Romancing Mr. Bryce
Fate Keeps Score.47 total reviews
Comment from LIJ Red
the read smear. the red smear? The best gals working in the nursing homes never last, the very thing that makes them good makes them burn out. Contest entry as romance story...different flavor of romance, but I think it's right on for the prompt. Excellent writing, Jay.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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the read smear. the red smear? The best gals working in the nursing homes never last, the very thing that makes them good makes them burn out. Contest entry as romance story...different flavor of romance, but I think it's right on for the prompt. Excellent writing, Jay.
Comment Written 10-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Ah, Red. So happy you enjoyed this. And for the eagle-eye! I don't know if it will be accepted by most readers as a romance. To me it was. We'll see. Thanks for the correction. It made.
Comment from indigloaura
Christ, I love your writing. I forget that I'm reading a short story, and then it ends and it makes me sad that there isn't anymore to read. I don't have any negatives to share. It's bloody brilliant, from beginning to end. I especially love that it's an entry for the Romance Story Contest...because there are different kinds of romance, aren't there?
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Christ, I love your writing. I forget that I'm reading a short story, and then it ends and it makes me sad that there isn't anymore to read. I don't have any negatives to share. It's bloody brilliant, from beginning to end. I especially love that it's an entry for the Romance Story Contest...because there are different kinds of romance, aren't there?
Comment Written 10-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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You sure know how to make a guy wake up with a smile on his face and no need for a cigarette. Thank you so much for your six stars, but more than that, for leaving me a feeling that writing the story was worthwhile after all. Bless you!
Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin
Hi, Jay
= Beautiful love story and entry for the prompt.
= I like the 'Two-kiss day'. Nice touch.
= Good luck in the contest.
<> A Smile Is A Frown Turned Upside-down (*>*)
<> Cheers & Blessings <> Jax
<> Published as <> Jacqueline M Franklin
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Hi, Jay
= Beautiful love story and entry for the prompt.
= I like the 'Two-kiss day'. Nice touch.
= Good luck in the contest.
<> A Smile Is A Frown Turned Upside-down (*>*)
<> Cheers & Blessings <> Jax
<> Published as <> Jacqueline M Franklin
Comment Written 10-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Many thanks, Jax. Hey, I'm glad you recognized it as a romance. I was afraid the picketers would be coming out on this one.
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=All kinds of romance. (*<*)
=What was, can never be totally gone, lives on forever in some folks. Nice job.
=The fact of their situation, makes it like the movie, 'Notebook', with James Garner and Gina Rowland.
=Many peeps should be able to identify with it on some level, I should think.
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Very interesting and must have been hard to write, but you did it well. Totally fresh perspective on love. I'd say this one has a very good chance of earning a prize. Hope I'm right. :)
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Very interesting and must have been hard to write, but you did it well. Totally fresh perspective on love. I'd say this one has a very good chance of earning a prize. Hope I'm right. :)
Comment Written 10-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Hope you are right, too, Phyllis. Very hard to write from the POV of a person in the throes of dementia. I think it requires too slow a read for most folks, though. Thanks for your encouragement.
Comment from country ranch writer
getting old and not remembering is everyone's fear and is on our minds as we get older and the more things we forget we think will it get worse or is it just a part of getting old.
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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getting old and not remembering is everyone's fear and is on our minds as we get older and the more things we forget we think will it get worse or is it just a part of getting old.
Comment Written 10-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 10-Sep-2016
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Well at least two of us are obsessed with it, BJ. I keep thinking as long as I keep writing I'm okay, then I get a POV character who has dementia. LOL.
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well we just have to adjust to situations like that all you can do is spend time going over the old days in hopes you strike a memory or two
Comment from Spiritual Echo
Holey, Moley. So deep, gripping and hypnotic. It was intense, and I could never talk about flow with this piece. I found myself reading ever so slowly, pulling the words together for fear I'd miss something.
I swear, this is a perfect example of an author being consumed by a character. It was you in the bed, thinking, communicating at a level that comes across as bloody brilliant. Definitely not an easy read, but a most gratifying one.
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2016
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Holey, Moley. So deep, gripping and hypnotic. It was intense, and I could never talk about flow with this piece. I found myself reading ever so slowly, pulling the words together for fear I'd miss something.
I swear, this is a perfect example of an author being consumed by a character. It was you in the bed, thinking, communicating at a level that comes across as bloody brilliant. Definitely not an easy read, but a most gratifying one.
Comment Written 09-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2016
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Ah, Lassie, ya done me proud! Thanks, Ingrid, so SO very much. It means more coming from you--especially saying it was worth reading it slowly. Believe me, it was written slowly. I am coveting your six, Ingrid.
Comment from Thomas Bowling
A very well told story. It held my interest from start to finish. The mask reminds me of the Lionel Richie bust from his video, "Hello."
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reply by the author on 09-Sep-2016
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A very well told story. It held my interest from start to finish. The mask reminds me of the Lionel Richie bust from his video, "Hello."
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Comment Written 09-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2016
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Thank you for reading, Thomas. It was rather long, but it seems I can't write anything short.