Comments on: the death watch http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/ plain simple english Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:03:55 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Belinda http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-47707 Belinda Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:28:47 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-47707 Great writing, Buffy. I almost feel like I was there in that moment because that is what life around here rural Mississippi)is like. I have been in moments like that, so it makes it all the more real for me. Wonderfully done. Great writing, Buffy. I almost feel like I was there in that moment because that is what life around here rural Mississippi)is like. I have been in moments like that, so it makes it all the more real for me. Wonderfully done.

]]> By: once upon a time. in a land far away. - plain simple english http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-11607 once upon a time. in a land far away. - plain simple english Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:48:58 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-11607 [...] I used it in potholes full of shine, the death watch and just about every other piece of fiction I’ve written for this blog. Oh, and for that little matter of 78,000 words. [...] [...] I used it in potholes full of shine, the death watch and just about every other piece of fiction I’ve written for this blog. Oh, and for that little matter of 78,000 words. [...]

]]> By: anne http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2715 anne Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:20:02 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2715 Great as always... :) Great as always… :)

]]> By: amanda http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2714 amanda Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:06:47 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2714 i might have already posted this but...i love the image of the beetle, that detail says so much to me. great work. i might have already posted this but…i love the image of the beetle, that detail says so much to me. great work.

]]> By: Diane http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2688 Diane Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:19:19 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2688 I too thhought it was a woman (the narrator). I too thhought it was a woman (the narrator).

]]> By: Buffy http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Buffy Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:03:07 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2681 Popeye....all makes perfect sense now. :) When I wrote this...the narrator was a man....so the 'she' part threw me. I think I like it better your way. :) Popeye….all makes perfect sense now. :) When I wrote this…the narrator was a man….so the ‘she’ part threw me. I think I like it better your way. :)

]]> By: Popeye http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2680 Popeye Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:41:40 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2680 Good morning, Buffy. I'm not sure which part didn't make sense so if I over explain, forgive me. As far as the breath, when I read it, I imagined her letting out a sigh/breath when she wished we would haver remembered the oil. As far as the belief part, it was something about her stretching her hand to the sky to make that real a connection to heaven. The peephole part? I felt a little bit like an interloper on a moment that was very private and quiet; like I was looking through a peephole. Sometimes, I'm a little vague. . . Good morning, Buffy. I’m not sure which part didn’t make sense so if I over explain, forgive me. As far as the breath, when I read it, I imagined her letting out a sigh/breath when she wished we would haver remembered the oil. As far as the belief part, it was something about her stretching her hand to the sky to make that real a connection to heaven. The peephole part? I felt a little bit like an interloper on a moment that was very private and quiet; like I was looking through a peephole. Sometimes, I’m a little vague. . .

]]> By: Buffy http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2675 Buffy Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:43:01 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2675 Popeye...struggling here...maybe it's the early morning hour. Eh? What am I missing? David...I sat down to write about my mother. And how at the age of 21 she watched over Mawsie (her gran..my great gran) as she died after a long illness. But it's kinda hard...It's easier to write fiction...throw in a little bit of real life essence. I'll get that story about Mom and Mawsie out yet though... Popeye…struggling here…maybe it’s the early morning hour. Eh? What am I missing?

David…I sat down to write about my mother. And how at the age of 21 she watched over Mawsie (her gran..my great gran) as she died after a long illness. But it’s kinda hard…It’s easier to write fiction…throw in a little bit of real life essence. I’ll get that story about Mom and Mawsie out yet though…

]]> By: David http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2672 David Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:50:54 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2672 So...it wasnt true then? Why? I mean, dont get me wrong you have every right to write whatever you want, but why write something so sad... So…it wasnt true then? Why? I mean, dont get me wrong you have every right to write whatever you want, but why write something so sad…

]]> By: InterstellarLass http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/2006/06/13/the-death-watch-beetle/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 InterstellarLass Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:42:26 +0000 http://www.buffyholt.com/blog/?p=152#comment-2664 Very well written and very real. Very well written and very real.

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