tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post4015141820039347318..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #20Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-87673051421524230682008-03-04T13:34:00.000-05:002008-03-04T13:34:00.000-05:00Nice job capturing one of those "life lesson" mome...Nice job capturing one of those "life lesson" moments for a young girl. I feel the loss with Adria.Ainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08402176500997528105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-57579288725704118482008-03-04T09:20:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:20:00.000-05:00There was a pure quality to the narration. It fit...There was a pure quality to the narration. It fit the mood and impact of the story well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-43586974263048824902008-03-01T08:49:00.000-05:002008-03-01T08:49:00.000-05:00Excellent! The innocence of this rings loudlyExcellent! The innocence of this rings loudlywrath999https://www.blogger.com/profile/10964105112015979524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-53430329840628916662008-02-28T22:25:00.000-05:002008-02-28T22:25:00.000-05:00bluesugarpoet, I snorted water at "treeincarnation...bluesugarpoet, I snorted water at "treeincarnation." I really should not read comments late at night with pajamed kids monkeying all over me.<BR/><BR/>Melanie, I like this protagonist. I can't quite tell how old she is, but there's a nice mix of innocence and wisdom, of strength and vulnerability. Great characterization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-86405619116206168092008-02-25T04:53:00.000-05:002008-02-25T04:53:00.000-05:00there are a multitude of true emotions displayed w...there are a multitude of true emotions displayed well, in this loveable story.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-20544532767347168992008-02-25T00:42:00.000-05:002008-02-25T00:42:00.000-05:00Or how about "treeincarnation"? Next time she clim...Or how about "treeincarnation"? Next time she climbs that hill there will probably be condominiums and a home with a view in place of the stump. How sad! The characterization is great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-62165565269796898932008-02-25T00:11:00.000-05:002008-02-25T00:11:00.000-05:00This is an opening to a romantic comedy novel? Wh...This is an opening to a romantic comedy novel? Where she meets her soul mate on Madison Avenue when she's 27 years old, and then she loses him, yet somehow they are both drawn back to the spot of the stump which is now a neighborhood and they rekindle their aborted romance and through it all the reader discovers that the boy is the tree reincarnated?PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-62592708973184532182008-02-24T09:55:00.000-05:002008-02-24T09:55:00.000-05:00It made me miss the tree with her.It made me miss the tree with her.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-68648469906110810332008-02-24T09:11:00.000-05:002008-02-24T09:11:00.000-05:00I love her very strong connection to the tree and ...I love her very strong connection to the tree and the hope that they'll meet again. A poignant and touching story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-8897669059591675302008-02-23T21:38:00.000-05:002008-02-23T21:38:00.000-05:00What a mournful reflection on the loss of somethin...What a mournful reflection on the loss of something held dear. I had a very vivid image of her sitting on that stump at the end. <BR/><BR/>Nicely told, and touching.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-4534922279327794682008-02-23T08:55:00.000-05:002008-02-23T08:55:00.000-05:00And finally our indestructible tree is felled. Nic...And finally our indestructible tree is felled. Nice switch.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-27876409993301687782008-02-22T23:00:00.000-05:002008-02-22T23:00:00.000-05:00I love how she strikes the tree in anger and immed...I love how she strikes the tree in anger and immediately feels regret. So true! Lovely story.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638784910676212171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-23855033345854997232008-02-22T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-22T15:18:00.000-05:00I like to think the cut down tree was turned into ...I like to think the cut down tree was turned into her bed and is now living on in her dreams!DBA Lehanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12902739256082564278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-28495891105557708652008-02-22T15:16:00.000-05:002008-02-22T15:16:00.000-05:00why oh why did they cut down the tree?????why oh why did they cut down the tree?????paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-4680158134478188352008-02-22T13:40:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:40:00.000-05:00I was wondering why the tree had to be cut down.I was wondering why the tree had to be cut down.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-9752655090126688982008-02-22T13:29:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:29:00.000-05:00I like this piece. I can absolutely identify with...I like this piece. I can absolutely identify with such a personal connection with trees, and the writing flows nicely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com