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< Post 7/20/2008 12:27 PM EST saddleback autobiography "REFLECTIONS: Literary Anthology from Saddleback:" (view) Cmnt 5/18/2008 4:35 PM EST saddleback autobiography You said it. I agree. The teacher is always a student too, especially a writing ... (full) Cmnt 5/18/2008 4:32 PM EST saddleback autobiography Your take on Prom is as original as all you write. Your descriptions from the lo... (full) Cmnt 5/18/2008 4:19 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a terrific story and a perfect ending. Don't know if you can cut down on... (full) Cmnt 5/18/2008 4:13 PM EST saddleback autobiography Such a sweet, sad story. The last line is perfect. You know how to end a story. ... (full) Cmnt 5/18/2008 4:07 PM EST saddleback autobiography This may be the best reunion piece I've read. From your description of the physi... (full) Cmnt 5/16/2008 6:04 PM EST saddleback autobiography Marlene,This was a fabulous piece. I have avoided all of my reunions but I have ... (full) Cmnt 5/16/2008 5:49 PM EST saddleback autobiography I loved this piece. It was both surprising and amusing. I could picture it all. ... (full) Cmnt 5/16/2008 5:46 PM EST saddleback autobiography Carolyn, this is beautiful writing. And what a faithful friend your Dad was to r... (full) Cmnt 5/15/2008 9:05 PM EST saddleback autobiography Marlene,I could relate to every word, every situation. You have described so wel... (full) Cmnt 5/15/2008 1:41 PM EST saddleback autobiography Marlene, this is probably my very favorite of all your pieces. I guess it struck... (full) Cmnt 5/15/2008 12:44 AM EST saddleback autobiography Sentimental, nostalgic, emotional. Very nice. Unfortunately, that isn't the only... (full) Cmnt 5/14/2008 3:48 PM EST saddleback autobiography Wonderful piece of nostalgia! Enjoyed it very much. I have avoided school reunio... (full) Post 5/14/2008 3:09 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 12 Flashback" (view) Cmnt 5/11/2008 11:34 PM EST saddleback autobiography I love the idea of your writing all those stories down when they come in. Let th... (full) Cmnt 5/11/2008 11:31 PM EST saddleback autobiography Your story explored variations of love that are not often explored. It's a splen... (full) Cmnt 5/10/2008 12:59 AM EST saddleback autobiography Well, nm, you sure had me going---in the wrong direction. What a successful tric... (full) Cmnt 5/9/2008 9:00 PM EST saddleback autobiography Wonderful story! Great photo!!! What a treasure.I think your ending is perfect.M... (full) Post 5/9/2008 3:54 AM EST saddleback autobiography "FRIENDSHIP by Carolyn" (view) Cmnt 5/9/2008 2:30 AM EST saddleback autobiography Wonderful story!!! It's full, complete and we all remember the proms.... Junior ... (full) Cmnt 5/9/2008 2:12 AM EST saddleback autobiography Suspenseful and well told. Surprise ending. Fun.Reiss Cmnt 5/9/2008 1:43 AM EST saddleback autobiography nmmYou told this story perfectly......the suspense of the unknown situation, the... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 8:17 PM EST saddleback autobiography This was a very fun piece. I liked the way you set up the scene, so that the rea... (full) Post 5/8/2008 5:18 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Endings - nmm" (view) Cmnt 5/8/2008 4:14 PM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss, you had the most colorful upbringing of anyone I know, and you have the g... (full) Cmnt 5/8/2008 3:56 PM EST saddleback autobiography Kathy, this is a breathtaking piece: the descriptions of the characters, the viv... (full) Post 5/8/2008 1:36 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Still the Student" (view) Cmnt 5/8/2008 1:30 PM EST saddleback autobiography Isn't it funny how important those things seemed at the time and years later, we... (full) Post 5/8/2008 2:16 AM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 15 : Endings by KCwriter" (view) Cmnt 5/8/2008 1:08 AM EST saddleback autobiography So great KC. I especially love the ease of your voice in telling this story. And... (full) Cmnt 5/7/2008 12:05 PM EST saddleback autobiography I was there in the room with you, only it was my father I saw.Deeply moving.CB Cmnt 5/7/2008 12:03 PM EST saddleback autobiography Great job. I pictured Bette Davis in one of her evil roles. Must have been nerve... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 3:26 PM EST saddleback autobiography Hi, I'm not sure how else to clarify this story, so I'll do it here. My mother n... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 2:05 PM EST saddleback autobiography A most perfect story! I was holding my breath as the Ming vase flew. I wonder if... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 1:52 PM EST saddleback autobiography You are amazing. The vividness of this! You make me feel, see, imagine what I do... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 1:48 PM EST saddleback autobiography Another stunning story. The scene when your sister takes you by the hand and wal... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 11:15 AM EST saddleback autobiography Powerful piece! You take us there.I relived, as I read this, Ziona's and Sancta'... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 11:03 AM EST saddleback autobiography Wow! What a story! What a character. I could not stop reading it!I was envisioni... (full) Post 5/6/2008 3:39 AM EST saddleback autobiography "DARK SECRETS-----Week 14 ----Kathy" (view) Cmnt 5/6/2008 12:29 AM EST saddleback autobiography I particularly enjoyed all the details--of choosing and naming the puppy, sittin... (full) Cmnt 5/6/2008 12:01 AM EST saddleback autobiography How you wrote a whole novel into a short story I don't know but it is an excitin... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 11:37 PM EST saddleback autobiography MarleneThis is beautifully written, moving and emotional. Your writing has touch... (full) Cmnt 5/5/2008 11:31 PM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss,You can do magic with words that describe and show and pull the reader rig... (full) Post 5/5/2008 11:28 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 15 Endings" (view) Cmnt 5/3/2008 5:00 PM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss,As with all of your stories, I was captured from the first word. What an a... (full) Cmnt 5/3/2008 1:01 AM EST saddleback autobiography You wrote this so well describing these two contrasting people. Icould see the h... (full) Post 5/2/2008 10:34 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Lilia And Bedou..(rewrite)" (view) Cmnt 5/2/2008 10:20 AM EST saddleback autobiography Oh Diane, it will be a while before I lose these goose pimples and this sadness,... (full) Post 5/2/2008 10:02 AM EST saddleback autobiography "YOU HAVE TO KISS A LOT OF FROGS (before you find your prince!)" (view) Post 5/1/2008 8:25 PM EST saddleback autobiography "WAVELAND (POV ASSIGNMENT)" (view) Cmnt 5/1/2008 4:50 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is an excellent piece demonstrating this child's point of view. We all unde... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 1:06 PM EST saddleback autobiography Marlene, I loved this. My favorite line: "Sounded like he had run through the Fo... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:56 PM EST saddleback autobiography How cleverly you told this story. I enjoyed every sentence of it, but I particul... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:51 PM EST saddleback autobiography Your use of point of view is very effective. Only one suggestion: when Karin ref... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:55 AM EST saddleback autobiography There is not a wasted word in this piece. The simplicity and conciseness of the ... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:48 AM EST saddleback autobiography I can almost feel your tension as you grab onto your pants wanting to explain an... (full) Cmnt 5/1/2008 12:46 AM EST saddleback autobiography I like the way this piece travels, from the 'ho hum' of the beginning, to the cu... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 5:18 PM EST saddleback autobiography It's not difficult to understand why you have such wonderful memories of your ch... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 5:09 PM EST saddleback autobiography From one pet lover to another: what a great story! When my four kids were small,... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 5:03 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a wonderful start for what promises to be an excellent story! It denotes so... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 3:36 PM EST saddleback autobiography A delightful tale. I guess you could start at "Hey, you two, why so glum" becaus... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 3:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography And I admire the arc of your telling. It covers the philosophic ponderings about... (full) Post 4/30/2008 2:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 14 Point of View by KCwriter" (view) Cmnt 4/30/2008 1:41 PM EST saddleback autobiography I love the breezy way you write about the dating world. The title is perfect and... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 1:29 PM EST saddleback autobiography Love the way you handled your husband and the situation. Clever woman you are. W... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:14 PM EST saddleback autobiography Haven't we all been somewhere and spotted someone who we thought was someone els... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography How delightful and full of hope for those women (and men) who long for lasting r... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography How delightful and full of hope for those women (and men) who long for lasting r... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography How delightful and full of hope for those women (and men) who long for lasting r... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 12:06 PM EST saddleback autobiography There is nothing like a dog story to start my day in a positive way! Loved it! [... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 11:33 AM EST saddleback autobiography Brava, Friskie!They have a way of winning most of us over.Nice story and very ni... (full) Cmnt 4/30/2008 1:45 AM EST saddleback autobiography Marlene,From 'Once upon a time' to 'happily ever after' your story is a modern d... (full) Post 4/30/2008 1:18 AM EST saddleback autobiography "FRISKIE by Carolyn C" (view) Cmnt 4/29/2008 10:10 PM EST saddleback autobiography "...he had run through the Forest of Eloquence and bumped into every tree."Wonde... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 1:24 PM EST saddleback autobiography You're the master (or should I say 'mistress') of brevity. In this one short dia... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 1:19 PM EST saddleback autobiography I agree with Reiss--that last line is perfect. This is one of your best stories.... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 1:18 PM EST saddleback autobiography What an interesting experiment. I liked the "we" point of view. You only lost it... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 1:09 PM EST saddleback autobiography You give us a sense of her strength set up against the many challenges she faced... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 1:02 PM EST saddleback autobiography You write character as well or better than most published authors. Your daughter... (full) Cmnt 4/29/2008 3:26 AM EST saddleback autobiography Just a beautiful story about a strong yet gently lady. You write so beautifully!... (full) Post 4/28/2008 7:56 PM EST saddleback autobiography "ELLIE By Carolyn C" (view) Cmnt 4/27/2008 1:45 AM EST saddleback autobiography Each time I read this it grabs me by the throat. How heartbreaking and how very ... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 11:46 PM EST saddleback autobiography That last line, “I WANTED you to be someone else,” is perfect!!! What a wonderfu... (full) Post 4/26/2008 11:37 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Diane Marcus" (view) Cmnt 4/26/2008 6:48 PM EST Whit's Whittlings saddleback:It sounds like Dallas would be a good replacement for Don Rickles. [[... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 6:38 PM EST saddleback autobiography You do a good job of capturing your daughter's unique character and your deep an... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 6:18 PM EST saddleback autobiography Welcome to the club. You wrote that you nodded as if you understood her, but you... (full) Post 4/26/2008 4:48 PM EST saddleback autobiography "WICKED WIT AND WISDOM.----WK 13 ---Kathy" (view) Cmnt 4/26/2008 2:40 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a truly wonderful poem, and the ending comes as a shocking surprise. I f... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 2:14 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a beautiful story, Carolyn! It depicts your closeness to your mother, and i... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 2:03 PM EST saddleback autobiography Kathy, since I was late joining the class, I am still catching up with reading t... (full) Cmnt 4/26/2008 1:50 PM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss, I have finally read your story and I love it. What a sweet but manipulati... (full) Post 4/26/2008 12:26 PM EST saddleback autobiography "FOODIES UNITE! By C. Bahti" (view) Cmnt 4/25/2008 2:42 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a fine piece and your descriptions are wonderful. I could almost picture... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 2:15 PM EST saddleback autobiography I don't understand how you could tolerate the blast. You were practically sittin... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 1:42 PM EST saddleback autobiography True, too true! You have covered every aspect of travel: why we do it, how ungla... (full) Post 4/25/2008 10:42 AM EST saddleback autobiography "The Fries" (view) Cmnt 4/25/2008 2:07 AM EST saddleback autobiography Nice. Like most practitioners of bad habits (like me) the excuse always is--it c... (full) Cmnt 4/25/2008 2:03 AM EST saddleback autobiography Great ending.Burt Cmnt 4/25/2008 1:59 AM EST saddleback autobiography Good job. I felt that I was at Disney Hall sharing the experience with you.Burt Cmnt 4/25/2008 1:55 AM EST saddleback autobiography Very moving. Your use of language and conciseness heightens the emotion. this pi... (full) Post 4/25/2008 1:48 AM EST saddleback autobiography "Joy of Travel (Edited ) by B.U. Bemeiseh" (view) Cmnt 4/24/2008 11:01 PM EST saddleback autobiography I enjoyed this. The use of brogue in the dialog really brings the story to life.... