Writing Prompt Entries 2014
Viewing comments for Chapter 33 "So Far, So Good (Mostly!) "The clue is in the title!
13 total reviews
Comment from the blue pixel
If there's one thing I can't do (in fact, there are many things), it is "be brief" but you have encapsulated your life in so few words. I have a working knowledge of what matters not just about you but much more importantly, what matters most to you; enough that you tell us about it. I look forward to learning more about you through your work and to help that endeavour, I will become a fan of yours which will give us a mutual admiration society. lol Nice work Debra. You have a skill I admire. x Pix
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
  |
If there's one thing I can't do (in fact, there are many things), it is "be brief" but you have encapsulated your life in so few words. I have a working knowledge of what matters not just about you but much more importantly, what matters most to you; enough that you tell us about it. I look forward to learning more about you through your work and to help that endeavour, I will become a fan of yours which will give us a mutual admiration society. lol Nice work Debra. You have a skill I admire. x Pix
Comment Written 22-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 22-Apr-2014
-
Hi Pix :) thanks for your great comments and for 'fanning' me :) I appreciate both and look forward to getting to know you and learning from you :) Hugs, Debra x
Comment from amada
I like your story...a lot. The facts are ordinary but your style of writing them gives them a special brightness. It lef me with a smile... Best wishes.
reply by the author on 21-Apr-2014
|
I like your story...a lot. The facts are ordinary but your style of writing them gives them a special brightness. It lef me with a smile... Best wishes.
Comment Written 21-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 21-Apr-2014
-
Hello amada, thank you for your lovely feedback :) I'm happy my little bio made you smile! Kindest regards, Debra :)
Comment from misscookie
I love the word to your write. It captured my attention from the first line to the last. We all must have dreams and God say the same you will met those dreams.
It that you and your family?
reply by the author on 21-Apr-2014
 |
I love the word to your write. It captured my attention from the first line to the last. We all must have dreams and God say the same you will met those dreams.
It that you and your family?
Comment Written 21-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 21-Apr-2014
-
Hi miss cookie, thank you so much for your wonderful comments and six star rating, I appreciate both :) yes, that's my children and I, my husband took the picture... We were walking in dalby forest a couple of weeks ago. Kindest regards as always, Debra :) x
-
You're very welcome, have a blessed day.
Cookie
Comment from joann r romei
I enjoyed this simply told happy life, you chose to tell us exactly how things are and were. I did not notice any errors in this work.
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
I enjoyed this simply told happy life, you chose to tell us exactly how things are and were. I did not notice any errors in this work.
Comment Written 20-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Thank you joann for your lovely feedback. Kindest regards, Debra :)
Comment from mfowler
To be continued... (God willing!) ....waht a great finish, I mean, continuance.
Debra, you are such an open writer. Your poetry is honest, usually funny, and celebatory at the same time. Your 150 words of biography just puts flesh on the bones of your personality. It also explains who you are very simply, but in entertaining fashion. I love that you write what's in your life here, and now. No pretensions, and you seem so happy!
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
To be continued... (God willing!) ....waht a great finish, I mean, continuance.
Debra, you are such an open writer. Your poetry is honest, usually funny, and celebatory at the same time. Your 150 words of biography just puts flesh on the bones of your personality. It also explains who you are very simply, but in entertaining fashion. I love that you write what's in your life here, and now. No pretensions, and you seem so happy!
Comment Written 20-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Hi :) Thank you so much for your lovely feedback - you have truly made my day! I am happy (mostly!) although being a mother is harder than anyone ever warned me it would be! It IS worth it though :) Kindest regards and Happy Easter to you, Debra
Comment from Karen B.
A nicely written life summary that tells a lot in under 150 words. Congrats on finding your happily ever after, and best wishes with your long-term plans, God willing. :)
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
A nicely written life summary that tells a lot in under 150 words. Congrats on finding your happily ever after, and best wishes with your long-term plans, God willing. :)
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Hi Karen, Thank you so much for your great feedback! Kindest regards, Debra :)
Comment from Mike Battaglia
"To be continued... (God willing!)"
