tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post1147075837123834943..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: The Scary Flash Fiction contest results-FINALJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71050967461115804102019-10-29T10:27:14.554-04:002019-10-29T10:27:14.554-04:00Congrats to Delaney! Thanks to Janet always for he...Congrats to Delaney! Thanks to Janet always for her comments. <br />How do you pet a word? <br />And thanks to those who enjoyed my little story. I hope to be more active with my writing and my comments now that time has softened my life crisis. I have too many ideas that time won’t wait for. And thank you all for your condolences in the last few months. My goal is to turn ‘widow’ into ‘Word Wonder Woman’! (note: there is no time-stamp on that ;) - Kate H<br />Kate Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861373649696211491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-82609308688566991732019-10-29T09:27:10.437-04:002019-10-29T09:27:10.437-04:00I also feel better now I didn't get some of th...I also feel better now I didn't get some of them! So many great ones. Congrats Delaney! Linda Shantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802634921051188131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28678221296153277762019-10-29T09:10:35.626-04:002019-10-29T09:10:35.626-04:00There were so many great stories. Timothy Lowe, Dr...There were so many great stories. Timothy Lowe, Dr. Frain, Well, lots of great stories. I'm glad I don't have to judge because I couldn't. I am always in awe of the talent here.<br /><br />Good job.JulieWeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361549099072091350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-55289390382884611882019-10-29T08:19:01.090-04:002019-10-29T08:19:01.090-04:00Congratulations, Delaney. Great effort everyone :)...Congratulations, Delaney. Great effort everyone :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18868244901400116892019-10-29T04:22:31.120-04:002019-10-29T04:22:31.120-04:00
Congrats Delaney, well done. Enjoy your hard earn...<br />Congrats Delaney, well done. Enjoy your hard earned win, you deserved it! Cheers!french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79103111108720210492019-10-29T01:39:13.769-04:002019-10-29T01:39:13.769-04:00I'm glad Janet didn't get some of these be...I'm glad Janet didn't get some of these because I didn't either. But I also missed the mark with Lennon (sorry, Lennon) although it seems everyone else understood.<br /><br />Great entries everyone and congrats Delaney for the win.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23245549826388232332019-10-28T22:29:33.632-04:002019-10-28T22:29:33.632-04:00Congratulations, Delaney!
And thanks for the ment...Congratulations, Delaney!<br /><br />And thanks for the mention, Janet. Anyone who appreciates my puns has a special place in my heart. ;) You too, <b>Timothy</b>--I'm so pleased it was a coffee nasal-spurter. ;)<br /><br />I have updated the contest spreadsheet in the <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a>.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-822504495520748202019-10-28T21:01:09.043-04:002019-10-28T21:01:09.043-04:00Congratulations, Delaney! Well done!Congratulations, Delaney! Well done!Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-23542433128681734902019-10-28T20:35:06.023-04:002019-10-28T20:35:06.023-04:00Congratulations, Delaney!!
These contests are fu...Congratulations, Delaney!! <br /><br />These contests are fun and a good mental exercise. I *always* feel wizened up after...Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76599984382727960312019-10-28T19:52:12.444-04:002019-10-28T19:52:12.444-04:00Congratulations, Delaney!Congratulations, Delaney!Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52048362228985376632019-10-28T18:59:03.963-04:002019-10-28T18:59:03.963-04:00Congrats, Delaney! I hope we see more of your word...Congrats, Delaney! I hope we see more of your words, more often, in the comment section (I used to be better at keeping track of names around here, but yours seems fairly new/recent).<br /><br />Thanks, Sharyn!<br /><br />KDJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534864045227102030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76235080297728444092019-10-28T16:22:09.263-04:002019-10-28T16:22:09.263-04:00Congratulations, Delaney! Great story!
