. Great Story and even better writing.<br /><br />L TurnerRegCPA5963https://www.blogger.com/profile/02942519536643987787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-24881458833387412282011-05-13T18:42:19.510-04:002011-05-13T18:42:19.510-04:00It is always the lost love that seems the most ent...It is always the lost love that seems the most enticing.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-37730481400941457552011-05-13T18:32:20.216-04:002011-05-13T18:32:20.216-04:00Doc Haagen: Yeah, but I hope I am able to have fun...Doc Haagen: Yeah, but I hope I am able to have fun to the bitter end. After that they can taxidermy my ass and stick me on some bar stool.<br /><br />Joyce: Thank you so much! Some might think the guy a sucker or fool but I can see how such a note might me the one thing that carries them through tough and lonely times.<br /><br />Veronica: Thank you as well, love is about the only thing we can all hope to find and keep. But the former is tough and the latter even worse.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-39147291879353615322011-05-13T15:24:02.156-04:002011-05-13T15:24:02.156-04:00Heart-achingly beautiful! As he paints, first the...Heart-achingly beautiful! As he paints, first the charcoal... then the colors, I can feel Jason's love for Emily. It is almost as if he is making love to her... and then, when the last brush stroke applied... he does!<br /><br />The ending of your story moved me to tears, and reminded me...<br /><br />Love endures...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-53545071198716572892011-05-13T13:04:50.160-04:002011-05-13T13:04:50.160-04:00How beautiful this is. Everything changes, but lo...How beautiful this is. Everything changes, but love remains. Hopefully, it will be strong enough to bring them together on the other side.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-54224324318220770512011-05-11T20:37:37.778-04:002011-05-11T20:37:37.778-04:00I keep threatening to cut down on blogging and onl...I keep threatening to cut down on blogging and only visit a few sites. Yours would be one of the few Beach Bum. Good story.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-38504591764594523772011-05-11T10:33:25.987-04:002011-05-11T10:33:25.987-04:00I dread the time coming when all I can do is to si...I dread the time coming when all I can do is to sit in front of <b>my</b> picture, waiting for my moment. Now, after reading this little piece, I can understand how that time can come to all of us.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-55826559933192975952011-05-11T02:06:59.686-04:002011-05-11T02:06:59.686-04:00Randal: Yeah, had to play by teh rules the rules t...Randal: Yeah, had to play by teh rules the rules this week. Hell, I might even be under the word count although with me correcting my many typos I may be a little bit over.<br /><br />For Doomsday fun you should check out the post right before this one.<br /><br />Ranch: Thanks! Was in a strange mood that day.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-3226845480040515202011-05-10T13:47:32.772-04:002011-05-10T13:47:32.772-04:00Thanx for the read Bum ... a touching story of sor...Thanx for the read Bum ... a touching story of sort.Ranch Chimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086251248546955720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-27563597749059484162011-05-10T10:41:24.116-04:002011-05-10T10:41:24.116-04:00What, no dystopian zombieland? You big sap. But at...What, no dystopian zombieland? You big sap. But at least the former is real, true love? Bwah! (good writing, though, sir)Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-86337735525909944132011-05-10T02:55:08.090-04:002011-05-10T02:55:08.090-04:00Marja: The American South had plenty of utterly cr...Marja: The American South had plenty of utterly crazy customs and traditions that lasted up until very recently. One of the relatively minor ones was rich families pushing their children towards the children of other rich families for marriage. The crazy thing is that the children often went along with it, even when their hearts belonged to someone else. <br /><br />It had a medieval quality in that fortunes were protected and alliances were forged. The degree to which this happened is, of course, open to debate but I have heard some wild stories.<br /><br />Lime: Thanks, like I wrote earlier I worked it with a story from my hometown.<br /><br />Utah: Thanks, I sort of like it myself.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-40324741142299268722011-05-09T13:31:27.840-04:002011-05-09T13:31:27.840-04:00It's good enough to have made me cry. You can&...It's good enough to have made me cry. You can't get better than that Beach.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-3322479777955912492011-05-09T12:20:40.400-04:002011-05-09T12:20:40.400-04:00though i am sure other participants got other stor...though i am sure other participants got other stories out of this i like yours quite a lot. you echo the muted tones and the mystery of the painting so well in your tale. there's a joy and sadness in it all. well done.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-21109328137356042412011-05-09T02:58:05.320-04:002011-05-09T02:58:05.320-04:00oh how sad. True love makes the souls connect fore...oh how sad. True love makes the souls connect forever, so will they meet again? Is it true love though as she married her fathers choice. <br />Would love to see what happens on the other side.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-50535557006476833012011-05-08T21:30:33.806-04:002011-05-08T21:30:33.806-04:00Pixel: Thanks, the character Jason turned out a bi...Pixel: Thanks, the character Jason turned out a bit of a sucker but that's just how the story worked out for me.<br /><br />LowandSlow: Thanks!<br /><br />Oso: Doc picked out the painting, and like I mentioned to Windsmoke I worked with a local story from my hometown.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-14748797227943115862011-05-08T20:02:40.231-04:002011-05-08T20:02:40.231-04:00This was beautiful, Beach.Did you select the pictu...This was beautiful, Beach.Did you select the picture first, or did it come later? I was wondering if it was the inspiration ?Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-13834923691429796952011-05-08T18:15:44.449-04:002011-05-08T18:15:44.449-04:00A great read. Thanks. :)
SA great read. Thanks. :)<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-18446266131601248482011-05-08T15:50:22.457-04:002011-05-08T15:50:22.457-04:00My grandmother surprised me once by saying that yo...My grandmother surprised me once by saying that you shouldn't mess with true love and nature.<br /><br />What a sweet and heart-achingly sad story.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-66656380654407516202011-05-08T09:39:06.253-04:002011-05-08T09:39:06.253-04:00Cloudia: Thanks.
Stewart: Come one dude, don'...Cloudia: Thanks.<br /><br />Stewart: Come one dude, don't go for half measures and pussy foot around, fully express your opposite reaction.<br /><br />Windsmoke: The local legend did not quite fit the prompt but something similar was spoken about in my hometown back in the early 1970's. The American South had, and still does, some whacked out cultural shit going on and one of them was not quite arranged marriages. Rich families were especially close with the parents often pushing their daughters in certain directions as to whom to marry.<br /><br />The local legend had it that a poor boy and rich girl fell in love but with the parents of the rich girl okay with her being friends with the boy while in school.<br /><br />Girl married one of the boys on the "approved" list with the poor boy marrying someone on his social level. The kicker here is that the real legend had them hooking up after their spouses passed away. It was a happy ending, I guess, but I chose to change that.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-56248546949005990662011-05-08T02:34:25.206-04:002011-05-08T02:34:25.206-04:00Very enjoyable indeed especially the twist at the ...Very enjoyable indeed especially the twist at the end which i didn't see coming this time around isn't true love strange :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-29082009740885793502011-05-08T00:43:25.429-04:002011-05-08T00:43:25.429-04:00Interesting, I had the exact opposite reaction as ...Interesting, I had the exact opposite reaction as Cloudia above. No two people read the same story . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-12204729414211930142011-05-07T23:03:06.975-04:002011-05-07T23:03:06.975-04:00love transcends!
Saturday evening Aloha from ...love transcends!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Saturday evening Aloha from Waikiki<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /> <br /> ><}}(°><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.com