tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post2290048713427496108..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #51Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-59675029874765058522008-03-06T12:59:00.000-05:002008-03-06T12:59:00.000-05:00Thank you all so much for your responses! It mean...Thank you all so much for your responses! It means a lot to me that so many of you were moved by this piece. And I'm honored to have placed!Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-73986682237402308892008-03-05T15:26:00.000-05:002008-03-05T15:26:00.000-05:00I'm so grateful that I can comment via typing beca...I'm so grateful that I can comment via typing because every time I read this I get choked up. The reference to Love Story is so effective. And, I love to read stories about successful relationships that are realistic rather than sappy. Great job!Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-75222021860974113082008-03-05T13:25:00.000-05:002008-03-05T13:25:00.000-05:00Precie, Beautiful flash. Congrats.Precie, Beautiful flash. Congrats.Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-47158236640710364102008-03-04T16:38:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:38:00.000-05:00Heart-wrenching. One of my great fears--preparing...Heart-wrenching. One of my great fears--preparing for a death slowly. Very, very well executed. It would have been easy to be melodramatic, but this felt perfectly real. Highest marks.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on 3rd Place!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-87216270038071607522008-03-01T22:09:00.000-05:002008-03-01T22:09:00.000-05:00I identify with the nervous cleaning, lol. It's ex...I identify with the nervous cleaning, lol. It's exactly what I do when I can't do anything else. Achingly painful story, yet there is a glimmer of hope still. Nicely done.bluesugarpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775769108087898456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-83314694219052095022008-03-01T18:42:00.000-05:002008-03-01T18:42:00.000-05:00What a beautiful and sensitive story. And it's tru...What a beautiful and sensitive story. And it's true, doctors aren't always right. Great job.Linda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773494842656021840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-49023603031907806252008-02-29T10:15:00.000-05:002008-02-29T10:15:00.000-05:00Thank you all so much! I appreciate all your comm...Thank you all so much! I appreciate all your comments!Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-56875977536904873992008-02-29T07:27:00.000-05:002008-02-29T07:27:00.000-05:00I like the contrast between them, and the portraya...I like the contrast between them, and the portrayal of his helplessness. I have felt that way before. Fortunately not for that reason.Posol'stvo the Medvedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573435137467134333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-33391310216606215842008-02-29T06:22:00.000-05:002008-02-29T06:22:00.000-05:00nice read. as someone said bittersweet.nice read. as someone said bittersweet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17353823072805304712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-10035045196118109152008-02-29T06:21:00.000-05:002008-02-29T06:21:00.000-05:00nice read. as someone said bittersweet.nice read. as someone said bittersweet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17353823072805304712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-56948996690671957882008-02-29T02:45:00.000-05:002008-02-29T02:45:00.000-05:00Poignant, moving and bittersweet writing which rea...Poignant, moving and bittersweet writing which really pulls at the heartstrings. Very nicely done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-82795268614363677832008-02-28T05:35:00.000-05:002008-02-28T05:35:00.000-05:00What a beautiful and touching description - it mak...What a beautiful and touching description - it makes me hope dostors are wrong this time, too!SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-13560278083354779692008-02-28T02:20:00.000-05:002008-02-28T02:20:00.000-05:00Very moving, without going over the top.Admire you...Very moving, without going over the top.<BR/>Admire your female character tremendously.<BR/>Well written, Precie!rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-83083732291582099712008-02-27T16:58:00.000-05:002008-02-27T16:58:00.000-05:00Precie, love, this is smooth - fluid, warm, with j...Precie, love, this is smooth - fluid, warm, with just a bit of a kick - I feel like I need a nicely aged brandy to go with it. It's perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-11773890449782758742008-02-27T09:55:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:55:00.000-05:00Thank you all for your encouraging comments!beth--...Thank you all for your encouraging comments!<BR/><BR/>beth--ooh, thank you! Maybe next time, I'll try to make you laugh instead!<BR/><BR/>sarah--Thanks! This, frankly, is my first bit of writing to depict a successful relationship. <BR/><BR/>ello--Thank you! ditto what I said to beth and sarah. :)<BR/><BR/>bernita and chris--Thank you both! Sentimentality was one of my biggest concerns when writing this. So I'm very pleased that it doesn't go overboard.<BR/><BR/>jlb--Thanks! Of course, after I submitted it, I started thinking of other sensory details I could have added. LOL! <BR/><BR/>And thanks again and again to Jason and Aine for this contest! This is such a great community of writers!Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-77109872191270096812008-02-27T09:40:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:40:00.000-05:00Very nice - incorporates all the senses.Very nice - incorporates all the senses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-17647523511716082962008-02-27T08:29:00.000-05:002008-02-27T08:29:00.000-05:00Heartwrenching and so sadly romantic. Beautifully ...Heartwrenching and so sadly romantic. Beautifully written. I think it's sentimental without being overdone.<BR/>Very, very nice.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-81917036902546930162008-02-27T07:52:00.000-05:002008-02-27T07:52:00.000-05:00A touching piece, told with firmness and without m...A touching piece, told with firmness and without maudlin sentimentality.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-49313040395780306502008-02-26T20:07:00.000-05:002008-02-26T20:07:00.000-05:00Another piece that brought tears to my eyes. Such ...Another piece that brought tears to my eyes. Such a beautiful story. I loved it. I loved their relationship and how you depicted the halos radiating the world. That was lovely.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-22857654864728382332008-02-26T19:48:00.000-05:002008-02-26T19:48:00.000-05:00Yes, this is so poignant and bittersweet, Precie. ...Yes, this is so poignant and bittersweet, Precie. I love the depiction of the "halos" as something lovely, even if life-threatening. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful portrayal of marriage, and the love that binds. Great work!Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-15712887740165721382008-02-26T18:44:00.000-05:002008-02-26T18:44:00.000-05:00Precie, your pieces always get me right in the hea...Precie, your pieces always get me right in the heart. (not easy to do as I'm the official ice queen!)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.com