tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post7928368850014644221..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Just a SliverLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-58496956615648918972013-05-13T18:07:11.094-07:002013-05-13T18:07:11.094-07:00I enjoyed it a lot too but kept hoping it was just...I enjoyed it a lot too but kept hoping it was just a made up story.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-42713303304564190762013-05-13T02:22:22.142-07:002013-05-13T02:22:22.142-07:00There's a story about legendary British actor ...There's a story about legendary British actor Brian Blessed when he was hired to play Boss Nass (Jar Jar Binks' boss in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) that goes that he asked George Lucas why he had been hired and was told "i wanted a mad bastard"<br /><br />Considering that Blessed has tried on multiple occasions to climb Everest and is one of the few people alive who can claim to have boxed with the Delai Lama i'd say it was a fair description<br /><br />As to the piece of writing it's grusomely fascinating - the sort of thing you want to turn away from, but keep reading any way - which i think shows how well its written<br /><br />Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-39793042147489923822013-05-13T02:19:00.686-07:002013-05-13T02:19:00.686-07:00Claudia~ He may have indeed felt badly about doing...Claudia~ He may have indeed felt badly about doing that later. You made some interesting points about her. Thank you.<br /><br />aka_andrea~ Another good point: that she did not know how to use her voice. Thank you.<br /><br />Mary ~ Thank you for your thoughtful comments and for this interesting prompt. Little did I know that I'd be writing about Mrs. Preston ever!<br /><br />Kelvin ~ I wonder whatever happened to her after she left....<br />I appreciate your kind words about my pet losses. :( <br /><br />rosaria ~ In my child's memory I would say she was there for less than six months. I don't remember the particulars of her leaving. We never entered her room while she lived with us, so what a surprise for my mother upon opening it up. Mrs. Preston, on her day off each week, would leave in the a.m. by cab and return late in the p.m. the same way. She liked to gamble (this was in Reno). My mother found hundreds of non-winning Keno tickets underneath the area rug in her room. Pitiful. <br /><br />Rob-bear ~ It really is, I agree. I don't want to think much more about this episode in my childhood from this point on. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-77343281186913064032013-05-12T19:18:26.457-07:002013-05-12T19:18:26.457-07:00A hard story to read and consider.
Blessings and...A hard story to read and consider. <br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (<i>poetry</i>)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-84457814199303120452013-05-12T07:26:38.914-07:002013-05-12T07:26:38.914-07:00A good one! How long did you endure this troll aro...A good one! How long did you endure this troll around the house?Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-74954405561988711652013-05-12T06:32:19.991-07:002013-05-12T06:32:19.991-07:00p.s.» so sorry to read the loss of your cats &...p.s.» so sorry to read the loss of your cats & dog... kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-46267552693953420222013-05-12T06:30:41.368-07:002013-05-12T06:30:41.368-07:00...aww... that must have been quite a 'tiny......aww... that must have been quite a 'tiny' pain too... smiles...kelvin s.m.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116213800655914273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-83810503255454287682013-05-12T05:36:33.861-07:002013-05-12T05:36:33.861-07:00I do feel sorry for the 'housekeeper' in a...I do feel sorry for the 'housekeeper' in a way, but I do wonder why she would continue to ask for just a sliver and then accept the largest piece. When someone asks for a sliver of dessert at my house, I do give them a smaller piece. Your father's way of handling it though was definitely not kind; but I can see from some of the things said earlier in the poem that the woman was also an irritating presence in some ways. I do think we, as adults, have to be able to get into the heart of people though....and it seems you gained some insight through writing this poem. It definitely captured my attention and made me think.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-90460306558504855132013-05-12T04:53:23.726-07:002013-05-12T04:53:23.726-07:00Wow, this piece has layers and layers...the judgme...Wow, this piece has layers and layers...the judgment and cruelty.<br />The 'hideous' face worn by someone who does not know how to use their voice. So much to ponder.aka_andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388010898688586760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-17215951748231875542013-05-12T04:22:19.112-07:002013-05-12T04:22:19.112-07:00ha smiles...probably he felt really bad afterwards...ha smiles...probably he felt really bad afterwards but maybe it was a good lesson for her in saying what she really wants and in getting what she asked for...so... i like what he didClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-5998229037422900302013-05-12T04:16:04.067-07:002013-05-12T04:16:04.067-07:00Brian~ Wow, yes my stepfather was cruel in a teasi...Brian~ Wow, yes my stepfather was cruel in a teasing kind of way. I hate that kind of meanness, when teasing is indeed cruelty and is self-serving. Your insight helped me to see yet more there. Thank you. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-48704526702824246332013-05-12T04:12:27.119-07:002013-05-12T04:12:27.119-07:00Fireblossom~ You pegged it beautifully. This is wh...Fireblossom~ You pegged it beautifully. This is why I so love these writing prompts. I likely <i>never</i> would have taken a deeper look at her to begin to see her. It sorta stopped me when I wrote the last line, as it came from nowhere. An aHa moment, as if my seven-year-old self still had something to learn.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-66067672816491639232013-05-12T04:07:26.649-07:002013-05-12T04:07:26.649-07:00whew...what a cruel man he is eh? just a sliver a...whew...what a cruel man he is eh? just a sliver and he keeps giving her the large until his moment of victory when he breaks her...ugh....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-39703633353958519702013-05-12T03:57:15.751-07:002013-05-12T03:57:15.751-07:00It's been said that every person is really thr...It's been said that every person is really three people: the person others think we are, the person we think we are, and the person we really are. Here, they all seem to have had a smoking pile-up. I felt bad for her. She may have been hideous, but there's still someone in there, made to cry.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.com