tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post3701752495708647853..comments2024-03-27T09:33:00.314+00:00Comments on In Search of Perdition: The Prediction - It's getting hot in here!Phil Slomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-49135374430919535152012-06-02T23:57:34.998+01:002012-06-02T23:57:34.998+01:00"...time for mortals to bow down..." Oh..."...time for mortals to bow down..." Oh, now... that just drips with horrific promise!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-24183873549435814552012-06-02T23:55:34.583+01:002012-06-02T23:55:34.583+01:00Clever solution to the problem... apparently one c...Clever solution to the problem... apparently one can have their 'cake' and eat it too!<br /><br />I think Lily and I are on the same wave-length, Sandra... 'hard-barging sufficient to unseat...' left me... well, some things a lady doesn't talk about. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-39980090618960687222012-06-02T23:52:58.091+01:002012-06-02T23:52:58.091+01:00Pitch perfect!
This one left me all shivery, Li...Pitch perfect! <br /><br />This one left me all shivery, Lily... you do know where the 'buttons' are and just how to push them!<br /><br />Brilliantly done... worthy of a second 'Brava!'!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-11757451371905365542012-06-02T23:50:14.164+01:002012-06-02T23:50:14.164+01:00Such a light touch... yet such a dark tale... and ...Such a light touch... yet such a dark tale... and a clever tease at that!<br /><br />Part of me wants more and part of me wants to fill in the blanks myself... but then, my imagination could not do justice.<br /><br />Brava, Lily!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-4573532966273428352012-06-02T23:46:32.742+01:002012-06-02T23:46:32.742+01:00WOW!!
Echoing Phil... SO glad you made it this ...WOW!! <br /><br />Echoing Phil... SO glad you made it this week, Helen!<br /><br />Wondering about this couple's back story... intriguing probably isn't the half of it.<br /><br />Very nicely done!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-13918454996311516842012-06-02T23:43:26.174+01:002012-06-02T23:43:26.174+01:00Thank you Helen, Sandra, Antonia, Shaun RR and phi...Thank you Helen, Sandra, Antonia, Shaun RR and phil!<br /><br />I did struggle a bit coming up with a story for this week's words, but once the idea of doing it entirely in dialogue popped in my head, the story took off. So glad you enjoyed.<br /><br />Not at all Phil... I smirked a bit too when I wrote that last line!<br /><br />Think I could sell this as a public service announcement? Lol!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-12940642442897198662012-06-02T23:31:43.489+01:002012-06-02T23:31:43.489+01:00Very clever monologue, Antonia... sharp delivery.....Very clever monologue, Antonia... sharp delivery...and that last line... had me squirming in my chair, I will tell you!<br /><br />Brava!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-69317493871499505512012-06-02T23:27:51.566+01:002012-06-02T23:27:51.566+01:00I'm a bit awestruck at how much you fit into a...I'm a bit awestruck at how much you fit into a mere handful of words... brilliantly written.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-91613030764156150572012-06-02T23:25:08.878+01:002012-06-02T23:25:08.878+01:00Yes, the hors d'oeuvres are quite tasty! Thos...Yes, the hors d'oeuvres are quite tasty! Those little purple crunchy things remind me a bit of... oh, but wait... I don't want to spoil the surprise for the unsuspecting palate.... hehe!<br /><br />Saintly actions perhaps, but the thoughts behind those tender touches are revealed and she must take matters in her own hands... evil and darkness... mmmmm... this was most satisfying to the palate as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-35649926620889097082012-06-02T23:17:15.716+01:002012-06-02T23:17:15.716+01:00Love the innuendo in that last sentence, Sandra......Love the innuendo in that last sentence, Sandra... and the delicious twist here... you tell the tale so beautifully!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-11434227143923913622012-06-02T23:13:15.130+01:002012-06-02T23:13:15.130+01:00The suspense builds... love the pacing on this, Sh...The suspense builds... love the pacing on this, Shaun.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-51514434795027654502012-06-02T23:11:00.347+01:002012-06-02T23:11:00.347+01:00Great imagery and mood here, Nick... loved the twi...Great imagery and mood here, Nick... loved the twist!<br /><br />I tried to write something along this theme, but the words which seem to have flowed so effortlessly from your pen, would not come out of mine. And after reading your little slice, I am glad of it... you more than did the words justice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-40014038609644848392012-06-02T23:07:40.688+01:002012-06-02T23:07:40.688+01:00Wonderfully atmospheric, Dex... has a nice pagan f...Wonderfully atmospheric, Dex... has a nice pagan feel to it.<br /><br />"...moonlight caught on the edge of a curved blade"... and my breath caught in my throat when I read that line... but, I didn't scream. Well, okay, I did make a sound, but I would call it a scream... a prelude to a scream perhaps. Haha!<br /><br />Brilliantly written, Dex!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-72595966277360438112012-06-02T23:03:45.248+01:002012-06-02T23:03:45.248+01:00And the mystery deepens... what of the children?
