Comment from giraffmang

Excellent

Second review on meeting word criteria and re-rated

Hi there,

This is a bittersweet tale. Good story in limited words, however, the competition calls for the piece to be exactly 200 words. Yours comes in at 195 and as such doesn't meet the contest requirements.

GMG

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you for catching that, my friend. I was sure I had 200 but I went back and added five words. It throws me sometimes because the word processor will say one amount of words, and the FanStory editor will say another amount. I counted them by hand and you were right. It is fixed now.

reply by giraffmang on 24-Apr-2016

I use Microsoft word count and find it normally to be the most accurate although it confuses ... for a word! Hand count is okay on the short pieces but can be a pain.

I'll go back and re-rate.
GMG

Comment from rspoet

Excellent

This is an excellent entry for the contest
Well written with an interesting story
Tasi is a great name for a mischievous cat
The story ended a little too soon
but 200 word limits tend to do that
Excellent picture to match story
Well done
Good luck in the contest

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you. I was going to find a picture of Tasi and put on the story but I never found the time.

Comment from Gert sherwood

Excellent

Hello author
I know you feelings which by the way were well expressed about your feelings for Tasi.
I had a calico cat named Muffy she was twenty five years when she passed on and took her long ride to kitty heaven with our other two cat waiting for her.
I wish you the bet in this contest.

Gert

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you. I love my cats and they are like family. I always feel like it is murder when I have to euthanize one of them.

reply by Gert sherwood on 24-Apr-2016

God I know what you mean it hurts so much
Muffy our last dear cat died right here at home with us.

Gert

Comment from RodG

Good

A fairly interesting story of how Tas the cat came into your life. Maybe you could give one key memory you have of the cat and compress the backstory.
"One morning there's the cat was sitting on our porch. " [omit "there's].

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you. The prompt calls for exactly 200 words. I tried to tell the story within the word limit. My key memory was the fact that Tasi was always spinning in circles and rolling the rugs up.

Comment from Kooky Clown

Excellent

I have three rescue cats and am always worried something will happen to them, we do all we can and hope they live a long time. I know cats can be be quite independent but at the end of the day we chose them they unlike your Tasi don't choose us you should be honoured that Tasi chose you to live with. Well done. Kooky

 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you. I was happy that Tasi decided to live with us. I didn't blame her as she didn't have a very good life with my friend.

Comment from konni

Good

So sorry for your loss. I, too, am a cat lover and find this so hard.
There are no words. Know that you made her life better and were there for her all the way through.
hugs

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 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you. I'm sorry the story was so brief. It had to be written within a 200 word limit. It takes a lot away from the story.

reply by konni on 24-Apr-2016

That's okay. I think it was just something you needed to tell, express, and share.

Comment from franichm

Excellent

First, my condolences for losing your beloved pet. They be one family and it is so hard to say goodbye. How lucky she was that you rescued her and took such loving care of her. You should be so happy you gave her that! Your story is well written and flows nicely. I only noticed one small typo...the line that starts with
'One morning there's the calico was'. The word "there's" should be omitted?

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 Comment Written 24-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 24-Apr-2016

Thank you. If I omit that word I will have to put one in somewhere else. The story must be exactly 200 words. I will see what I can do.

reply by franichm on 24-Apr-2016

Yes, I had forgotten ...best leave it. My oversight, apologies.