tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post60922462033264183..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Flash fiction prelims!/UPDATEDJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52540261714512310752020-07-21T21:31:17.636-04:002020-07-21T21:31:17.636-04:00Congratulations, Marie! I completely identified wi...Congratulations, Marie! I completely identified with the woman who called in. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44624109209367485182020-07-21T15:55:05.621-04:002020-07-21T15:55:05.621-04:00Thank you, JanR!Thank you, JanR!Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15990195549078122592020-07-21T11:41:18.004-04:002020-07-21T11:41:18.004-04:00Hurrah Marie McKay ! Well deserved, that was a br...Hurrah <b> Marie McKay</b> ! Well deserved, that was a brilliant picture of how our brains talk us into the most convoluted logic :) A lovely character gem!JanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827142186097605430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-13453226830624635582020-07-21T06:27:48.772-04:002020-07-21T06:27:48.772-04:00Thanks, Janet. I'm so chuffed. First time I ha...Thanks, Janet. I'm so chuffed. First time I have ever read Flathead Beacon's police blog so thanks for that introduction,too. The competition was a lot of fun. There was something freeing about being able to pare everything back. <br />I also really enjoyed reading everyone's hilarious stories. Thanks, again. Marie McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405271051226910312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15893726281104554012020-07-21T04:59:10.001-04:002020-07-21T04:59:10.001-04:00Congrats to Marie! While I have no siblings, I get...Congrats to <b>Marie!</b> While I have no siblings, I get it ;) <br /><br />This was fun! nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77356499273378011082020-07-21T04:43:56.024-04:002020-07-21T04:43:56.024-04:00Ooops, sorry, Janet, did I let the cat out of the ...Ooops, sorry, Janet, did I let the cat out of the bag ;)<br /><br />Thanks <b>Nightsmusic, LynnRodz</b> and <b>Lennon</b> for the shout out and a huge congrats to <b>Marie</b> for channeling not just Janet but her sister as well.<br /><br />I loved reading the entries for this. Everyone had so much fun with the topic I giggled my way through reading them. AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34234923861364300382020-07-21T00:46:08.380-04:002020-07-21T00:46:08.380-04:00Congratulations Marie McKay!Congratulations <b>Marie McKay</b>!NLiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184714542401822508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25642455639103873622020-07-21T00:37:46.382-04:002020-07-21T00:37:46.382-04:00Congratulations, Marie!
I know horror's not y...Congratulations, <b>Marie</b>!<br /><br />I know horror's not your thing, Janet, so that's perfectly okay. At least I got a "great stuff" from you, and I helped <b>nightsmusic</b> relive nightmares, so my work is done. ;)<br /><br />I have updated the Contest Spreadsheet in the <a href="https://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a>.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50728295311556503372020-07-20T15:20:26.842-04:002020-07-20T15:20:26.842-04:00Why thank you!Why thank you!Nom de plumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309604252298236431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-50423223295601969792020-07-20T15:02:02.317-04:002020-07-20T15:02:02.317-04:00Ha! these were all hilarious.
My vote might go to...Ha! these were all hilarious.<br /><br />My vote might go to <b>AJ</b> since she incorporated the unreliable narrator-ish feel, but it still sounded like a blotter, and I got it and it was super funny and all under 30 words.<br /><br />Well done, everyone!Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37240537569793758852020-07-20T14:36:34.054-04:002020-07-20T14:36:34.054-04:00Lots of good ones. Of the one's listed, I'...Lots of good ones. Of the one's listed, I'd pick InkStainedWench's. My favorite, though, was shanepatrickwrites. Love the "One of them valves is plumb stuck."Matt Krizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909856237141692181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91132238231852924892020-07-20T14:23:26.401-04:002020-07-20T14:23:26.401-04:00They're all very good, but I particularly enjo...They're all very good, but I particularly enjoyed Inkstained Wench's story.<br /><br />Good luck picking a winner!Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44569885635388647652020-07-20T12:54:32.079-04:002020-07-20T12:54:32.079-04:00They're all very good!
