Cut the Cord
Sometimes, it's still good to work with dad...34 total reviews
Comment from aryr
Good luck Yvette in the Pick a title from the list provided contest. This was very entertaining and enjoyable to read. I like the way the concept of the story, using the ribbons to mark trees that would not be cut matched the picture. You were indeed lucky to create this delight and find an ideal picture.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Good luck Yvette in the Pick a title from the list provided contest. This was very entertaining and enjoyable to read. I like the way the concept of the story, using the ribbons to mark trees that would not be cut matched the picture. You were indeed lucky to create this delight and find an ideal picture.
Comment Written 18-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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So glad you enjoyed this one, ma'am -- hadn't even planned on entering but when I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, this one just said: YEAH! ;) ;) So, thanx for dropping in on my teacher 'interlude' for the evening! ;) ;) Yvette
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You are so welcome Yvette
Comment from Mustang Patty
Hi, Yvette,
This is a wonderful entry for the contest. Your angle on 'cut the chord,' is much different than I think most folks would be led.
Your writing was clear and concise and it appears you followed all the rules - GOOD LUCK to you!
~patty~
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Hi, Yvette,
This is a wonderful entry for the contest. Your angle on 'cut the chord,' is much different than I think most folks would be led.
Your writing was clear and concise and it appears you followed all the rules - GOOD LUCK to you!
~patty~
Comment Written 18-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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So glad you enjoyed this one, patty -- hadn't even planned on entering but when I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, this one just said: YEAH! ;) ;) So, thanx for dropping in on my teacher 'interlude' for the evening! ;) ;) Yvette
Comment from Sugarray77
This is cute, Yvette. I enjoyed reading your whimsical tale and think it is adorable that she wants to save all the trees. A very tender hearted write. I am glad the Dad has a sense of humor. Well done and good luck.
Melissa
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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This is cute, Yvette. I enjoyed reading your whimsical tale and think it is adorable that she wants to save all the trees. A very tender hearted write. I am glad the Dad has a sense of humor. Well done and good luck.
Melissa
Comment Written 18-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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So glad you enjoyed this one, Melissa -- hadn't even planned on entering but when I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, this one just said: YEAH! ;) ;) Thanx for dropping in and have a great week ahead! ;) ;) Yvette
Comment from Dawn Munro
LOL! I LOVED this -- very witty, my brilliant friend, and it has me smiling ear-to-ear. What a lovely story, and your characters are Aces, even the baby coons. "Whimper."
I bet this isn't the cord most who choose this title will write about, but it's the best, IMO. :))
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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LOL! I LOVED this -- very witty, my brilliant friend, and it has me smiling ear-to-ear. What a lovely story, and your characters are Aces, even the baby coons. "Whimper."
I bet this isn't the cord most who choose this title will write about, but it's the best, IMO. :))
Comment Written 18-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Oh, hooray! I'm so glad you enjoyed this! ;) ;) You know, I really didn't have time to do this, but I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, and this one just said: YEAH - do it! ;) ;) So, this was a teacher's grading 'interlude' - LOL! ;) ;) Thanx for those bright shiny stars there! ;) ;) Yvette
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Oh good! I'm glad you're pleased!
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Good choice and creative way to use it. I love that her father understands why she can't cut all those trees. Where are the little critters going to live if she destroys their homes? I'm with her! :)
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Good choice and creative way to use it. I love that her father understands why she can't cut all those trees. Where are the little critters going to live if she destroys their homes? I'm with her! :)
Comment Written 18-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Thanx for dropping in, Phyllis -- glad you enjoyed this short, spur-of-the moment one! ;) ;) It was my 'interlude' from grading! ;) ;) Yvette :)
Comment from patcelaw
This was a fun read and it contained just enough suspense to make it have a smile creating ending. I enjoyed reading it and wish you the best in the contest. Patricia
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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This was a fun read and it contained just enough suspense to make it have a smile creating ending. I enjoyed reading it and wish you the best in the contest. Patricia
Comment Written 18-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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So glad you enjoyed this one, Patricia -- hadn't even planned on entering but when I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, this one just said: YEAH! ;) ;) Thanx for dropping in and have a great week ahead! ;) ;)
Comment from lyenochka
I guess it's alright in some forests to still cut wood? I think the texting back and forth makes it realistic in today's world but I wasn't quite sure who said, "Not quite there yet. "
Good entry and best to you in the contest, Yvette!