I'm ti...Congratulations, Delaney! Great story!<br /><br />I'm tickled I finally got "deft." I've been trying for years to get "deft." Thanks again, Janet. And thanks, writer pals, for the nice comments. <br /><br />I'm making fudge for everyone!Amy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324408700941398495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30866197936543904912019-10-28T16:10:48.312-04:002019-10-28T16:10:48.312-04:00Soooo many fantastic entries, it's a bountiful...Soooo many fantastic entries, it's a bountiful week! I, too, am on vacation, though not with Mr. Forti (wouldn't that be a delight!). <br /><br />So happy my tale clicked with a couple folks as my family doesn't always (read: NEVER) understand my obsession.<br /><br />Congratulations, Delaney, you had a high bar to cross this week with these finalists. High fives all around, I've had an excellent time reading all these entries. You're like Lay's potato chips -- no way I could've picked just one.<br /><br />So write all you want, I'll read more.<br /><br />Thank you, Janet, you hauled in a full net of delicious entrees.<br />John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-18505188011336181652019-10-28T14:58:41.153-04:002019-10-28T14:58:41.153-04:00Congrats, Delaney! And to all the others as well. ...Congrats, Delaney! And to all the others as well. This was a tough one this time.<br />nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24348761756609893892019-10-28T14:51:32.252-04:002019-10-28T14:51:32.252-04:00Congrats, Delaney! I also have a hard time resisti...Congrats, Delaney! I also have a hard time resisting any story with both a runaway horse and a viper in it.<br /><br />I will be taking Janet's kind words to my (possibly early) grave.smoketreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786157771907886105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42531241552508589432019-10-28T14:00:14.715-04:002019-10-28T14:00:14.715-04:00Janet, my choice from your shoutouts is John Davis...Janet, my choice from your shoutouts is John Davis Frain - his story was so clever and I absolutely loved it.<br /><br />Just Jan's entry made me laugh because her story happened to me while I was trying to put something together for this contest. <br /><br />Rosanna M's entry caught my eye. <br /><br />Also, to be honest, I struggled with several entries that were either over my head or I didn't understand them (were they a story, were they not a story, what the heck is happening?). Sandra J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15934049142771297524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-76256032016455154562019-10-28T13:39:49.896-04:002019-10-28T13:39:49.896-04:00French sojourn--Ah, I knew I'd read or seen so...French sojourn--Ah, I knew I'd read or seen something similar but couldn't remember. Very clever. Thanks!Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74806317652583727282019-10-28T13:11:43.007-04:002019-10-28T13:11:43.007-04:00They are all so clever! I don't envy you havi...They are all so clever! I don't envy you having to judge them. I particularly liked Kate Higgins' entry.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58420369886564522522019-10-28T12:40:45.960-04:002019-10-28T12:40:45.960-04:00Amy Johnson's really made me laugh, so that mi...Amy Johnson's really made me laugh, so that might be my fav? Not sure though. They are all fantastic. Very well done, everyone.<br /><br />Thank you Janet and folks here for your kind words! My significant other did not 'get' it, so I wasn't sure if it was too obscure. Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13147141971760184642019-10-28T12:25:25.581-04:002019-10-28T12:25:25.581-04:00Lennon's story was my favorite among many stan...<b>Lennon's</b> story was my favorite among many standouts. <b>Amy Johnson's </b> and <b>John Davis Frain's</b> stories were so clever, and <b>Timothy Lowe's</b> was a treat (ha!). Thanks for the shout-out! There are truly too many great entries to name all of the stories that tickled me and/or made me think.Fearless Reiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380936599156619260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40675458314593550892019-10-28T12:20:58.125-04:002019-10-28T12:20:58.125-04:00Beth Carpenter, it was a prologue for Richard Conn...<br /><br />Beth Carpenter, it was a prologue for Richard Connell's "The most dangerous game." about a jerk of guy that is a big time game hunter and roles are reversed when he falls overboard and turns into the hunted. (Not someone I cared for as a character, nor believed qualified for redemption. )<br /><br />So, yeah it was obscure. 100 words doesn't give a lot of background. Cheers!<br />french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50742269613204556812019-10-28T12:15:23.566-04:002019-10-28T12:15:23.566-04:00Thanks for the mentions in the comments, Reiders! ...Thanks for the mentions in the comments, Reiders! Made my day. I was proud of this one -- glad it resonated with so many of you fine folk.<br /><br />As for my two cents, the finalists were all great, but Collin's story made me spurt coffee through my nose. I'm a sucker for a good pun, and his ending was delightful.<br /><br />Thanks for another fun contest, Janet!Timothy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514224628760035696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25893210603106815962019-10-28T11:56:35.221-04:002019-10-28T11:56:35.221-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn...I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't always get the story. My vote goes to Kate Higgins, but I also liked Timothy Lowe's poem. Very clever!<br /><br />Thanks for the mention, Janet. I had writer's block and couldn't come up with a story. Then about 45 minutes before your closing time, I was in the shower and thought about Charlie Brown's The Great Pumpkin. I managed to post it one minute before 9 am and didn't even have time to proofread.<br />LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54922281739880343812019-10-28T11:39:31.585-04:002019-10-28T11:39:31.585-04:00KDJames, I did get yours and liked it!KDJames, I did get yours and liked it!Sharyn Ekberghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987304898246173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-66111582606210167812019-10-28T11:23:33.516-04:002019-10-28T11:23:33.516-04:00French sojourn's was another story I felt like...French sojourn's was another story I felt like I was on the edge of "getting" but couldn't quite grasp it. What reference am I missing?Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.com