Late Night Musing
My grandmother, if alive, would be 111 tomorrow.62 total reviews
Comment from amada
I was enthralled to read this story because it reminded me of my years with grandma. The best of my life, I'm happy to say!
Lovely to know about your grandma!
reply by the author on 05-Mar-2013
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I was enthralled to read this story because it reminded me of my years with grandma. The best of my life, I'm happy to say!
Lovely to know about your grandma!
Comment Written 04-Mar-2013
reply by the author on 05-Mar-2013
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Thanks for going back through the archives! The book I'm posting now includes.my grandparents, so I'm thinking more about them lately. Regards, Bill
Comment from Gideon300
A truly wonderful story. Unfortunately it is always harder for someone who doesn't feel the connection to understand the decisions our heart and souls make. Sometimes their words gives us objectivity sometimes just pain as we know what we must do. Your ex was wrong though in that you got nothing, you got a treasure of memories and a heap of blessings on your soul.
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2013
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A truly wonderful story. Unfortunately it is always harder for someone who doesn't feel the connection to understand the decisions our heart and souls make. Sometimes their words gives us objectivity sometimes just pain as we know what we must do. Your ex was wrong though in that you got nothing, you got a treasure of memories and a heap of blessings on your soul.
Comment Written 03-Mar-2013
reply by the author on 03-Mar-2013
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Thank you so much for browsing my archives. I appreciate you reading and your kind feedback. Bill
Comment from Doc Holiday
Great story! I see what it had won. Congratulations on writing this story that served as just one more fond memory of your grandmother. You were so right in how you handled your ex's comments.....
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2013
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Great story! I see what it had won. Congratulations on writing this story that served as just one more fond memory of your grandmother. You were so right in how you handled your ex's comments.....
Comment Written 31-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2013
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Hi Doc - appreciate you going back through the archives! Warm regards, Bill
Comment from quicksandyamurray
I don't have a six left, or you would have it. This is such a great story. Fiction can't beat reality. I like your Philosophy. It is a better outlook on things than most. I will have to read more of your work. I'm so glad you shared this.
reply by the author on 09-Jan-2013
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I don't have a six left, or you would have it. This is such a great story. Fiction can't beat reality. I like your Philosophy. It is a better outlook on things than most. I will have to read more of your work. I'm so glad you shared this.
Comment Written 08-Jan-2013
reply by the author on 09-Jan-2013
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Thanks for looking back through the archives. I'm glad you liked this one. Bill
Comment from Titanx9
You reviewed one of my poem so, and as I usually do, I came to your site to review one of your works. I came across this jewel of a story, and as I started reading, I fell in love with your delightful grandmother; how blessed you have been to have known this wise woman. I love this story, and all the sentiments involved. Congratulations on the win!!
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2012
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You reviewed one of my poem so, and as I usually do, I came to your site to review one of your works. I came across this jewel of a story, and as I started reading, I fell in love with your delightful grandmother; how blessed you have been to have known this wise woman. I love this story, and all the sentiments involved. Congratulations on the win!!
Comment Written 02-Oct-2012
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2012
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Thanks for reading and for your kind comments. I very much appreciatge both. Bill
Comment from Herb
A good story very well written. Smacks of warm feelings and melencholoy. The only person who wouldn't enjoy this story is your ex.
Good job.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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A good story very well written. Smacks of warm feelings and melencholoy. The only person who wouldn't enjoy this story is your ex.
Good job.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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Thanks Herb - I appreciate you reading and your kind feedback.
Comment from penelope
What a well-deserved win. Your story has enough elements to arouse many emotions in your reader. I think it's honorable of you to have given something back to your beloved grandmother. She sounds like quite the character. Your story was well paced and hit all the right chords. I had to laugh at the gun incident. What ever happened? You had one lucky escape. Congratulations, Bhogg, on a great story. Penelope
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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What a well-deserved win. Your story has enough elements to arouse many emotions in your reader. I think it's honorable of you to have given something back to your beloved grandmother. She sounds like quite the character. Your story was well paced and hit all the right chords. I had to laugh at the gun incident. What ever happened? You had one lucky escape. Congratulations, Bhogg, on a great story. Penelope
Comment Written 13-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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Thanks for reading Penelope. I appreciate your kind words. I think of my grandmother a lot. Regards, Bill
Comment from marion
Hi there
What a brilliantly written heart-felt story. I am honoured to bestow Late Night Musing with one of my sets of six stars. They shall do the talking. Marion.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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Hi there
What a brilliantly written heart-felt story. I am honoured to bestow Late Night Musing with one of my sets of six stars. They shall do the talking. Marion.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2011
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Thanks Marion - I appreciate you reading and the six stars. We get so few sixes that I am humbled to get one. Warm regards, Bill.
Comment from MissMerri
A well-written and most interesting story! I'm so glad I read it. You write with such a natural flow and conversational style, it makes it easy for the reader to completely lose himself in the story and not be distracted by awkward words or punctuation problems, or anything at all. I loved this and congratulate you on a well-deserved story of the month award.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2011
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A well-written and most interesting story! I'm so glad I read it. You write with such a natural flow and conversational style, it makes it easy for the reader to completely lose himself in the story and not be distracted by awkward words or punctuation problems, or anything at all. I loved this and congratulate you on a well-deserved story of the month award.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2011
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Thank you very much for reading and for your kind and generous feedback. Regards, Bill
Comment from Mastery
Hi, Bill! Seems to me I told you this would happen! Congratulation! I love your story and the imagery alone sets it above the rest Like this for instance:
"Grandma and Grandpa owned two hundred acres of farmland in West Central Georgia. It was beautiful land, slightly rolling with the vestiges of terraces that once outlined a cotton plantation. It was a small part of what had been a much larger holding. During the Great Depression, it was carved down to the old home place and the acreage. It had at one time been huge for the area, over two thousand acres. The old home place was one of the oldest edifices in the county. If you crawled beneath it, you could still see support beams that didn't use nails, but instead, wooden pegs. An older neighbor once told me that it was the first house he ever saw that was painted."
God bless you for sticking by her and I'm sure she is with the angels. Bob (sorry...no sixes left)
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2011
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Hi, Bill! Seems to me I told you this would happen! Congratulation! I love your story and the imagery alone sets it above the rest Like this for instance:
"Grandma and Grandpa owned two hundred acres of farmland in West Central Georgia. It was beautiful land, slightly rolling with the vestiges of terraces that once outlined a cotton plantation. It was a small part of what had been a much larger holding. During the Great Depression, it was carved down to the old home place and the acreage. It had at one time been huge for the area, over two thousand acres. The old home place was one of the oldest edifices in the county. If you crawled beneath it, you could still see support beams that didn't use nails, but instead, wooden pegs. An older neighbor once told me that it was the first house he ever saw that was painted."
God bless you for sticking by her and I'm sure she is with the angels. Bob (sorry...no sixes left)
Comment Written 12-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2011
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Thanks Bob - your encouragement means a lot to me. Regards, Bill