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 9:50 PM EST saddleback autobiography You braided the yarn, then felted it, because it is seamless. Very nice piece, a... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 9:48 PM EST Sacred That was beautifully sad, it brought me to tears. Cmnt 4/24/2008 9:44 PM EST saddleback autobiography I felt like I was there sitting on the sideline watching. I could see the charac... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:49 PM EST saddleback autobiography MJYesCC Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:37 PM EST saddleback autobiography Without a doubt, this is the most moving, poignant, and powerful piece I've read... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 8:01 PM EST saddleback autobiography When you read this in class, I could barely breathe. I felt as if I was there, w... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 12:48 PM EST saddleback autobiography Yes that is a moment of extreme horror -- and I relate completely. This also sho... (full) Cmnt 4/24/2008 11:42 AM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss,What an uncanny ability you have in turning music into words and then turn... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 10:03 PM EST saddleback autobiography Wow! There are no words to describe my reaction to this one! Whew! It blew me aw... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 9:30 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a wonderful, living description you have given us of your brother and of yo... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 9:25 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a beautifully written story and the wall theme comes through so well. Yo... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 9:17 PM EST saddleback autobiography You have packed so much feeling into this short piece, hope, sorrow, disappointm... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 9:09 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is such an enjoyable and well-written story and I'm glad you wrote it with ... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 9:06 PM EST saddleback autobiography Oh Diane, this is so powerful and heartbreaking! Even knowing the story as I do,... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 8:59 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a great piece, Reiss! Although a music lover, I, too, have never been very ... (full) Post 4/23/2008 8:49 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Randy and James..............DianeMarcus" (view) Cmnt 4/23/2008 8:30 PM EST saddleback autobiography Doris, The roller coaster ride that played with your emotions. Joy at a recovery... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 8:22 PM EST saddleback autobiography Thank you for inviting me to your wedding. diane Cmnt 4/23/2008 8:14 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a talent you have..the ability to paint a picture of the organ and as if th... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 7:02 PM EST saddleback autobiography Spectacular. I can't believe that you were able with mere words to recreate some... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 6:53 PM EST saddleback autobiography Your light, your humor, the ease and simplicity of your prose carry this love st... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 6:43 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a stunning story, how you capture the brogue, make me feel as if I'm the... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 2:45 AM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss, I love both versions of this story. I enjoy your facility with words so m... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 2:35 AM EST saddleback autobiography A wonderful piece of writing. You have so captured that child's view of the worl... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 2:30 AM EST saddleback autobiography Marlene,A wonderful story. I love language and where it can take us. Your weddin... (full) Cmnt 4/23/2008 2:25 AM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss, What a fun and wonderful piece. Great imagery and I could see the "box o... (full) Cmnt 4/22/2008 10:52 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a story!! We are all there. We are part of the drama and the hope! Reiss Cmnt 4/22/2008 10:41 PM EST saddleback autobiography Great story! It flows nicely, has fascinating characters and is well told.Reiss Post 4/22/2008 6:33 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Up Close and Personal With The French Fries" (view) Cmnt 4/22/2008 12:13 PM EST saddleback autobiography Perfect!I can, ever so clearly, see and hear Denis saying those words!! What a d... (full) Post 4/21/2008 11:06 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 7 Language" (view) Post 4/20/2008 11:13 PM EST saddleback autobiography "The Thimble Glass" (view) Cmnt 4/20/2008 6:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography This story is