tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post4682164041622988946..comments2023-09-24T08:59:42.175-05:00Comments on Powder Burns & Bullets: #FridayFlash - "Picture Perfect"Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-10747617522199204312009-07-21T14:36:19.537-05:002009-07-21T14:36:19.537-05:00Well-told piece, Stephen. You've created a cha...Well-told piece, Stephen. You've created a character who has motivation and opportunity, and left it to us to imagine what, exactly, he'll do with that. Very nice piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-6152285212705374252009-07-21T07:04:27.186-05:002009-07-21T07:04:27.186-05:00Tomara & Dan: Thanks for stopping by again. ...Tomara & Dan: Thanks for stopping by again. I appreciate the feedback, and I'm enjoying the thrill of reading everyone's contribution to #fridayflash. What a ride.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753736809917062955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-75990716230283260962009-07-20T15:06:20.749-05:002009-07-20T15:06:20.749-05:00Controlled piece that creeps the reader out in all...Controlled piece that creeps the reader out in all the right places. Liked the ease with which he finds his targets.dan powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131553102349479513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-71018589604878314422009-07-20T11:46:46.746-05:002009-07-20T11:46:46.746-05:00Nice! I try to be... um... nice to everyone. Here ...Nice! I try to be... um... nice to everyone. Here have a cookie...<br /><br />Many apologies for arriving late<br />~2Tomara Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185889402088565686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-50278893567051633852009-07-20T08:31:47.722-05:002009-07-20T08:31:47.722-05:00I want to thank all of you for reading this piece ...I want to thank all of you for reading this piece of flash fiction and offering your kind words.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655810270242939262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-82909294696910299612009-07-18T15:50:23.136-05:002009-07-18T15:50:23.136-05:00Expert handling of the layers and pacing of the st...Expert handling of the layers and pacing of the story. This line struck me as perfectly understated: "They were in the barn a little longer than that."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-13875616883855668462009-07-18T13:52:47.196-05:002009-07-18T13:52:47.196-05:00Great story, Stephen. Spooky creep is right! New...Great story, Stephen. Spooky creep is right! New golden rule: treat everyone you meet as though they might hunt you down via internet.cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806264029551344430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-19947494931076057572009-07-18T13:33:11.446-05:002009-07-18T13:33:11.446-05:00Good use of foreshadowing with Cindy Louder and th...Good use of foreshadowing with Cindy Louder and the combine, Stephen. Added just enough uncertainty to keep me suspicious yet unsure. I'd like to say nice piece, but somehow nice and sociopath just don't seem to go together. ;) Good job will have to do.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-65816976507821167832009-07-18T12:37:51.310-05:002009-07-18T12:37:51.310-05:00Nasty son of a farmer planting his seeds. Nice an...Nasty son of a farmer planting his seeds. Nice and creepy.Chris Chartrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766438158698041660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-69722500032252082732009-07-18T10:32:59.968-05:002009-07-18T10:32:59.968-05:00I'm going to be super-nice to librarians in fu...I'm going to be super-nice to librarians in future! Loved the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-42803955170324813542009-07-17T21:21:46.677-05:002009-07-17T21:21:46.677-05:00So, Cindy was harvested - oh dear me.
Very nice o...So, Cindy was harvested - oh dear me.<br /><br />Very nice one. All along I thought this was not-very-nice, but ordinary, guy, a little down on his luck and blaming his Pa.<br /><br />And then the train left the rails. <br /><br />Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-30346683308429193212009-07-17T15:35:37.264-05:002009-07-17T15:35:37.264-05:00Oh, man, I was scared as soon as I saw the word, &...Oh, man, I was scared as soon as I saw the word, "combine." Shudder.injenuityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506168876336077017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-84652679492258160592009-07-17T14:40:40.407-05:002009-07-17T14:40:40.407-05:00Oooh, liked this one. The Stand is making it's...Oooh, liked this one. The Stand is making it's mark, heh-heh. Peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-88147275642148523742009-07-17T14:12:56.844-05:002009-07-17T14:12:56.844-05:00Scary!Scary!... Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702664099837224184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-84832976835063859492009-07-17T12:14:27.606-05:002009-07-17T12:14:27.606-05:00Good one, Stephen. Never saw it coming.
GretaGood one, Stephen. Never saw it coming.<br /><br />GretaGreta Iglhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10647468825542451799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064125998898504251.post-4047165679782491162009-07-17T10:52:15.138-05:002009-07-17T10:52:15.138-05:00Ohh...what a spooky creep! And they do walk among ...Ohh...what a spooky creep! And they do walk among us, don't they? Great story!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.com