tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post108077139025594756..comments2024-01-17T03:11:49.030-08:00Comments on kestrel rising: Tuesday angst.sue laybournhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14549268075528924978noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-88439940037198917992009-09-22T09:43:14.116-07:002009-09-22T09:43:14.116-07:00Sue, what I love about your writing, besides the l...Sue, what I love about your writing, besides the lush imagery, is how you manage to convey nuance. They both feel like victims here, and yet there is conflict. Not easy to do at all. My hat's tipped to you, lady.Jan O'Hara (Tartitude)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04930129153455367820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-19002660983534967502009-09-18T14:40:40.926-07:002009-09-18T14:40:40.926-07:00Laura, we had our Adjustment of Status application...Laura, we had our Adjustment of Status application denied and, subsequently, our appeal. Apparently, we have no right to a Hearing before a Judge, so, unless a miracle happens, we have to be out of the US by December 18th.sue laybournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549268075528924978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-12816583064111774352009-09-18T14:02:51.159-07:002009-09-18T14:02:51.159-07:00Hey, I just read your post on Miss Snark's Fir...Hey, I just read your post on Miss Snark's First Victim. What gives with you having to leave the US? And do you love Arizona more now that you've lived there a while, or do you still feel "stranded" there? Hope you get to stay....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-26552557006986234472009-09-15T12:49:06.485-07:002009-09-15T12:49:06.485-07:00I'm having a really angsty summer & fall, ...I'm having a really angsty summer & fall, so I loved the angst. It was perfect for my mental state! You do angst so well!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02551925939303810818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-67882286477806843462009-09-15T11:31:45.704-07:002009-09-15T11:31:45.704-07:00Love it! You totally nailed her emotions. Plus, ...Love it! You totally nailed her emotions. Plus, you gave us so much sensory stimulation--awesome.<br /><br />I was a tad distracted by the way the snow looked silvery and then coppery in the first few paras, but I'm weird that way. Lol.<br /><br />Such an intense, great scene! Oh, and loved htis line:<br /><br />A dream snatched away by a sudden awakening.Debra Drizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750912933889904216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-61171834172354168632009-09-15T10:52:47.929-07:002009-09-15T10:52:47.929-07:00Oh, Fire, I love the contrast with how you view th...Oh, Fire, I love the contrast with how you view this scene and how I viewed my own similar scene. Your vision is all soft and full of swooning romance, with the glistening mountains and the sweet/tart cherries. Mine is all awkward hillbilly fumbling. <br /><br />Same regrets, though, and same self-recriminations. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-2040784302883759352009-09-15T10:25:03.888-07:002009-09-15T10:25:03.888-07:00Truly lovely with some fabulous description and im...Truly lovely with some fabulous description and imagery. You are the queen of romantic scenes, most definitely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-6306315729372193432009-09-15T09:46:10.392-07:002009-09-15T09:46:10.392-07:00awwww!
You've done an awesome job with this...awwww! <br /><br />You've done an awesome job with this scene conveying the mixed emotions of both characters. Very touching and very emotional. Great job!J.F. Posthumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033765098660171013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-54316671651611283832009-09-15T07:49:26.981-07:002009-09-15T07:49:26.981-07:00This is truly wrenching: you nailed the angsty-you...This is truly wrenching: you nailed the angsty-young-love feeling here. This is so wonderfully sense-heavy. Awesome!inkjadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703170194285068252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849265595241988339.post-81436210340470467942009-09-15T07:03:51.383-07:002009-09-15T07:03:51.383-07:00Wow, this is so full of awesome. I love, love the ...Wow, this is so full of awesome. I love, love the way you utilize the landscape to heighten the tension and the scene grows darker and more ominous towards the close. There is a subtlety here that I appreciate and admire. All that emotion shines through in a way that is true and real. Good stuff.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521315180241354286noreply@blogger.com