so finely told, I can actually see your startled husband stopping ... (full) Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:59 PM EST saddleback autobiography I love this story. I'm so glad you're submitting it. It seems tighter than ever.... (full) Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:58 PM EST saddleback autobiography Your honesty is refreshing, as is your humor. Your details are vivid enough to m... (full) Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:55 PM EST saddleback autobiography Forgot to mention that your edits made the story even better. MJ Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:54 PM EST saddleback autobiography I love this story. Are you submitting it for Reflections? I hope so. MJ Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:52 PM EST saddleback autobiography Terrific portrait. This is for Reflections, no? If so, it's a good choice. MJ Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:51 PM EST saddleback autobiography You capture the fun and vitality, the quips and interactions of the family gathe... (full) Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:37 PM EST saddleback autobiography I like the way the title holds the pieces of the story, the way the end holds th... (full) Cmnt 4/20/2008 5:32 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is so powerful, the way you take us inside the hospital room, inside your h... (full) Post 4/20/2008 5:09 PM EST saddleback autobiography "DAY 18......DG" (view) Post 4/19/2008 2:46 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 13 -- Polishing the Writing--by KCwriter" (view) Cmnt 4/18/2008 7:55 PM EST saddleback autobiography Tim, I can see the colorful characters in this wonderfully colorful story, I ca... (full) Post 4/18/2008 12:26 PM EST saddleback autobiography "THE LIFE OF THE PARTY Lesson 6 Tim Glasby" (view) Post 4/17/2008 11:56 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Uncle Herman.....................Edited for Submission" (view) Cmnt 4/17/2008 11:38 PM EST saddleback autobiography Your story is well written, smooth, funny, expressive, compelling....the reader ... (full) Post 4/17/2008 4:40 PM EST saddleback autobiography "RINGO - Edited for submission" (view) Cmnt 4/16/2008 7:49 PM EST saddleback autobiography Good for you!!! They're your nails and bite them if you wish!!!!Seriously, I rea... (full) Post 4/16/2008 3:43 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Confessions of a Nail Biter by C. Bahti" (view) Cmnt 4/15/2008 2:59 PM EST saddleback autobiography I especially like the fact that in your mind Fix was a possiblily but not so muc... (full) Post 4/14/2008 9:03 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Werline's (Edited for submission)" (view) Cmnt 4/14/2008 8:47 PM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss, This flows better than the original. I had to read both to realize why, i... (full) Cmnt 4/14/2008 1:09 PM EST saddleback autobiography Fascinating story! I had a friend whose son had an imaginary friend named Spick.... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 2:48 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a very wonderful poem. Your understanding of your mother's message in he... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 2:43 PM EST saddleback autobiography Funny piece. Also, a lot of it right on the nose. Although I love travel, in the... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 2:38 PM EST saddleback autobiography Charming piece. It reminds me of that "game" Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon". Those ... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 2:31 PM EST saddleback autobiography Fascinating story. Made me try to google Fix Millicent and Newscome St. I liked ... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 2:28 PM EST saddleback autobiography I loved this piece. Your description of your family and the dynamics was very go... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 2:08 PM EST saddleback autobiography I've heard of digesting information, but not in the specific details you give. V... (full) Post 4/13/2008 11:53 AM EST saddleback autobiography "Teacher's Pet by C. Bahti" (view) Cmnt 4/13/2008 11:50 AM EST saddleback autobiography I didn't have an imaginary friend, but I did have an imaginary pony which I ALWA... