tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5143454598884288180..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: The Perfect Hostess (short fiction)StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13928636814005582292013-11-11T15:39:13.092+00:002013-11-11T15:39:13.092+00:00I should go and have a look! I never seem to get a...I should go and have a look! I never seem to get around to reading the stories in the PBs.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35699337192046058122013-11-11T15:38:45.197+00:002013-11-11T15:38:45.197+00:00Thanks so much Mum! I was hoping people might re-r...Thanks so much Mum! I was hoping people might re-read with that new angle :) xStuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59916647935581721462013-11-11T15:38:21.570+00:002013-11-11T15:38:21.570+00:00Thanks Vicki! That's what I was hoping for :)Thanks Vicki! That's what I was hoping for :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49243544533564652682013-11-11T15:38:07.076+00:002013-11-11T15:38:07.076+00:00Thank you so much, Diana! I find structuring and s...Thank you so much, Diana! I find structuring and sustaining prose so hard, but I would love to write a novel if I could maintain momentum.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49670451679634414252013-11-11T15:37:36.256+00:002013-11-11T15:37:36.256+00:00That's so lovely of you, Agnieszka, and thank ...That's so lovely of you, Agnieszka, and thank you for picking out a bit you particularly liked, that means a lot :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61357081951577254272013-11-11T15:37:07.208+00:002013-11-11T15:37:07.208+00:00Thanks Samara! I was hoping it would cause a bit o...Thanks Samara! I was hoping it would cause a bit of a jolt, but also make sense of the rest :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55673260364232292942013-11-11T15:36:38.775+00:002013-11-11T15:36:38.775+00:00thanks so much Sarah :)thanks so much Sarah :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34638894734379256052013-11-11T15:36:24.849+00:002013-11-11T15:36:24.849+00:00Toast and jam, always focus on that! I'm intr...Toast and jam, always focus on that! I'm intrigued that Belle found it hilarious and you found it sad (I think you were closer to what I intended!)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2975260887783814382013-11-11T15:35:54.758+00:002013-11-11T15:35:54.758+00:00Thanks Belle -:)Thanks Belle -:)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77298922960716452112013-11-11T15:35:36.628+00:002013-11-11T15:35:36.628+00:00Heehee! Well recognised ;)Heehee! Well recognised ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78921995666809225542013-11-11T15:35:20.858+00:002013-11-11T15:35:20.858+00:00Thanks Karen! I don't get ideas all that often...Thanks Karen! I don't get ideas all that often, but I shall endeavour to finish writing the ones I *do* get :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65816275381537718222013-11-11T15:34:34.874+00:002013-11-11T15:34:34.874+00:00Thank you Martina, that's a lovely thing to sa...Thank you Martina, that's a lovely thing to say!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61996026502037883562013-11-10T02:32:14.146+00:002013-11-10T02:32:14.146+00:00Author! Author! Reminds me a little of an Edith W...Author! Author! Reminds me a little of an Edith Wharton story Persephone printed in the Biannually a few issues back. EllenBinNYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45001341049576667882013-11-09T09:05:15.402+00:002013-11-09T09:05:15.402+00:00That 'end kick' sent me back to re-read it...That 'end kick' sent me back to re-read it - and what a different read it made, knowing the ending. Ouch. Brilliant.OVWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43145225757914565832013-11-09T07:53:02.607+00:002013-11-09T07:53:02.607+00:00Ooh, great kick at the end. Ooh, great kick at the end. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42501882623047437432013-11-09T06:10:21.199+00:002013-11-09T06:10:21.199+00:00Simon, the dialogue is so stunningly well observed...Simon, the dialogue is so stunningly well observed, it screams major talent and deserves far longer treatment, not a fobbed off cute ending. Novel time, my friend.<br /><br />DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43458655930712754692013-11-08T22:55:23.090+00:002013-11-08T22:55:23.090+00:00It’s a really nice story, Simon. Thank you for sha...It’s a really nice story, Simon. Thank you for sharing. I think the ending is great but what I really like is the style, for instance:<br />“I hoped fervently that she'd sit down, or - better yet - leave the room completely, and let me eat my undesired toast alone. But she simply stood in the middle of the room, perhaps uncertain how to act, despite the stream of words. And yet, when she spoke, it was with the confidence of an actress who has thoroughly memorised her part”. I think this is such a great pleasure to read. <br />Hope to read some more soon. <br />Agnieszkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033810414839540800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86964398146205138622013-11-08T20:54:20.939+00:002013-11-08T20:54:20.939+00:00Wow!! What a closer!Wow!! What a closer!samarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110418558011704941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31714408100896682272013-11-08T20:27:13.114+00:002013-11-08T20:27:13.114+00:00Brilliant! Thank you.Brilliant! Thank you.Sarah Wrightsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68674082489820902932013-11-08T20:04:39.418+00:002013-11-08T20:04:39.418+00:00Oh dear...I feel a bit sad now. Best to concentra...Oh dear...I feel a bit sad now. Best to concentrate on the toast and jam...Cosy Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818379449207007470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83716836634662084192013-11-08T15:07:58.638+00:002013-11-08T15:07:58.638+00:00Hilarious! A wonderful start to my day.Hilarious! A wonderful start to my day.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32276608044030880762013-11-08T13:36:55.451+00:002013-11-08T13:36:55.451+00:00Glad to see a shot of Grasmere sneaking in, how ev...Glad to see a shot of Grasmere sneaking in, how ever irrelevant..!Epsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299799084224512753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53969239335208451802013-11-08T09:39:06.496+00:002013-11-08T09:39:06.496+00:00Lovely, Simon - you seem to have a knack for short...Lovely, Simon - you seem to have a knack for short pieces with a killer last line! Do post some more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17069685508737951322013-11-08T04:28:47.154+00:002013-11-08T04:28:47.154+00:00No photos required Simon. Your images were most p...No photos required Simon. Your images were most powerful. more please <br /><br />Martina Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com