tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post4475469314691606039..comments2024-01-17T20:12:02.408-08:00Comments on BOOK LOVER: WEP: BACK OF THE DRAWERdolorahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-91972623434134487162017-02-22T18:16:20.478-08:002017-02-22T18:16:20.478-08:00Congratulations on winning the encouragement Award...Congratulations on winning the encouragement Award in thismonth's WEP Challenge. This was an excellent entry. I liked the romantic bit with a bittersweet ending. Well done, my friend.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-12491109076890016702017-02-21T20:33:42.458-08:002017-02-21T20:33:42.458-08:00Yeah, I really love that little twist at the end. ...Yeah, I really love that little twist at the end. Great writing all through out, and some really enjoyable characters. This story is definitely worth more than a band aid. ;)A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-67548699417596961082017-02-19T04:00:54.093-08:002017-02-19T04:00:54.093-08:00I love stories about small towns and the various p...I love stories about small towns and the various people that inhabit them. It's like a play that writes itself. Honestly speaking, this wasn't quite my cup of tea because of the romance angle, but I like the way you sketched out the characters and their personalities.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017756012813695025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-5780261169366245772017-02-17T21:30:35.636-08:002017-02-17T21:30:35.636-08:00So sad. I think we all know someone who spent thei...So sad. I think we all know someone who spent their teens in an awkward state. I'm holding up my hand. I do hope she finds someone to love.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-13914343009217945372017-02-17T08:21:56.246-08:002017-02-17T08:21:56.246-08:00What a sad, and yet still, sweet story. It seems h...What a sad, and yet still, sweet story. It seems her heart was broken years ago, but maybe the one in the drawer was plastic for a reason. He never was the one for her. Perhaps she'll meet Mr. Right after her move.Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-5206620834646983652017-02-16T21:51:49.578-08:002017-02-16T21:51:49.578-08:00Debbie: Thank you.
Kalpana:I worked hard on her.
...Debbie: Thank you.<br /><br />Kalpana:I worked hard on her.<br /><br />Nila: I was hoping the ending was satisfying, even without that HEA.<br /><br />Sally: Yeah, small towns can be so claustrophobic. I like it though.<br /><br />Jen: broken more from all her losses, not just the loss first crush.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-66927972773637590002017-02-16T12:27:35.981-08:002017-02-16T12:27:35.981-08:00This was beautifully written. Heartbreaking but I ...This was beautifully written. Heartbreaking but I enjoyed it. I loved the nice twist at the end and I have to wonder if the broken heart is more for the death of her mother than for the man who she lost to another.<br /><br />Great story,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-28693031213048225152017-02-16T04:42:08.740-08:002017-02-16T04:42:08.740-08:00I feel so sorry for her - maybe the move will give...I feel so sorry for her - maybe the move will give her more confidence. I can relate to everybody knowing your business in a small place, originally being a village girl myself.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-76266751317388013912017-02-16T01:22:21.728-08:002017-02-16T01:22:21.728-08:00That was a neatly satisfying twist in the tail va...That was a neatly satisfying twist in the tail valentine story. Very unique and very you, Donna. Always love your trenchant style! <br /><br />Hope the mc finds a man sharpish, someone who doesn't remind her of her brother.<br /><br />Great to see you back at WEP, and great being here!<br /><br />Best,<br />Nila.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-73436063140241327002017-02-15T23:56:17.346-08:002017-02-15T23:56:17.346-08:00That was a pretty impressive piece of writing. So ...That was a pretty impressive piece of writing. So many characters, such a lot of emotions. Nice twist at the end and Sue is a well rounded character full of fractured feelings. Lovely.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-14829248198781148852017-02-15T20:48:51.720-08:002017-02-15T20:48:51.720-08:00Alex: Yeah, that could leave an awkward taste in y...Alex: Yeah, that could leave an awkward taste in your mouth.<br /><br />Thanks Hilary<br /><br />Pat: I think I was there for a time myself.<br /><br />Stacy: cool, a surprise :)<br /><br />Thanks FAE: you're sweet.<br /><br />St Mac: yeps, for a few days more. Rain starting again tomorrow and they say maybe another evacuation. But, I'll be in Utah, leaving the Hubs to pack up the cats. Not a fun chore . . .<br /><br />Elizabeth: some people (introverts) need a special someone to help them shine.<br /><br />DG: lol, I'd love a Knight! I could fall in love myself. I wish I only had ONE junk drawer in my house!<br /><br />Yolanda: Thank you for the high praise. Being Valentines day, I had to get that kiss in somehow, lol. I really enjoyed writing to this prompt.<br /><br />Dx: Thanks. Backstory is hard to keep out. That's where I spend the most editing time. Keeping an eye on the word count helps :) I'm happy my little Burg is on the world map, but sure wish it happened some other way.