tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post4714591726612986965..comments2024-03-09T16:10:28.455+01:00Comments on Shameless Words: A Short StoryS. Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-4094083001907207342007-04-17T16:48:00.000+02:002007-04-17T16:48:00.000+02:00I shouldn't if I were you - or if you value your s...I shouldn't if I were you - or if you value your sanity....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-10260640354057534082007-04-10T09:15:00.000+02:002007-04-10T09:15:00.000+02:00Wow, great story Shameless and a potent ending.Wow, great story Shameless and a potent ending.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-46872636411347346652007-04-08T10:46:00.000+02:002007-04-08T10:46:00.000+02:00Thanks Mutley,Welcome! :) And I'm glad you liked ...Thanks Mutley,<BR/>Welcome! :) And I'm glad you liked the story. This is an area of great interest for me. I've seen you popping up on other sites I visit ... I look forward to checking out your site! :) I'm in Ireland at the moment but will check it out on my return.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-47942202647326700512007-04-07T23:23:00.000+02:002007-04-07T23:23:00.000+02:00I liked it - I worked with war victims through the...I liked it - I worked with war victims through the 1990s . Invisible people. Its shorter than my short stories by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-28089198140370498862007-04-07T12:12:00.000+02:002007-04-07T12:12:00.000+02:00John,Thanks. Yes, there are many possibilities wit...John,<BR/>Thanks. Yes, there are many possibilities with this kind of set up. I have a few scenarios like this that I must bring to life! :) <BR/><BR/>Maht,<BR/>Thank you. It's a bit longer than the other short stories, but a good length to be able to squeeze out the essentials.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-30419213042875587632007-04-07T04:51:00.000+02:002007-04-07T04:51:00.000+02:00Shameless: I have nothing to add except to say tha...Shameless: I have nothing to add except to say that I really liked this story.The Moon Toppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717446064777879248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-49875626622847945812007-04-06T20:28:00.000+02:002007-04-06T20:28:00.000+02:00This really is a very striking story, Seamus. The ...This really is a very striking story, Seamus. The dissection of her paralysis and isolation might make a good novel. Showing her breaking out of it into an authentic life would be the revelation of a small miracle. Still, nice story, deftly told.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596370319291639929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-90198537151343770682007-04-06T05:25:00.000+02:002007-04-06T05:25:00.000+02:00Ahh...adverb..adverb...naughty! naughty!*grin*Ahh...<BR/>adverb..adverb...<BR/>naughty! naughty!<BR/>*grin*Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-54086286464510162482007-04-05T22:00:00.000+02:002007-04-05T22:00:00.000+02:00GT,Thanks for your feedback. Yes, I was hoping tha...GT,<BR/>Thanks for your feedback. Yes, I was hoping that the reader would actually have sympathy for both the characters. I'm glad it spoke to you.<BR/><BR/>Meloney,<BR/>Yes, we can probably all relate to Elizabeth! :) And life lessons come in such unexpected moments ! :)S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-8567873774540684792007-04-05T21:06:00.000+02:002007-04-05T21:06:00.000+02:00I felt sorry for her. She is obviously lonely. Abs...I felt sorry for her. She is obviously lonely. Absent sons that have their own plans..and she did redeem herself.Meloney Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819260027986893095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-8214373262883281272007-04-05T20:31:00.000+02:002007-04-05T20:31:00.000+02:00Shameless, this is very nice, really nice work. Th...Shameless, this is very nice, really nice work. <BR/><BR/>This was a great length and there was great depth to each character. It is easy to identify with both and actually have sympanthy for each character as well. And though it was ends with a bit of a twist, it is very logical, very realistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-44531438272521111492007-04-05T19:38:00.000+02:002007-04-05T19:38:00.000+02:00Oh, Susan, thank you, your message has just alerte...Oh, Susan, thank you, your message has just alerted me to an oversight with the story ... I meant to delete the word "eagerly" in the passage you cited, having added "keen" a bit further along. It is gone now, so thank you. :)S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-75506588443034893212007-04-05T19:24:00.000+02:002007-04-05T19:24:00.000+02:00Cristina,Welcome! I'm glad you have subscribed and...Cristina,<BR/>Welcome! I'm glad you have subscribed and I look forward to sharing some more writing with you. You are always welcome