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 1:34 AM EST saddleback autobiography Isn't it funny how often our flashbacks involve food and eating? Yours was mixed... (full) Cmnt 4/13/2008 1:29 AM EST saddleback autobiography This was very original.I could practically taste the tartar sauce. What a great ... (full) Post 4/13/2008 1:24 AM EST saddleback autobiography "Wk. 2" (view) Cmnt 4/12/2008 6:33 PM EST saddleback autobiography Totally clever and delightful. A sardonic look at the world occasionally does a ... (full) Cmnt 4/12/2008 2:56 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is the first anti-travel article I've ever read. Don't know if it's ground-... (full) Cmnt 4/12/2008 2:43 PM EST saddleback autobiography I like this flashback. You use taste to hold two times, two very different circu... (full) Cmnt 4/12/2008 2:39 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is a beautiful poem. I like the simplicity, the straightforwardness of the ... (full) Cmnt 4/12/2008 2:35 PM EST saddleback autobiography I remember those teachers, too many of them. Anyone who could write this poem kn... (full) Cmnt 4/12/2008 2:23 AM EST saddleback autobiography Nicely done. The tartar sauce triggered a whole chain of memories including your... (full) Cmnt 4/12/2008 2:14 AM EST saddleback autobiography Clever idea comparing learning or education to eating with the teacher the serve... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 10:51 PM EST saddleback autobiography It's funny how some people show their love through cooking and others through bo... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 10:49 PM EST saddleback autobiography Burt,I always look so forward to your writings --full of wit and thought, and ju... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 8:33 PM EST saddleback autobiography NICE!! THE LAST STANZA IS VERY SPECIAL. THANKS FOR THAT ONE.REISS Cmnt 4/11/2008 3:28 PM EST saddleback autobiography I envy people who master the art of curmudgeonry! I have been a fan, all of my l... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 3:07 PM EST saddleback autobiography Food can be a marvelous memory trigger. This is fun, a nice trigger and a tasty ... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 2:54 PM EST saddleback autobiography You've packed a lot of grump into a short space, and it is delightful reading. Y... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 2:44 PM EST saddleback autobiography A poem packed with memories and love. It tells how little things say so much. Th... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 2:39 PM EST saddleback autobiography Reiss used up my words, I can't say it better. The details give the piece depth,... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 2:22 PM EST saddleback autobiography Well crafted story. The change in voice from adult to child is subtle, but clear... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:53 PM EST saddleback autobiography This tugs at my heart. The repetition of the “I wish” is stunning. Each section ... (full) Post 4/11/2008 1:45 PM EST saddleback autobiography "Flashback - nmm" (view) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:35 PM EST saddleback autobiography A wonderful character study, and a nice tribute to him. The picture you paint of... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:19 PM EST saddleback autobiography And last Monday at lunch you once again had a crab cake sandwich. And though we ... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:13 PM EST saddleback autobiography Excellent storytelling, what more can I say. I was hooked from the beginning and... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:11 PM EST saddleback autobiography What a terrific piece of memory and nostalgia that can never be replecated by an... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:03 PM EST saddleback autobiography I would call this piece hyperbole except that so much of what you say is true. A... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:51 AM EST saddleback autobiography Yup, that is one perfect telling of one believable incident. Sorry to have to sa... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:35 AM EST saddleback autobiography And I say, Sacre Bleu! Aside from the enterprise and its vivid telling, I am int... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 1:06 AM EST saddleback autobiography Yes, a evocative poem-story. I particularly like how you lull the reader into ex... (full) Cmnt 4/11/2008 12:53 AM EST saddleback autobiography I agree with the above. I was particularly struck by your use of "flashback" at ... (full) Post 4/11/2008 12:31 AM EST saddleback autobiography "Week 12 Flashback by KCwriter" (view) Cmnt 4/11/2008 12:27 AM EST saddleback autobiography Wow, what a wonderful diatribe. I loved every wonderful and somehow true nuance ... (full) Post 4/11/2008 12:02 AM EST saddleback autobiography "Joy of Travel by B.U. Bemeiseh" (view) Cmnt 4/10/2008 2:20 PM EST saddleback autobiography I like the way you shape this story--giving us the context, the history--between... (full) Cmnt 4/10/2008 2:08 PM EST saddleback autobiography I like the way you begin this story, conversing with the bird, easily and natura... (full) Cmnt 4/10/2008 1:44 PM EST saddleback autobiography Terrific use of flashback. The present evokes the past which impacts the present... (full) Cmnt 4/10/2008 1:25 PM EST saddleback autobiography This is one of your best. How about this for Reflections? You really create the ... 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