tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post3601435396685317353..comments2023-06-09T04:25:11.266-07:00Comments on Going for coffee...: Visual Dare: StuckJo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-2303160054196413462012-06-12T17:04:48.614-07:002012-06-12T17:04:48.614-07:00Thank you for a most lovely, a most Anna, comment....Thank you for a most lovely, a most Anna, comment. I appreciate your kind words. It was difficult to use that word but I hope that it did appear in a way that made clear what my intention was. Hugs!Jo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-68336185262192018602012-06-12T15:28:11.775-07:002012-06-12T15:28:11.775-07:00Those words that seem so effortless and flow so be...Those words that seem so effortless and flow so beautifully are hard-fought in flash fiction, I know. Powerful and moving, Jo-Anne. As a strong advocate of LGBT rights, I felt it touched on a painful subject with great delicacy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004546178112127604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-47724672254001830862012-06-10T17:21:05.704-07:002012-06-10T17:21:05.704-07:00Thank you Sharon for commenting! I was thinking ab...Thank you Sharon for commenting! I was thinking about being an teenager and going to visit family friends who had lakeside cabins (of course, it was the 70s then...now they are probably mansions!). The story came from that feeling of unease - being cut off from friends who, we are convinced, know us better than our families do. I of course fictionalized everything (I'm not a boy, I didn't have a dad, etc...) but the theme was struck. Glad you were pulled into the story. :))Jo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-9709721940489511292012-06-09T02:51:49.788-07:002012-06-09T02:51:49.788-07:00Brilliant - made me feel so sorry for Dave and wan...Brilliant - made me feel so sorry for Dave and want to find out more about him and his family! XScribbling Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675799011355763096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-58700967289996514982012-06-06T23:39:28.358-07:002012-06-06T23:39:28.358-07:00I simply love JD's tune.It's so easy and l...I simply love JD's tune.It's so easy and lovely and quirky. (thanking Robin for his description) I've played it about 5 times already today!Jo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-10612841731557705472012-06-06T23:37:17.183-07:002012-06-06T23:37:17.183-07:00It's a great challenge to get the writing flow...It's a great challenge to get the writing flowing, and 100 words is scarcely a few lines. You should try it, sir!Jo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-51116820239785278762012-06-06T22:46:40.538-07:002012-06-06T22:46:40.538-07:00You have a JD Mader tune on the site this week! Th...You have a JD Mader tune on the site this week! That's beyond cool. ;-) Rock on sister!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232414333153665126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-33570643214447052752012-06-06T22:45:44.110-07:002012-06-06T22:45:44.110-07:00You make this look so easy. I would be tempted to ...You make this look so easy. I would be tempted to try it if I didn't know better. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232414333153665126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-10930550133589329892012-06-04T16:55:52.952-07:002012-06-04T16:55:52.952-07:00Eeek! I'm sorry the photo was scary at first.....Eeek! I'm sorry the photo was scary at first...maybe that's why not many people have done it this week?....but I had originally posted another one that I wasn't satisfied with. I wanted to keep to the theme of "stuck" and then I found this photo.....very grim, I grant you, but it always astonishes me the directions in which people take their flash fiction!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-38615594501181701002012-06-04T16:54:12.318-07:002012-06-04T16:54:12.318-07:00Sometimes life is ugly. Writers have a responsibil...Sometimes life is ugly. Writers have a responsibility to capture the ugly along with the beautiful.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-2808567897427039482012-06-04T16:23:28.866-07:002012-06-04T16:23:28.866-07:00Thanks Stacy. This photo scared me at first and I...Thanks Stacy. This photo scared me at first and I contemplated not daring to do the Visual Dare. But, at some point, I looked at it and the idea just came to me. Appreciate your kind comments!Jo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-15664152990739295082012-06-04T12:47:49.858-07:002012-06-04T12:47:49.858-07:00Wow! This is so powerful and so telling. I know y...Wow! This is so powerful and so telling. I know you dont like to use the word but it set the tone perfectly. The whole thing felt so real. Beautiful job JoAnne! I loved this.Stacy Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725893049379422490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-11703448920190672682012-06-04T12:42:41.763-07:002012-06-04T12:42:41.763-07:00You are always so supportive dear Angela. I hated ...You are always so supportive dear Angela. I hated putting that word in the story but it was what the entire thing was about. Difficult though.Jo-Anne Teal (jtvancouver)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10560042112608893203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192092613796233894.post-82963729904187090222012-06-04T12:39:34.123-07:002012-06-04T12:39:34.123-07:00Oh, OUCH. Wow. Wow, wow, wow.
Once again you have...Oh, OUCH. Wow. Wow, wow, wow.<br /><br />Once again you have nailed the human condition in a snapshot. Beautifully wrought, JoAnne!! You are Flash Fiction royalty!!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145626477713347271noreply@blogger.com