Comment from Soledadpaz

Exceptional

I like the "mental eye roll." It made realize I do that sometimes!

Excellent story. Flows perfectly.

If I could suggest an edit: delete the last two sentences. Will give the ending greater impact.

Sol

 Comment Written 09-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023

Thank you, and thanks for the six stars. I will consider your suggestion.

Comment from John Ciarmello

Excellent

What a great entry for this contest. One never knows what secrets lurk in the shadows. This was a perfect story of a lesson learned, making a non-believer a believer. Great work! I loved it! Best, JohnC

 Comment Written 09-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023

Thank you. It would be kind of fun to have your own personel dragon. It was a fun story to write.

Comment from Wayne Fowler

Excellent

Nicely written. Good error-free work.
I'll bet your best friend (not named Sandy) let you have it (in a most endearing way) about the seven husbands remark. She prob'ly has never married at all!
Best wishes.

 Comment Written 09-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023

Thank you. My real best friend doesn't know about this story and probably never will. LOl

Comment from Kaiku

Excellent

a rather humorous story. just a couple thoughts; both words are correct in their usage- dreamed and dreamt. Wondering if dreamt might be a word with better flow in your prose. didn`t get the line...wait for dame fortune. is it `works so well` or `worked so well` Good luck in the prompt.

 Comment Written 09-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023

Thank you. Sandy was telling me the bracelet worked for her, past tense as it had already worked. I will think about the dreamt or dreamed theory and see what sounds the best. The term dame fortune means waiting for good luck or wealth. Thank you for the input and tips. I appreciate reviewers who make suggestions.

reply by Kaiku on 10-Mar-2023

👍😎

Comment from Sanku

Excellent

very interesting and very well written.I am not sure I believe in these kinds of charms but the story was highly entertaining. The dream or reality of dragon sitting on the stomach was very engaging Thanks for sharing..

 Comment Written 09-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023

Thank you. The story was meant to be entertaining, and I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks again.

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

Well written, and a fine write. Of course one had to keep on rewading to see if she had good luck with it. She certainly learned not to mess with Feng Shui. Good that there remains a seed of doubt about whether it was a dream, the reality of the dragon coming to life - a nice bit of fantasy within. Well done. Best wishes for the contest.
Wendy

 Comment Written 09-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 09-Mar-2023

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the story, Wendy. You are one of my favorite reviewers on this site.

reply by Wendy G on 09-Mar-2023

Oh that's so lovely to hear! Thank you very much.
W

Comment from JT traveller

Excellent

Seven marriages? Wowsers!

Do not mess with the mystical, especially not Feng Shui.

There was a great flow to your writing, whether a dream or not, the story came full circle which made it complete.

A thoroughly enjoyable read. Jacqueline

 Comment Written 08-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Mar-2023

Thank you. I can't imagine having seven husbands in one lifetime, either. I'm glad you enjoyed the story.

reply by JT traveller on 08-Mar-2023

😊🇦🇺

Comment from Pam Lonsdale

Excellent

I found this engaging and creative in content, and certainly all of your writing is technically flawless. I like the bit of dialogue thrown in also. But you left me with a huge question: instead of getting good luck from wearing the bracelet during the day, does she have to wear it forever in order to NOT have bad luck?

Interesting prose; good luck with the contest.

Pam

 Comment Written 08-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Mar-2023

Thank you. Nope, only in the daytime. The bracelet must be removed at night, as Sandy explained. Hmm, I will have to find some way to clarify that. There is a word limit of 750, so I would have to omit some words elsewhere to add an explanation. Let me think about it.

Comment from Ulla

Excellent

No, indeed, do not mess with feng shui. I loved this story and thanks for sharing it. I loved it. What a great be story for the contest. All the best, Ulla:)))

 Comment Written 08-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Mar-2023

Thank you. I have a Feng Shui bracelet and it gave me the idea for the story. It's just my imagination going rogue.

Comment from mermaids

Excellent

I enjoyed reading this story. I like how the dragon visited the main character at night and she took the bracelet out of the trash. I also like how her friend was married seven times. Your story is creative and unique and a good dragon tale. Excellent writing that holds the reader's interest.

 Comment Written 08-Mar-2023

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reply by the author on 08-Mar-2023

Thank you. My Feng Shui bracelet inspired this story. Do you suppose it told me to write the story? Lol