<br /><br />Olga: love can suck that way :)<br /><br />Lee: I still find little treasures in my junk drawer(s)<br /><br /><br /><br />dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-39098305148793339502017-02-15T20:45:36.220-08:002017-02-15T20:45:36.220-08:00I love the symbolism of the broken plastic heart a...I love the symbolism of the broken plastic heart at the end. These characters were totally endearing and I was captivated by the story. So many interesting subplots as well. Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-86220882554034568582017-02-15T18:34:46.706-08:002017-02-15T18:34:46.706-08:00Very nice. What an appropriate story for this Val...Very nice. What an appropriate story for this Valentine's season.<br /><br />I used to like to clean the junk drawer in my family's house when I was a kid. My mother always let me keep any loose change I would find and it was usually a small bounty for a kid.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-21193404103168504442017-02-15T17:16:38.575-08:002017-02-15T17:16:38.575-08:00Great, multifaceted story. There is the hectic dis...Great, multifaceted story. There is the hectic disorder of moving, overlapping with her longing for love, and then - boom - the broken heart. So sad. Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-10472044371748520672017-02-15T14:19:00.309-08:002017-02-15T14:19:00.309-08:00Loved this Donna. I've missed your unique styl...Loved this Donna. I've missed your unique style. Always makes me grin. Loved how much you weaved through this and it was so fresh, no boring backstory at all. Now I want her to move on into her own happy-ever-after. Maybe by next Valentine's Day? <br /><br />Thanks Donna. Hope you're well and safe with that dam thing happening. Put Oraville on the world map!<br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-43471971515102067762017-02-15T10:47:38.153-08:002017-02-15T10:47:38.153-08:00I think you and Denise, at least so far went for a...I think you and Denise, at least so far went for a Valentine slant. :) Never even crossed my mind! :)<br /><br />Well done, so well crafted and the twists and turns, magnificent! I thought for sure she'd get a kiss, but, that's already happened and he's not the one. Damn, sure sounded like he could be! Had me fooled!<br /><br />So thrilled to see you posting again for the WEP and with such a great piece!<br /><br />Happy February!<br /><br />Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-35695257703197209392017-02-15T10:29:33.411-08:002017-02-15T10:29:33.411-08:00Ah, wouldn't it be nice to have a knight like ...Ah, wouldn't it be nice to have a knight like that rescue us from the nosy neighbours? Crushes from childhood seem so tender when we are young, but then stinkin' reality bumbles in and pops the fantasy. (Sorry had a Eli Wallach moment there) I liked this Donna, and in a couple of my houses, I for sure had a Junk drawer. . .and the broken heart is a little symbolic to my mind for all the dreams of our youth that are broken. . .the touch of romance here is very nicely done.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-39876595478304256492017-02-15T09:08:12.390-08:002017-02-15T09:08:12.390-08:00Loved the opening lines and the sad twist at the e...Loved the opening lines and the sad twist at the end. <br /><br />I hope she finds happiness and learns to accept the love and support of the people around her. She doesn't seem to know just how valued she is. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-57743911017752240642017-02-15T08:36:26.845-08:002017-02-15T08:36:26.845-08:00WILD THING ~
That Peter Jennings fella is a pretty...WILD THING ~<br />That Peter Jennings fella is a pretty smooth talker. Maybe he ought to go into television broadcasting or something. <br /><b>[;o)</b><br /><br />Hey, that was very good writing. I didn't know you wuz a writer; I thought you were strictly a drinker, like me.<br /><br />Glad to find you've still got a roof over your head and a computer keyboard at your fingertips. I was concerned there about that flooding in your area.<br /><br />Yak Later...<br /><br />~ D-FensDogG<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-17899278776309115402017-02-15T07:55:32.317-08:002017-02-15T07:55:32.317-08:00Awe, ou ARE a romantic. That was beautiful.
Awe, ou ARE a romantic. That was beautiful.<br />farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-79803502563210573312017-02-15T07:15:47.072-08:002017-02-15T07:15:47.072-08:00Nice little twist at the end. Didn't see that ...Nice little twist at the end. Didn't see that coming at all. :)Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-60484013461301170972017-02-15T06:37:12.133-08:002017-02-15T06:37:12.133-08:00Hopefully the future will be brighter for her, onc...Hopefully the future will be brighter for her, once that brother or sister feeling arises, one's heart kinda gets stuck there. Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-71010525501623316612017-02-15T03:00:07.633-08:002017-02-15T03:00:07.633-08:00Oh Donna - I didn't see that coming ... what a...Oh Donna - I didn't see that coming ... what a sad tale with lots of interweaving stories ... beautiful writing ... plastic heart ... I feel for her ... let's hope her future will be easier ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002680784886524881.post-74184959847931876672017-02-15T02:51:05.784-08:002017-02-15T02:51:05.784-08:00Think that broken heart cut her long before she pu...Think that broken heart cut her long before she put her finger in the drawer. Hopefully she finds a young man soon, and preferably one that doesn't remind her of kissing her brother.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com