BI Hirsch was my favo...They're all very good! <br /><br />BI Hirsch was my favorite. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099418287026070747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-37932662228590022832020-07-20T12:54:22.979-04:002020-07-20T12:54:22.979-04:00NLiu, InkStainedWench, and Matt Krizen are my top ...NLiu, InkStainedWench, and Matt Krizen are my top three, but you couldn't go wrong with anything on this list. So funny! You are all amazing!Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-90855458654378680272020-07-20T12:19:32.290-04:002020-07-20T12:19:32.290-04:00
I loved the entries by NLiu, BI Hirsch and Matt K...<br />I loved the entries by NLiu, BI Hirsch and Matt Krizan.<br /><br />But really, all of them were hilarious.Cecilia Ortiz Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799056302050264129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-48755696325009299952020-07-20T11:59:14.152-04:002020-07-20T11:59:14.152-04:00BI Hirsch has my vote, although they're all gr...BI Hirsch has my vote, although they're all great!dswhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121523999126255151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78537894753016498732020-07-20T11:51:59.684-04:002020-07-20T11:51:59.684-04:00NLiu and Matt Krizan made me laugh the most, but s...NLiu and Matt Krizan made me laugh the most, but seriously, these all were so much fun to read! Thanks for changing it up for this round, Janet.Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20696497417981060552020-07-20T11:27:03.518-04:002020-07-20T11:27:03.518-04:00Just what I needed today. The Reef did not disappo...Just what I needed today. The Reef did not disappoint!Fearless Reiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380936599156619260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59572213958990681382020-07-20T11:13:47.960-04:002020-07-20T11:13:47.960-04:00AJ, has my vote, short and hilarious.<b>AJ</b>, has my vote, short and hilarious.LynnRodzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796099106913990163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-30821418058384573912020-07-20T10:52:40.381-04:002020-07-20T10:52:40.381-04:00I'd vote for NLiu's or Colin's. I kno...I'd vote for <b>NLiu's</b> or <b>Colin's</b>. I know if I glowed brightly, I'd try hard not to alarm people, and while we may not know exactly what Colin's is about, I think we can agree it would be a terrible counting game for children (one, two, three rabid undead! Ahaha!).<br /><br /><b>InkStainedWench</b>, I thought we might encounter a pun about the right to bear arms in yours :)<br /><br /><b>nightmusic</b>, the original version of mine included the Homophonic Error Response Organization (HERO), but that got axed for excessive wackiness. Poor Emma remained.BrianHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566285430354410190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-80788840679302720442020-07-20T10:25:23.817-04:002020-07-20T10:25:23.817-04:00NLiu, so funny!
My favourite is one you did leave...<b>NLiu</b>, so funny!<br /><br />My favourite is one you did leave out, Janet…<b>Hannah</b>’s – I thought it was perfect mastery of the form, with the perfect twist.<br /><br />More shout-outs: I really liked <b>shanepatrickwrites</b>’ line “Resident denounces graffiti under bridge, says old graffiti was better.” And <b>Nom de plume</b>’s idea of growing a wyvern from seed is delightful. And <b>Brian H</b> and <b>CED</b> and <b>InkStainedWench</b>… gotta love the puns, especially when there’s a bear-sized setup. <br /><br />Thank you everyone for a fun weekend.JanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827142186097605430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-68523979880641122482020-07-20T10:17:40.287-04:002020-07-20T10:17:40.287-04:00How fun! Thanks for the laughs!How fun! Thanks for the laughs!Timothy Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514224628760035696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-63792095555505792992020-07-20T10:10:00.117-04:002020-07-20T10:10:00.117-04:00So many good ones! And all the subtle plays on wor...So many good ones! And all the subtle plays on words.<br /><br /><b>BrianH</b> Emma Lowett Bulb...low watt bulb...<br /><br /><b>Colin</b> I want to thank you very much for bringing back a book that scared the crap out of me at the time. I read it while traveling back from Florida as the passenger on a motorcycle. What? You can only take so much scenery! When I got home, I didn't open my windows, blinds or doors for days after!<br /><br /><b>AJ,</b> That's hysterical! Remind me to tell you sometime about my sister in law getting in the car at the gas station and not understanding why it wouldn't start...<br /><br /><b>InkStainedWench,</b> Brew Inn! Hahahahaha<br /><br />Too many others to point out but boy, they all were wonderful so I'm not help. I had nothing this time, but I think you're on your own with this one, Janet.<br /><br />nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-484724844307977362020-07-20T10:03:38.195-04:002020-07-20T10:03:38.195-04:00I loved this--both the prompt and the entries. NLi...I loved this--both the prompt and the entries. NLiu has my vote too.<br /><br />Steve Forti, no jury would convict.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768090206152536761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-40190652278802778662020-07-20T09:31:04.408-04:002020-07-20T09:31:04.408-04:00All are hilarious and fun! I vote for NLiu!All are hilarious and fun! I vote for NLiu!Nom de plumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309604252298236431noreply@blogger.com