to stop by! :)<BR/><BR/>LMN,<BR/>Yes, those moments often come and go for many people I think. Funny how we don't always see the universal stuff we have in common, often thinking we're so different to the next one. I believe we have more things in common than we like to admit! :)S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-6355563562983099462007-04-05T10:02:00.000+02:002007-04-05T10:02:00.000+02:00Ah Shameless, I wondered where this story was goin...Ah Shameless, I wondered where this story was going and then...bam. I felt really guilty afterwards because there have been many times when the door to a complete stranger's life opens the tiniest bit and I haven't noticed until I seen it slam shut again. I castigate myself for days afterwards like I suppose Mrs Carway. Thankyou for the storyL.M.Noonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881964969727529916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-35956512125066258462007-04-05T08:22:00.000+02:002007-04-05T08:22:00.000+02:00Thanks for the story!Made me subscribe to this blo...Thanks for the story!<BR/>Made me subscribe to this blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-78243671266982243882007-04-05T07:17:00.000+02:002007-04-05T07:17:00.000+02:00I took a simple shot of some bubblesOh Seamus...yo...<EM>I took a simple shot of some bubbles</EM><BR/><BR/>Oh Seamus...you call that dreamy shot simple? Now, I'm properly jealous all over again. tee-hee!Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-51222686205258272032007-04-05T04:46:00.000+02:002007-04-05T04:46:00.000+02:00Minx,Yes, I wanted you to shake her and yell at he...Minx,<BR/>Yes, I wanted you to shake her and yell at her! :) Good. Glad you liked the ending.<BR/><BR/>V,<BR/>Thanks for your feedback. I really enjoyed putting this together. <BR/> <BR/>Susan,<BR/>It's a right pain when our posts get lost after writing screeds and screeds. Thanks for having a second go though. Your comments are always appreciated. The pic is the result of playing around with my new fancy photo programme .. I took a simple shot of some bubbles and then blew it up, zooming in on just a portion, and then added colour. I'm going mad with transforming images now.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-61353124535949030842007-04-05T03:37:00.000+02:002007-04-05T03:37:00.000+02:00Oops...grammar error,meant to say,it is a heartach...Oops...<BR/>grammar error,<BR/>meant to say,<BR/><EM>it is a heartache leaving comments...</EM>and not written as above.Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-23516233036399492102007-04-05T03:35:00.000+02:002007-04-05T03:35:00.000+02:00Gosh, Seamus, it is heartache leaving a comments h...Gosh, Seamus, it is heartache leaving a comments here today. It is so difficult. I wrote you one & Blogger clean wiped it off.<BR/><BR/>I think I said how super it is that as writers we are able to show we care...and now I'll add...not blatantly but subtly with stories. And that it doesn't hurt to show and taste the pain of poverty.<BR/><BR/>You captured that message easily through stirring emotions that bounced off the paragraphs and blended smoothly with your imagery of water descriptions.<BR/><BR/>I also said I thought your line of <EM>She could also smell the bread.<BR/></EM> a deep observation of the ordinary thing. <BR/><BR/>But I had a problem reading this line though...<EM>He eagerly came up two more steps, seemingly keen to bring himself to her level</EM>.<BR/><BR/>Gorgous pic. Did you shoot it? :-)Suzan Abrams, email: suzanabrams@live.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818807164881810296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-19132431564200718692007-04-04T22:01:00.000+02:002007-04-04T22:01:00.000+02:00This really struck a chord. The blandness of her l...This really struck a chord. The blandness of her life compared to the striking harshness of his reality. Good story Seamus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-58952482074169839222007-04-04T21:42:00.000+02:002007-04-04T21:42:00.000+02:00Oh, I just wanted to shake her, give her a slap!I ...Oh, I just wanted to shake her, give her a slap!<BR/><BR/>I thought you handled the ending beautifully - it would have been so easy to rosey it all up. I like a bitter aftertaste.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-12508754844842124682007-04-04T21:19:00.000+02:002007-04-04T21:19:00.000+02:00Emre, your photos make me want to go to Istanbul. ...Emre, your photos make me want to go to Istanbul. One day I will get there. It looks magical! :)S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-8493468787144850482007-04-04T20:50:00.000+02:002007-04-04T20:50:00.000+02:00A nice blog like mine:).How about link exchange?He...A nice blog like mine:).How about link exchange?Here is my address www.phototerm.blogspot.comMehmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132734773071465970noreply@blogger.com