Love. Life. Death.
Two friends talking.34 total reviews
Comment from Daylily
A very interesting and well-written posting, Terry. I am sure all of us have had a thought or two about death. I, personally, see it as a doorway that I am not afraid to walk through. -- I just would prefer it to be in a rather mild manner. Of course, I have no choice about that and accept whatever is going to be. This perspective helps me sleep better at night. I will be 80 soon so I am doing my writings as quickly as I am able. Yesterday, however, I thought of a new series, and started working on it too, so maybe it will keep me around longer to get all three of my rather challenging series completed.
Hey, I just remembered that old saying: Do not count your chickens before they hatch. At least, I can hope there would not be too many eggs left in the nest when I am finally climbing that golden stairway up into the sky. Smiles, Lily
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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A very interesting and well-written posting, Terry. I am sure all of us have had a thought or two about death. I, personally, see it as a doorway that I am not afraid to walk through. -- I just would prefer it to be in a rather mild manner. Of course, I have no choice about that and accept whatever is going to be. This perspective helps me sleep better at night. I will be 80 soon so I am doing my writings as quickly as I am able. Yesterday, however, I thought of a new series, and started working on it too, so maybe it will keep me around longer to get all three of my rather challenging series completed.
Hey, I just remembered that old saying: Do not count your chickens before they hatch. At least, I can hope there would not be too many eggs left in the nest when I am finally climbing that golden stairway up into the sky. Smiles, Lily
Comment Written 12-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your review, Lily; I'm pushing 78 in a couple of months. Never thought I would make it this far. Terry.
Comment from Sally Law
Terry, this is just great. I dunno. I think we are fashioned by who we love and even if it's puppy love or self serving love it has a way of preparing us for the real thing. I kissed a lot of frogs before I met my prince. My husband is my great love. There will never be another like him. Sending you my best today as always and my very best wishes for the dialogue only contest. Sal :))
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reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Terry, this is just great. I dunno. I think we are fashioned by who we love and even if it's puppy love or self serving love it has a way of preparing us for the real thing. I kissed a lot of frogs before I met my prince. My husband is my great love. There will never be another like him. Sending you my best today as always and my very best wishes for the dialogue only contest. Sal :))
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Comment Written 12-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Sally, sorry about those frogs! LOL, I know you and Jack are a major league team. Thanks for reading. Terry.
Comment from GWHARGIS
Your writing is like an old friend. It's clean, from the gut, the heart and basic. Basic sounds bad, but to me, it's a high compliment. It means you don't need any fancy words, no filler, just a natural voice that is honest. Like Walter Cronkite. Even if the news is bad, he always managed to put it to you in a way that promised you weren't alone and tomorrow would bring hope. Great piece of writing. Gretchen
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Your writing is like an old friend. It's clean, from the gut, the heart and basic. Basic sounds bad, but to me, it's a high compliment. It means you don't need any fancy words, no filler, just a natural voice that is honest. Like Walter Cronkite. Even if the news is bad, he always managed to put it to you in a way that promised you weren't alone and tomorrow would bring hope. Great piece of writing. Gretchen
Comment Written 12-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Gretchen, thank you for the six stars. I think you are absolutely right about how I write. I do take it as a compliment. You do know Walter went to the University of Texas. Terry.
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Nice story, but I have to tell you, as unnecessary as you might feel them to be, I missed the quotations marks. Not only is that how dialogue is represented in literature, but I had to go back after the first 4-5 paragraphs to figure it out.
I would hate for a good piece to lose a contest on that sort of technicality, but if there are two equally good entries...
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reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Nice story, but I have to tell you, as unnecessary as you might feel them to be, I missed the quotations marks. Not only is that how dialogue is represented in literature, but I had to go back after the first 4-5 paragraphs to figure it out.
I would hate for a good piece to lose a contest on that sort of technicality, but if there are two equally good entries...
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Comment Written 12-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2024
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Wayne, thank you for reading. The contest made it optional about the tags...I was being lazy. But I do agree with you it just looks better. So, I went back and added them. I don't really care much about the contest. I had the idea for the little story, and saw the contest, and I thought the format might work for it. Thanks, Terry.
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I do the same for contests - just incentive. (But by the time I post, I'm sitting at the mailbox waiting for my check!) smiley face here
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Dang, I never got a check.