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What next? (second place)30 total reviews
Comment from Aiona
I don't understand why this was second place! Its ending is hilarious! I hope it's not a true story. I guess I'll have to read the other contest winners to understand! Very well written!
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2023
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I don't understand why this was second place! Its ending is hilarious! I hope it's not a true story. I guess I'll have to read the other contest winners to understand! Very well written!
Comment Written 23-Apr-2023
reply by the author on 23-Apr-2023
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No, not true. Thank you for your wonderful review and six stars. Greatly appreciated. I wonder what would have happened next? Lol.
Wendy
Comment from dragonpoet
Hi Wendy,
This is an imaginative situation. So maybe his dementia started at sea. So how do they reconcile this. Will they stay friends despite this more than slight hiccup. I would guess Cora and John aren't lawfully married because John's real wife is still alive and now he remembers her.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Congrats on placing second in the contest.
Joan
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2023
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Hi Wendy,
This is an imaginative situation. So maybe his dementia started at sea. So how do they reconcile this. Will they stay friends despite this more than slight hiccup. I would guess Cora and John aren't lawfully married because John's real wife is still alive and now he remembers her.
Keep writing and stay healthy
Congrats on placing second in the contest.
Joan
Comment Written 05-Apr-2023
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2023
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Thank you Joan for the congratulations, and for a lovely review. Yes, it is a very awkward situation - maybe they will become friends, but neither of them will want him!
Wendy
Comment from 1Dreamer
Wow! Congratulations on your second place win. I really enjoyed reading your piece. So cleverly done and what a shock - great turning!
All the best to you.
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2023
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Wow! Congratulations on your second place win. I really enjoyed reading your piece. So cleverly done and what a shock - great turning!
All the best to you.
Comment Written 04-Apr-2023
reply by the author on 05-Apr-2023
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Thank you very much! I am so glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the six amazing stars and also your very kind and supportive comments.
Wendy
Comment from lyenochka
Oh no! Now he's married to two women at the same time? Great story told in just fifty words! This was perfect to do mostly in dialogue, and it really could happen. Perhaps it wasn't really dementia but some kind of fugue syndrome that cleared up when he saw his first wife?
Best wishes in the contest!
reply by the author on 30-Mar-2023
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Oh no! Now he's married to two women at the same time? Great story told in just fifty words! This was perfect to do mostly in dialogue, and it really could happen. Perhaps it wasn't really dementia but some kind of fugue syndrome that cleared up when he saw his first wife?
Best wishes in the contest!
Comment Written 30-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 30-Mar-2023
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Lol. Don?t know- I just made it up but will either of them want him now?!
Thanks so much for a great review.
Wendy
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Wendy,
Love the humor in your story! So, John is a bigamist! The bounder!
But the problem now rises... who gets John? What if neither of these women want him? After all, he is in and out of dementia. That will only get worse. And we don't want their new friendship to go up in flames. They have a lot in common!
A terrific entry, Wendy, for the Dribble Flash Fiction contest! I really enjoyed it. Good Luck!
Hugs,
Kimbob
reply by the author on 30-Mar-2023
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Hi Wendy,
Love the humor in your story! So, John is a bigamist! The bounder!
But the problem now rises... who gets John? What if neither of these women want him? After all, he is in and out of dementia. That will only get worse. And we don't want their new friendship to go up in flames. They have a lot in common!
A terrific entry, Wendy, for the Dribble Flash Fiction contest! I really enjoyed it. Good Luck!
Hugs,
Kimbob
Comment Written 30-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 30-Mar-2023
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Lol. Good questions. My imagination didn?t extend to solving the dilemma. Probably neither will want him! Thanks so much for a super review.
Wendy
Comment from LJbutterfly
Oh heck no! What an imaginative dribble flash fiction story. It sounds as though John vanished years ago, to marry Cora. As fate had it, the twist in the end has him meeting his first wife, Shirley, again. What a crafty ending. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
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Oh heck no! What an imaginative dribble flash fiction story. It sounds as though John vanished years ago, to marry Cora. As fate had it, the twist in the end has him meeting his first wife, Shirley, again. What a crafty ending. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 29-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
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Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this one. Yes, for him it's a bit unfortunate! Will either of them want him now? Lol.
Wendy
Comment from Mary Shifman
That would certainly be startling to both women! I suppose if John has dementia now, he might have had a bit of amnesia initially. The big question is Who get's John now? :) Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
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That would certainly be startling to both women! I suppose if John has dementia now, he might have had a bit of amnesia initially. The big question is Who get's John now? :) Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 28-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
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Lol. The other question is whether either of them WANTS him now. He'd better withdraw into his dementia and keep his mouth shut. Thanks so much for reviewing, and for your good wishes. Much appreciated.
Wendy
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You have a point, there.
Comment from w.j.debi
Now that is the worst case of dementia I've ever heard of. I wonder if he will forget Cora or Shirley in the next couple of minutes. This is a wonderful entry for the contest. Best of luck.
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2023
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Now that is the worst case of dementia I've ever heard of. I wonder if he will forget Cora or Shirley in the next couple of minutes. This is a wonderful entry for the contest. Best of luck.
Comment Written 27-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2023
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He's in big trouble either way. I think he should withdraw into dementia and keep his mouth shut. I wonder if they would fight over him? Lol. Thanks so much for a fun review and for your good wishes.
Wendy
Comment from Sally Law
This is based on many of the tales from the salty sea, methinks. Laugh out loud funny, but really sad in the betrayal. My goodness, how can John live with himself, I wonder.
Sending you my best today as always and best wishes for the contest.
Sal XOs
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2023
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This is based on many of the tales from the salty sea, methinks. Laugh out loud funny, but really sad in the betrayal. My goodness, how can John live with himself, I wonder.
Sending you my best today as always and best wishes for the contest.
Sal XOs
Comment Written 27-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2023
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Could well be. Many choose to disappear for their own purposes. Sometimes never found out. Thanks so much for reviewing, and for the good wishes.
Wendy
Comment from Aussie
Clever girl you are. I like fiction, you can invent all sorts of scenarios. I wonder where John had been all those years? Lost at sea? More like swanning on an island with native girls dancing. K xx
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2023
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Clever girl you are. I like fiction, you can invent all sorts of scenarios. I wonder where John had been all those years? Lost at sea? More like swanning on an island with native girls dancing. K xx
Comment Written 27-Mar-2023
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2023
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I think John had better withdraw into his dementia and keep his mouth shut! He?ll have a lot of questions to answer. Would have loved to see their faces. But it?s all in my head. We?ll just have to imagine what came next. Lol. Many thanks again for the wonderful six stars. Such an encouragement.
Wendy
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Every time you write to me, I get a question mark...i.e. 'we?ll on every word. I don't know why? pardon the pun. ?
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Happy Easter precious.
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I don?t know why either- that?s a bit weird. Instead of apostrophes all the time?
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Yes, all the time?
