tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post1860583499738787211..comments2023-05-22T10:56:58.915+01:00Comments on Chloe Tells Tales: Handrails and ParachutesChloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-36350090408141748382013-02-07T13:21:39.183+00:002013-02-07T13:21:39.183+00:00Thanks :) Yeah, I'm definitely a handrails and...Thanks :) Yeah, I'm definitely a handrails and parachutes kind of person too, so I like to create people who aren't. I've only just realised in replying to your comment that that's exactly what I've been exploring in my novel!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-31520047283776521352013-02-07T13:01:47.109+00:002013-02-07T13:01:47.109+00:00So I'm a little slow finally getting to read t...So I'm a little slow finally getting to read this. <br /><br />I loved how you took a coin flip, something that only takes seconds, and drew it out. It totally drew me in. :)<br /><br />I myself prefer handrails and parachutes. So I like reading stories like this where you can safefly step out of your bubble!<br /><br />Great job. And congratulations again!!Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-79886601658839966752013-02-05T12:05:42.892+00:002013-02-05T12:05:42.892+00:00Thank you, my dear.Thank you, my dear.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-57676451591356614362013-02-05T10:22:27.882+00:002013-02-05T10:22:27.882+00:00A deserving winner, Chloe. Well done!
I like stor...A deserving winner, Chloe. Well done!<br /><br />I like stories of escalation, although they can be difficult to bring to a satisfactory conclusion. I think you've got it spot-on here. Nicely done.Dan Purduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633271913854946500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-66082995873670835532013-02-04T12:54:48.399+00:002013-02-04T12:54:48.399+00:00Why thank-you :)Why thank-you :)Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-47050326823073943822013-02-04T10:48:39.149+00:002013-02-04T10:48:39.149+00:00A belated congrats on the story! I like the way yo...A belated congrats on the story! I like the way you bring the characters to life and make them feel real in such a short story.billybloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892046980111756373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-87748958987905383562013-01-31T13:30:43.429+00:002013-01-31T13:30:43.429+00:00The approval of a real-life governess is the icing...The approval of a real-life governess is the icing on the cake! <br /><br />I think he probably spent the rest of his life being normal during the day, and at night trying not to let her haunt him, but mostly failing. Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-86980201261849311692013-01-31T13:23:13.192+00:002013-01-31T13:23:13.192+00:00And here's a governess' approval to seal t...And here's a governess' approval to seal the above! I wonder how he goes on to live?auraliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092600210821107457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-70454591192202540972013-01-31T09:19:37.046+00:002013-01-31T09:19:37.046+00:00Oh wow, thanks! Good enthusiasm! It's not at a...Oh wow, thanks! Good enthusiasm! It's not at all the thing I usually write, but it became one of my favourite pieces as I was writing it.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-79817283951813747482013-01-30T20:50:38.049+00:002013-01-30T20:50:38.049+00:00Quite simply: brilliant. And deftly followed to an...Quite simply: brilliant. And deftly followed to an intelligent and visceral conclusion. Well done!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-23769971807331643292013-01-29T19:59:25.111+00:002013-01-29T19:59:25.111+00:00Not sure. I sent it to them and they didn't re...Not sure. I sent it to them and they didn't reply. So I asked again (when I thanked them after receiving the prize) and still nothing. To be fair, they did say it was to promote the competition in future, so maybe they're keeping it for next year? <br /><br />Anyway, thanks! You said you explored fate in your novel - one of the reasons I wanted to read it! I think it's an endlessly fascinating subject (endless as in across the whole of humanity over the whole of time - not as a subject for one writer for a whole lifetime!)Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-56780220043275557062013-01-29T19:57:08.524+00:002013-01-29T19:57:08.524+00:00Thanks, Teresa. Im' a bit rusty with short sto...Thanks, Teresa. Im' a bit rusty with short stories at the moment, so it's nice to have a bit of encouragement.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-68940746949686460942013-01-29T17:30:36.540+00:002013-01-29T17:30:36.540+00:00How come they've not put it up!?
Great story....How come they've not put it up!?<br /><br />Great story. Have some similar themes running through my stories at the moment - how funny!<br /><br />I like the style of the "flips" building up the tension. Nicely done. And this is beautiful: "We never let life just happen, Leo. We give it handrails and parachutes and emergency exits. We’re too afraid to take off our seatbelts." But you knew that. : ) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-1922537934254673542013-01-29T16:22:29.349+00:002013-01-29T16:22:29.349+00:00Excellent - totally had me at the end! Felt a bit ...Excellent - totally had me at the end! Felt a bit sick myself. Great stuff.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-52066554527210759972013-01-29T15:33:04.450+00:002013-01-29T15:33:04.450+00:00Thank-you! That's very kind of you :)Thank-you! That's very kind of you :)Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-78182243404261490352013-01-29T14:50:39.937+00:002013-01-29T14:50:39.937+00:00Wonderful. I can see why it won. Well done. Wonderful. I can see why it won. Well done. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559604728716256864noreply@blogger.com