tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8310833749936229054..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: The Reading Retreat Flash Fiction Contest results!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70611844172273960592018-11-27T01:06:07.974-05:002018-11-27T01:06:07.974-05:00Some brilliant entries, but Claire's definitel...Some brilliant entries, but <b>Claire's</b> definitely shone. Meanwhile I am doing a private happy dance at the shout out. I wish I could have continued with the rest of the FF days, but there just weren't enough hours in the day.<br /><br />On Thanksgiving, I heard a funny/sweet story on the radio. An American was being interviewed (no idea who - I missed that but assume it was someone famous). He said when he was at university he and his housemates hosted Thanksgiving for a bunch of their friends. They didn't socialise in the same groups so each didn't know all who showed. When everyone was leaving there was one guy left sleeping off the food on the lounge chair. The next morning when he woke up they discovered he was a homeless gent who'd seen the party and joined in. The housemates had all assumed he was someone else's friend.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44392585018882390622018-11-26T21:42:43.917-05:002018-11-26T21:42:43.917-05:00Congrats everyone!
Claire, I loved yours too! Mad...Congrats everyone!<br /><br />Claire, I loved yours too! Made me want to go and eat fruit out of the fridge! So crunchy and juicy and sweet.<br /><br />And Colin, it wasn't just you. When I first read Janet's instructions I thought that's what they meant too. (Perhaps I could have used a bit of help from Mike Hays' Sherwood.)NLiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184714542401822508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-67016935516724317292018-11-26T09:32:04.939-05:002018-11-26T09:32:04.939-05:00Thank you, robinssis! Glad to be of service :-)Thank you, <b>robinssis</b>! Glad to be of service :-)Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-26544982788200296132018-11-26T08:06:02.146-05:002018-11-26T08:06:02.146-05:00This is just to say...I've never been a fan of...This is just to say...I've never been a fan of that William Carlos Williams poem. Thanks to Claire Bobrow for a new appreciation! I love her take on it. Well done!robinssishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555451296159462278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37771194188204122972018-11-26T02:42:04.993-05:002018-11-26T02:42:04.993-05:00
Congrats Claire, A day late...been that way for t...<br />Congrats Claire, A day late...been that way for the last week. Cheers all!french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-28203958978335510442018-11-26T00:15:55.624-05:002018-11-26T00:15:55.624-05:00WOW, Claire, you dominated. Your start resonated w...WOW, Claire, you dominated. Your start resonated with six or eight others and spread like wildfire(sorry if it bites too close to the bone) through many others of the crowd.<br /><br />T'wasn't much of a wonder that you won. Congrats, Claire.Craig Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157301156577795781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49338651765821600822018-11-25T22:48:57.110-05:002018-11-25T22:48:57.110-05:00Wait! So Colin did NOT cheat, he just didn't f...<br />Wait! So Colin did NOT cheat, he just didn't follow the ambiguous directions. And he managed to write half of a six-word story and have it make sense.<br /><br />But he still got eaten by bears?? That's harsh =)<br /><br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71731536696069957532018-11-25T22:42:21.047-05:002018-11-25T22:42:21.047-05:00Janet: OHHHH!!! Now the directions make sense! I&#...<b>Janet</b>: OHHHH!!! Now the directions make sense! I'll take the blame for not reading carefully enough, especially since plenty of other people understood exactly what you meant. The only defense I can offer on my behalf is the fact that my Mum's visiting from the UK, so I was posting my entries very late at night/very early in the morning. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-3915324070560078312018-11-25T22:21:00.127-05:002018-11-25T22:21:00.127-05:00Oh this is interesting! Colin said "I used a ...Oh this is interesting! <b>Colin</b> said "I used a word from the previous day"<br /><br />I wrote these directions:<br />"your entry MUST include one from yesterday's blog post. It can be yours; it can be someone else's. The words of the post you use must be in the same order as originally posted but they can be anywhere in the post. Commenters names DO not count against word count."<br /><br />I meant to use the ENTIRE entry, not just one word of it.<br /><br />Writing directions is really hard!<br />Thanks for helping me figure out where i need to be more clear, Colin.<br /><br />Also, Colin didn't cheat! (harsh!)<br />Didn't follow the directions as I intended but that's not cheating.<br /><br /><br />Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45188240744856978962018-11-25T21:46:08.047-05:002018-11-25T21:46:08.047-05:00Thanks for the mention, Janet, and nice job to eve...Thanks for the mention, <b>Janet</b>, and nice job to everyone! I knew <b>Claire's</b> entry was going to be a favorite after Day 1.CEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10411394450673673225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-65609114502846854722018-11-25T21:13:20.865-05:002018-11-25T21:13:20.865-05:00Good job all, especially Claire!Good job all, especially Claire!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941043145591116608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54918080059711735182018-11-25T19:05:39.050-05:002018-11-25T19:05:39.050-05:00Yes, this was challenging and a lot of fun. Good ...Yes, this was challenging and a lot of fun. Good job, Claire and everyone else! Good reading over the long weekend and interesting to see what everyone came up with.Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22852654226938231922018-11-25T18:40:14.661-05:002018-11-25T18:40:14.661-05:00It was a lot of fun seeing not only Claire's o...It was a lot of fun seeing not only Claire's original work, but everyone's riff off of it. Great work everyone!Megan Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752842865397799428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71913354204353153072018-11-25T18:29:58.619-05:002018-11-25T18:29:58.619-05:00Hang on a minute... hold the bears... where did I ...Hang on a minute... hold the bears... where did I cheat? I used a word from the previous day. You didn't say anything about using the same word on consecutive days, did you? And that's important when you're writing stories using only three words!<br /><br />All that aside, this was fun and challenging, and I'm glad you enjoyed my attempts, Janet. Thanks for the shout out! And congrats to Claire and everyone else who participated. 20 word stories are tough.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-83143454857744013932018-11-25T17:38:00.659-05:002018-11-25T17:38:00.659-05:00Claire, I loved your entries! So clean and clear a...Claire, I loved your entries! So clean and clear and concise. That takes real talent and congrats are well deserved.<br /><br />I had the best intentions to participate, but succumbed to holiday festivities. I'm capable of enough weirdness as it is, without posting under the influence of excess turkey/sugar/alcohol. Wonderful family celebrations, though.<br /><br />But honestly, after seeing "What Happened to Colin," I'm relieved I didn't join in. Poor Colin. Poor bears?<br /><br />KDJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534864045227102030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80329660485834954042018-11-25T16:41:32.321-05:002018-11-25T16:41:32.321-05:00Claire: So glad it resonated! Your writing, with i...<b>Claire</b>: So glad it resonated! Your writing, with its poetry, its resonance, its brilliant storytelling, always knocks me out cold. This time especially. And at least we've had some rain to clear up some of the smoke! ;)<br /><br />And thanks, <b>Janet</b>! Seeing this made my day, and these contests are always tons of fun.Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-46502821892697182392018-11-25T16:36:44.663-05:002018-11-25T16:36:44.663-05:00We bought a fresh turkey and there was no room in ...<br />We bought a fresh turkey and there was no room in our freezer for an entire turkey, so we had to cook it on Thursday. Despite that we were sick and had to reschedule our Thanksgiving dinner with my mother to Saturday. And we didn't want leftovers for the actual Thanksgiving dinner, so we bought another turkey. Now we have leftovers from TWO turkeys, including stuffing, yams, gravy, etc. We'll be eating turkey dinners for the next week. Fortunately there are five of us, plus we now have some room in our freezer.<br /><br />Hey Colin - nice way to end 2018, by teaching us that cheating results in being eaten by bears. Have no fear. Your legacy will live on!<br /><br /><br /><br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58954267305516971842018-11-25T16:05:31.385-05:002018-11-25T16:05:31.385-05:00Kregger: we are still eating turkey. The only thin...<b>Kregger</b>: we are still eating turkey. The only thing that makes that bearable is the accompanying cranberry sauce, which turned out well. Unlike my pumpkin pie, which was a fail...Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80771636087157016392018-11-25T14:56:27.365-05:002018-11-25T14:56:27.365-05:00Wonderful post-turkey reads. Claire, imitation is ...Wonderful post-turkey reads. <b>Claire</b>, imitation is the highest form of flattery. And you should feel flattered after your homage to William Carlos Williams. <br /><br />We had 37 guests--who are all these people?!--and they would not allow me access to anything near the internet.<br /><br />If I was a bear, I'd hibernate till Tuesday.John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-6248068053286168632018-11-25T14:21:04.960-05:002018-11-25T14:21:04.960-05:00As DoY would say, "Thumbs! Quit using your fi...As DoY would say, "Thumbs! Quit using your fingers to type and prepare me some purr-duck-in, stat!"<br />Congrats to all. <br />Is everyone out of turkey yet?Kreggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229620504046221727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-9566788397694626172018-11-25T14:11:33.497-05:002018-11-25T14:11:33.497-05:00I was lost in New York last week so missed you guy...I was lost in New York last week so missed you guys having fun without me.<br /><br />Great job, Claire.<br /><br />Pity about Colin being eaten by bears. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90521861027668148612018-11-25T14:06:25.435-05:002018-11-25T14:06:25.435-05:00Wowza, such fantastic work! Congratulations to all...Wowza, such fantastic work! Congratulations to all the mentions! I admit I was so lamebrained it took me until "Grizziarty" on Day Four by Mike Hays to realize what was going on in the story. (How did I miss all that?) But once I got it ... nice job, Mike.<br /><br />Thanks for an especially fun contest, Janet. Have a great day, all!Amy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324408700941398495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-29739883649591344492018-11-25T13:47:16.772-05:002018-11-25T13:47:16.772-05:00Well, gee - I am feeling the love! Thank you so mu...Well, gee - I am feeling the love! Thank you so much, <b>Janet</b>, and all those who worked my entry into their own. So much fun! I'm glad you enjoyed my homage to 'This Is Just to Say,' by poet William Carlos Williams. <br /><br />Congrats to all the other mentions and entrants - I loved reading your work. As always, it was stellar! <b>Karen McCoy</b>: - yours really resonated with me. Facepalm, indeed. Argh.Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.com