Castle Craig
Look-out Tower at Hubbard Park Meriden, Ct.25 total reviews
Comment from Cindy Decker 2
Author,
Your descriptive story is a great chronicle of this landmark.
From the photo, the reader can very well mistake the castle as one of the many castles in Europe.
Nice job of weaving memories and events.
Good luck with this one
Blessings,
Cindy
reply by the author on 19-Sep-2022
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Author,
Your descriptive story is a great chronicle of this landmark.
From the photo, the reader can very well mistake the castle as one of the many castles in Europe.
Nice job of weaving memories and events.
Good luck with this one
Blessings,
Cindy
Comment Written 19-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 19-Sep-2022
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That you! A nice place to visit too.
Comment from LJbutterfly
You've given the reader a comprehensive description of Look-out Tower, making it easy to visualize. Your account of high school activities makes you Sense of Place short story even more enjoyable. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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You've given the reader a comprehensive description of Look-out Tower, making it easy to visualize. Your account of high school activities makes you Sense of Place short story even more enjoyable. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Thank you!
Comment from Bill Schott
This essay, Castle Craig, gives the readers a great description. The story of the general history, along with the more personal accounts from youth, make this a compelling destination.
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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This essay, Castle Craig, gives the readers a great description. The story of the general history, along with the more personal accounts from youth, make this a compelling destination.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Thank you!
Comment from Susan Newell
Gunner,
I enjoyed your story very much, and elements of it were nostalgic for me. My first college roommate was from Meriden. Her father was a big whig with a silver company there. We fell out of touch after I transferred schools. Proofing notes follow.
Sue
There are also many walking trails that start at the park and continues to a halfway house and on up to the castle. ==> continue; need paragraph break following this sentence.
The woods surrounding the parking area is a great -- I think "forest is," "woods are"
Durning my high school ==> During
radios tuned to the WDRC Hartford rock and roll station after a high school -- better as "WDRC, Hartford's rock and roll station, after . . . "
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Gunner,
I enjoyed your story very much, and elements of it were nostalgic for me. My first college roommate was from Meriden. Her father was a big whig with a silver company there. We fell out of touch after I transferred schools. Proofing notes follow.
Sue
There are also many walking trails that start at the park and continues to a halfway house and on up to the castle. ==> continue; need paragraph break following this sentence.
The woods surrounding the parking area is a great -- I think "forest is," "woods are"
Durning my high school ==> During
radios tuned to the WDRC Hartford rock and roll station after a high school -- better as "WDRC, Hartford's rock and roll station, after . . . "
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Thank you very much! Do you remember roommate's name??
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This was 1968-69. Janet Ball. She has a friend Leslie with a boyfriend whose name I can't remember (It was an odd nickname), but they were hippie-ish.
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Mr. Ball was well known in town. There were two older brothers (I believe) Played tennis and had fast cars,
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I don't remember older brothers, but she was way out of my league financially. I remember they had a huge glass case of sterling hollowware in their house.
Comment from Mary Vigasin
A very well-written description that makes this landmark an interesting read. Well done in detail that makes it an attractive "visit," even if one cannot go to Meriden.
(sp. during instead of durning)
Good luck in the contest.
Best wishes,
Mary
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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A very well-written description that makes this landmark an interesting read. Well done in detail that makes it an attractive "visit," even if one cannot go to Meriden.
(sp. during instead of durning)
Good luck in the contest.
Best wishes,
Mary
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Thank you!
Comment from Tpa
You did a great job describing a place for a short story, although its broad descriptions would slow down the story. However, your exercise made it quite interesting, and the parking lot would be a good lead for a story. Well written.
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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You did a great job describing a place for a short story, although its broad descriptions would slow down the story. However, your exercise made it quite interesting, and the parking lot would be a good lead for a story. Well written.
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Thank you!
Comment from Thomas Blanks
Castle Craig is a "sense of place" story submitted as fiction, but it sounds completely true and biographical of the author's teen years. If it were fiction, there would have been the hook-end prosthetic arm left hanging on the door handle of the car when a pair of spooked lovers race out of the castle parking lot one night after hearing an emergency broadcast about an escaped, one-armed prisoner! DUH, DUH, DUH!!!
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Castle Craig is a "sense of place" story submitted as fiction, but it sounds completely true and biographical of the author's teen years. If it were fiction, there would have been the hook-end prosthetic arm left hanging on the door handle of the car when a pair of spooked lovers race out of the castle parking lot one night after hearing an emergency broadcast about an escaped, one-armed prisoner! DUH, DUH, DUH!!!
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Thank you!
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Excellent entry for the Sense of Place Short Story writing prompt Contest. You grasped the short story form well. Nice picture that complimentsthe story. Your descriptive words flow well expressing clear mental imagery of the Castle Craig and life style. It sounds like fun. I would love to visit.
Good luck in the contest.
Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." - Atticus
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Excellent entry for the Sense of Place Short Story writing prompt Contest. You grasped the short story form well. Nice picture that complimentsthe story. Your descriptive words flow well expressing clear mental imagery of the Castle Craig and life style. It sounds like fun. I would love to visit.
Good luck in the contest.
Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." - Atticus
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Thank You!
Comment from Tom Horonzy
INteresting. Is it a recommended spot for out of state visitors, or only of interest to locals? What is Meridian known for?............................................................................................
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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INteresting. Is it a recommended spot for out of state visitors, or only of interest to locals? What is Meridian known for?............................................................................................
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Meriden was known as the Silver Capital of the World. It was the home of International Silver Company (Insilco)
Thank You!
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Your words were very descriptive, Mystery Author, and the
picture was great. It does resemble towers from the Middle
Ages. Your facts were great. I could tell you've been to the
castle many times. It'd be amazing to be at the top and see
the faraway places as you described.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes in the contest, Jan
Hubbard Park staff. There are also many walking trails that start at the park and continues [ continue ] to a halfway house and on up to the castle.
The woods surrounding the parking area is [are ] a great place for picking mushrooms. People from the nearby
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Your words were very descriptive, Mystery Author, and the
picture was great. It does resemble towers from the Middle
Ages. Your facts were great. I could tell you've been to the
castle many times. It'd be amazing to be at the top and see
the faraway places as you described.
Thanks for sharing and best wishes in the contest, Jan
Hubbard Park staff. There are also many walking trails that start at the park and continues [ continue ] to a halfway house and on up to the castle.
The woods surrounding the parking area is [are ] a great place for picking mushrooms. People from the nearby
Comment Written 06-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Thank you!