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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I guess it's alright in some forests to still cut wood? I think the texting back and forth makes it realistic in today's world but I wasn't quite sure who said, "Not quite there yet. "
Good entry and best to you in the contest, Yvette!
Comment Written 17-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Good morning, Helen, and thanx for dropping by on this one -- I popped back in there and re-worded a bit, let me know if you think it works better. :) ;) Take care and have a wonderful week ahead! ;) ;) Yvette
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It's much clearer!
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Thank you! :) ;)
Comment from Debbie Pope
Well I like where your title took you. I love Mikaela. What a great character. Her dad's not so bad either. He seems to respect his daughter's respect for nature.
Your characterization is what is good in this one. The message is nice as well though.
Good luck in this contests. Some of those titles are interesting. I would have picked you to be a Black Cadillac girl.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Well I like where your title took you. I love Mikaela. What a great character. Her dad's not so bad either. He seems to respect his daughter's respect for nature.
Your characterization is what is good in this one. The message is nice as well though.
Good luck in this contests. Some of those titles are interesting. I would have picked you to be a Black Cadillac girl.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Hey, MQ - glad you enjoyed this one -- you know, I really didn't even have the time to enter this one but when I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, this one just said: YEAH! ;) ;) You know me - addicted, I suppose, to 'making stuff up'. :) ;) ;) LOL! :) Thanx for dropping in and have a great week ahead! ;) ;)
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When I saw that prompt, I even looked to see if you started it. Seemed like the kind of thing that you would do. It was more interesting than usual. I opted for the mono stitch--the shorter choice.
Comment from susand3022
Yvette... You're the bomb! You're fun and imaginative and one of the absolute best reads on the site that I've found here... By the way... I dreamed about you last night!!! LOL
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Yvette... You're the bomb! You're fun and imaginative and one of the absolute best reads on the site that I've found here... By the way... I dreamed about you last night!!! LOL
Comment Written 17-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Okay - first, thank you so very much for those wonderful stars....I really didn't have the time for this, but when I was scanning that list of topics from which to choose, this one just said: YEAH! ;) ;) LOL! :) So glad you enjoyed! ;) ;) Second, I have to know: in the dream was I the good guy or the bad guy....or do I actually WANT to know...? :) ;) Thanx for the smiles, Lady Suz -- you are awesome! ;) ;) Yvette
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Okay... the dream was just an average everyday thing... I was walking down a sidewalk in a place I didn't recognize. I saw you on the street and said, "Yvette?" you said, "Yes... do I know you?" I said, "Yes... and no... susand3022..." you were all surprised and we laughed... and hugged and said Hi again... like friends would... lol I asked if you were busy and you weren't. It turned out to be a good thing, apparently I was headed to meet Fonda IRL for the first time at some little lunch place down the street so you agreed to join... I woke up before we got there though... a good dream! Fonda wonders if it was a forshadowing thing! LOL
Comment from Ms. Snyder
Nice, cute and funny - all the things you would expect from a contest entry for something from Ms. Y.M. Roger. A lovely one at that. I picture the entire forest with lovely little ribbons scattered all throughout. These are so fun, and they are the hardest ones for me to try to do. I really enjoyed reading it. Also, I got super excited thinking it might be another chapter, but no... So I go to work thinking that maybe, just maybe when I get off there might be something special waiting - huh? LOL - Begging? So invested in that story. Also, it helps with the hand recovery - does guilt work? Good luck with another contest! LOL - Cheers, Fonda
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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Nice, cute and funny - all the things you would expect from a contest entry for something from Ms. Y.M. Roger. A lovely one at that. I picture the entire forest with lovely little ribbons scattered all throughout. These are so fun, and they are the hardest ones for me to try to do. I really enjoyed reading it. Also, I got super excited thinking it might be another chapter, but no... So I go to work thinking that maybe, just maybe when I get off there might be something special waiting - huh? LOL - Begging? So invested in that story. Also, it helps with the hand recovery - does guilt work? Good luck with another contest! LOL - Cheers, Fonda
Comment Written 17-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2019
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No, no chapter, Beautiful Lady -- this was a quick 25 minute one! ;) Minutes that I took that I didn't really have - would have been less but, as usual, had to cut it down! You know, I feel like Billy Joel's THE ENTERTAINER so many times here when he sings of "If you're gonna have a hit, you gotta make it fit, so they cut it down to 3:05" -- I am constantly having to cut a write to fit some max word count! ;) ;) :) Promise to try to have the next read out by Wednesday...take care over there! ;) ;) Yvette