tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post5826799564459209338..comments2024-01-22T09:16:28.167-08:00Comments on A Room Of My Own: Blast from the Past #fridayflashVirginia Moffatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-66784879916972062472011-02-13T12:59:57.771-08:002011-02-13T12:59:57.771-08:00This does read like the beginning of something. I&...This does read like the beginning of something. I'd like to know if she really is as resigned as the final sentence indicates, and why.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-17530629909188807922011-02-13T08:20:00.114-08:002011-02-13T08:20:00.114-08:00Very well written and yes, I wanted more and also ...Very well written and yes, I wanted more and also felt that the ending could have been drawn out more. You have a good basis to develop a longer story or who knows even a book. Excellent descriptions, very evocative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-45758555845359697762011-02-13T01:02:28.932-08:002011-02-13T01:02:28.932-08:00You know what Mr. Baum said about the great Oz...You know what Mr. Baum said about the great Oz...John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-31470263816072190972011-02-12T08:10:42.124-08:002011-02-12T08:10:42.124-08:00I had the misfortune to be on the dole at the star...I had the misfortune to be on the dole at the start of last year after redundancy and this type of scene is all too familiar. Very well written, and so descriptive.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-41132520393070453402011-02-12T07:46:08.920-08:002011-02-12T07:46:08.920-08:00You had me at IKEA. But what a cool story, how lif...You had me at IKEA. But what a cool story, how life changes, how rebellion was replaced years later with desperation. You write so very, very well.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-83395953061213718532011-02-12T04:52:02.780-08:002011-02-12T04:52:02.780-08:00Enjoyed this, and many people will see their own s...Enjoyed this, and many people will see their own situation here.Well done<br />TrevorTrevorhttp://www.trevorbelshaw.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-70450050621113103582011-02-12T04:48:40.899-08:002011-02-12T04:48:40.899-08:00I love writings that challenge me to see things fr...I love writings that challenge me to see things from different perspectives and I like the way you do that here, even from just one character.<br /><br />If this were an intro to a longer story I'd definitely keep reading. :)Chuck Allenhttp://www.chuckallen.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-10436695201430797292011-02-12T02:54:38.970-08:002011-02-12T02:54:38.970-08:00Funnily enough, I was just returning to do that! T...Funnily enough, I was just returning to do that! Thanks for the comment!Virginia Moffatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071059148315715405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454608135549582321.post-54928653024172950142011-02-12T02:49:12.593-08:002011-02-12T02:49:12.593-08:00Well written and very sad and relevant. I could ha...Well written and very sad and relevant. I could have read more - I think it lead me in v well, and the contrast between her feelings in the 80s and her feeling now v well put , but the ending felt a bit quick. You write well, as always, and I like the details of the IKEA sofa etc. You capture the bleakness of today's economic situation v well. Maybe a link to her Liverpool lover would give a narrative twist?Anne Boothnoreply@blogger.com