tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post6851749771719729558..comments2023-09-22T07:03:03.280-04:00Comments on The Clarity of Night: Entry #15Jason Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851992219298316168noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-55565191758197622302007-11-21T10:49:00.000-05:002007-11-21T10:49:00.000-05:00I liked the natural pacing and the realistic dialo...I liked the natural pacing and the realistic dialog from the boy. The second to last paragraph was perfectly executed.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on winning 5th Place!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-41348991929890651872007-11-19T17:10:00.000-05:002007-11-19T17:10:00.000-05:00CL--I'm even worse than it appears. Completely pa...CL--I'm even worse than it appears. Completely pathological. :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you all for your praise and well wishes! I'm honored!!!!Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-41135253718848134792007-11-19T16:42:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:42:00.000-05:00I forgot to say, "You contest maniac, you!!!" LOL!...I forgot to say, "You contest maniac, you!!!" LOL! :-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-47295058899283821792007-11-19T16:41:00.000-05:002007-11-19T16:41:00.000-05:00Congratulations!! I loved this one very much! :-)...Congratulations!! I loved this one very much! :-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-1409664709114627852007-11-19T14:37:00.000-05:002007-11-19T14:37:00.000-05:00Congratulations on your placement, Precie. You cap...Congratulations on your placement, Precie. You captured innocence, and loss, so beautifully. Well done!Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-76858483331684334392007-11-19T10:36:00.000-05:002007-11-19T10:36:00.000-05:00Precie, I would have loved seeing your entry getti...Precie, I would have loved seeing your entry getting higher, I loved it so much. So full of life, so close to reality!<BR/>Congratulations!SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-79547812632981555862007-11-19T00:44:00.000-05:002007-11-19T00:44:00.000-05:00Precie - this was so good. Just so so very good! A...Precie - this was so good. Just so so very good! And so poignant. I loved it.Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-85725663417401416122007-11-15T23:37:00.000-05:002007-11-15T23:37:00.000-05:00beautifully written. the dialogues charged with a ...beautifully written. the dialogues charged with a kid accent adds a perfect touch.Incrediblyirrationalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542150812491464203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-58652517815791510052007-11-14T11:29:00.000-05:002007-11-14T11:29:00.000-05:00Beautifully written. As a mother of young childre...Beautifully written. As a mother of young children it was particularly poignant for me, especially the right-on description of a child in the morning.Hoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616427797201977083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-31722459294749056902007-11-14T10:35:00.000-05:002007-11-14T10:35:00.000-05:00Very sad and lovely. Even little phrases like "to...Very sad and lovely. Even little phrases like "today's can't-live- without" gives this a melodic feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-63006240057900074302007-11-13T09:47:00.000-05:002007-11-13T09:47:00.000-05:00Thank you all so much for your encouraging respons...Thank you all so much for your encouraging responses!Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-51379877948300510832007-11-11T05:00:00.000-05:002007-11-11T05:00:00.000-05:00Sweet and sad, yet hopeful.Sweet and sad, yet hopeful.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-80483012099688120172007-11-10T19:11:00.000-05:002007-11-10T19:11:00.000-05:00Like the others, I found this so realistic, yet so...Like the others, I found this so realistic, yet so painful. The pain is that it could happen and the child's voice is utter perfection.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335415338155220244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-7047029256280761302007-11-09T19:38:00.000-05:002007-11-09T19:38:00.000-05:00Wonderful and very realistic.Wonderful and very realistic.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-24441503581866927362007-11-09T12:57:00.000-05:002007-11-09T12:57:00.000-05:00Very beautiful and sentimental. Well done! One of ...Very beautiful and sentimental. Well done! One of my favorites so far! :-)Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-87746319580516553612007-11-09T12:26:00.000-05:002007-11-09T12:26:00.000-05:00i love the realism of this story. great work!i love the realism of this story. great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-16036873912705383782007-11-09T10:48:00.000-05:002007-11-09T10:48:00.000-05:00Very powerful and beautifully writtenVery powerful and beautifully writtenwrath999https://www.blogger.com/profile/10964105112015979524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-19243036867107672172007-11-09T05:51:00.000-05:002007-11-09T05:51:00.000-05:00Beautiful! A child's heart see so clearly, and yo...Beautiful! A child's heart see so clearly, and you've captured that beautifully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-10307987202563053672007-11-09T03:29:00.000-05:002007-11-09T03:29:00.000-05:00That got me, really.That got me, really.SzélsőFahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600289147447182465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-41569848424428681652007-11-09T01:11:00.000-05:002007-11-09T01:11:00.000-05:00Incredible. Very poignant and touching.Incredible. Very poignant and touching.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153878171712341666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-72723856999212540332007-11-09T00:37:00.000-05:002007-11-09T00:37:00.000-05:00"almost tearing up"?? I AM tearing up. that was ..."almost tearing up"?? I AM tearing up. that was great!Jerry Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750277118543531489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-2432545541066117932007-11-08T23:06:00.000-05:002007-11-08T23:06:00.000-05:00Oh, man. You sure know how to tug at the heartstri...Oh, man. You sure know how to tug at the heartstrings. The dialogue is wonderful and real.Jaye Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407478042834459126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15498010.post-47149301940467897112007-11-08T22:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T22:29:00.000-05:00Oh, gosh, this one almost made me tear up. What re...Oh, gosh, this one almost made me tear up. <BR/><BR/>What really made the ending work is that the child's voice, and father's thoughts, were so authentically drawn that we were ready to take that leap. Wonderfully bittersweet.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.com