...And the mystery deepens... what of the children?<br /><br />Great voice in this story, Shaun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-30235856930792442492012-06-01T20:24:08.970+01:002012-06-01T20:24:08.970+01:00Thank you so much to everyone for the encouragemen...Thank you so much to everyone for the encouragement/feedback. It's nice to hear that something was well received...and nice to see the community of writers pulling for one another!ar martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005396211010348818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-39730268474734237722012-05-31T23:58:35.151+01:002012-05-31T23:58:35.151+01:00Aaargh - blogging blogger keeps Page Not Founding ...Aaargh - blogging blogger keeps <em>Page Not Found</em>ing on me. Last try - Veronica, Helen, William - num. Enjoyed immensely but am seemingly not allowed to comment all over you. Sorry Phil!Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-54067179619272964622012-05-31T23:51:12.068+01:002012-05-31T23:51:12.068+01:00Antonia, I really enjoyed the clipped country tone...Antonia, I really enjoyed the clipped country tone to this; rather League of Gentlemen (the bizarro UK TV series - not the American film).Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-7285924902810285012012-05-31T23:46:39.317+01:002012-05-31T23:46:39.317+01:00John, you have an incredible ability of streaming ...John, you have an incredible ability of streaming us directly into your scenarios and leaving us there, scared. I love this tale of, or the equivalent of, regicide - and how easily the fallen is replaced.Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-6463037422674969442012-05-31T23:40:40.431+01:002012-05-31T23:40:40.431+01:00Phil, I'm interested that his behaviour was sa...Phil, I'm interested that his behaviour was <em>saintly</em> - I'm assuming that was how <em>he</em> considered it - rather than you as the storyteller? (Scared now). Great use of barge-pole and a splendid revenge. (Thank heavens for fiction.)Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-40717167609578746272012-05-31T23:33:14.901+01:002012-05-31T23:33:14.901+01:00Sandra, "hard-barging sufficient to unseat hi...Sandra, "hard-barging sufficient to unseat him" has made my day. Don't ask. Love how you've taken us into yet more possibilities - what could <em>possibly</em> happen next?Lily Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861288507716873813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-74830907309435816362012-05-31T21:59:49.261+01:002012-05-31T21:59:49.261+01:00This is a little more than 'throwing something...This is a little more than 'throwing something into the pot' William. Love the descriptives you've got going on in the piece, especially loving 'like two plump boiled eggs ready to burst'. Great to see this urban fantasy/sci-fi piece building.Phil Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-12856739852304760762012-05-31T21:53:37.537+01:002012-05-31T21:53:37.537+01:00So now she has the wrath of both brothers upon her...So now she has the wrath of both brothers upon her! Eager to see where this tale is going to take us next.Phil Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-32800191679448817362012-05-31T21:41:11.244+01:002012-05-31T21:41:11.244+01:00Clever, clever, clever. Proof that a little prayer...Clever, clever, clever. Proof that a little prayer does not absolve us of our sins. Pretty much faultless throughout. So good.Phil Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-15068260359487016592012-05-31T21:31:44.832+01:002012-05-31T21:31:44.832+01:00How could I not forgive you a slight discretion Li...How could I not forgive you a slight discretion Lily when you give us such a great tale. The strange thing is that it is what you haven't written that makes this work so well by leaving us to fill in the gaps with what little information you've left behind to tease us with. Very, very clever.Phil Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100355327187734441.post-63236349496975842522012-05-31T21:25:54.503+01:002012-05-31T21:25:54.503+01:00Wow, that's some going with all those antholog...Wow, that's some going with all those anthology pieces to manage. Glad that Rich was able to fire up your imagination for our enjoyment :-)Phil Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464183612097326811noreply@blogger.com