That just about says it all. It's not easy to encapsulate your life into 150 words, but it shows us what our life means to us--what's important, why we persevere. And what w wonderful depiction you've shown here: drama, the tinies tinge of humor, hope, struggle... all the things that make a life worth while. Well done :)
--Mike
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
"To be continued... (God willing!)"
That just about says it all. It's not easy to encapsulate your life into 150 words, but it shows us what our life means to us--what's important, why we persevere. And what w wonderful depiction you've shown here: drama, the tinies tinge of humor, hope, struggle... all the things that make a life worth while. Well done :)
--Mike
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Hi Mike :) Thank you for your great feedback and for sponsoring this fresh prompt. Also, very good of you to throw an extra couple of dollars into the prize pool.... what a great host! Kindest regards, Debra :)
Comment from Domino 2
I do find it a pain navigating your poems in book form, Debs but, by doing so, I noticed how remarkably successful you are at contests, so well done indeed.
Very nice little life story ('mostly'), apart from the divorce, but it's great you moved on and created such a loving family with Shaun - similar to your loving upbringing.
I almost joined the Police when I was 17. I passed all the entrance exams and then decided against it - a bad move in retrospect.
A teaching assistant sounds a great idea too, and teaching was something that also interested me for a while.
Have a great Easter, Ted
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
I do find it a pain navigating your poems in book form, Debs but, by doing so, I noticed how remarkably successful you are at contests, so well done indeed.
Very nice little life story ('mostly'), apart from the divorce, but it's great you moved on and created such a loving family with Shaun - similar to your loving upbringing.
I almost joined the Police when I was 17. I passed all the entrance exams and then decided against it - a bad move in retrospect.
A teaching assistant sounds a great idea too, and teaching was something that also interested me for a while.
Have a great Easter, Ted
Comment Written 19-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Hi Ted :) Thanks for your wonderful feedback - sorry about all my stuff being in books, I'm a bit of a neat freak!!
I worked as an intelligence clerk for the police - great job, but they 'centralised' my role to another area and also incorporated a shift pattern, neither of which suited my family life, so I took the money as they were offering redundancy!
I wouldn't want the responsibility of being a teacher, but assisting sounds great (and the holidays would fit in with the kids so I wouldn't need to pay for child care) Fingers crossed it all works out how I hope :)
Love, Debs x
ps. Don't eat too many easter eggs!
Comment from Leineco
Not bad. . .not bad at all :-)
149 words, and you hit all the salient points, but did it entertainingly (at my age I'm not sure how I could pare it down less than 500 LOL) Then again, maybe 27 words is all I need!
Born 1954-married 1977-worked my fingers to the bone - now I've been forcibly retired - still working my fingers to the bone though!" LOL
Nice write Deb :-)
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
Not bad. . .not bad at all :-)
149 words, and you hit all the salient points, but did it entertainingly (at my age I'm not sure how I could pare it down less than 500 LOL) Then again, maybe 27 words is all I need!
Born 1954-married 1977-worked my fingers to the bone - now I've been forcibly retired - still working my fingers to the bone though!" LOL
Nice write Deb :-)
Comment Written 18-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Ho lorraine - I imagine you sat typing with skeleton fingers now!! Thanks for your great feedback :) love Debra
Comment from Pegcook
Nice summary of your life. So glad you are in the "happily-ever-after chapter of your life. I understand about the "enough said about the divorce"... been there, done that! I share your dream of becoming a published author. I enjoyed meeting you in this brief life essay.
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
|
Nice summary of your life. So glad you are in the "happily-ever-after chapter of your life. I understand about the "enough said about the divorce"... been there, done that! I share your dream of becoming a published author. I enjoyed meeting you in this brief life essay.
Comment Written 18-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 20-Apr-2014
-
Thank you so much Peg for your lovely feedback :) Kindest regards, Debra :)