tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post6294666562373871270..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Take Me With YouLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-2979988931209689802009-03-13T10:37:00.000+02:002009-03-13T10:37:00.000+02:00Eve thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for...Eve thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for your thoughtful comments.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-76360704695169028452009-03-13T06:02:00.000+02:002009-03-13T06:02:00.000+02:00Thoughtfully done. Nice movement between the flas...Thoughtfully done. Nice movement between the flashbacks and the forward thrust of the story.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072209113562315120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-3387439808679522542009-03-10T04:17:00.000+02:002009-03-10T04:17:00.000+02:00I too liked the going back and forth between the t...I too liked the going back and forth between the time frames. Very engaging piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-91992595730064443482009-03-09T03:09:00.000+02:002009-03-09T03:09:00.000+02:00bittersweet, it's really someone's life, there's p...bittersweet, it's really someone's life, there's probably someone somewhere struggling with the same thing, your characters are always kind real, never sounds false<BR/><BR/>-thanks for your comment at Search Engine Stories, I don't know why you couldn't comment, I have the same setting as you, anyway, thanks your kind wordsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-41615463870559413622009-03-08T10:40:00.000+02:002009-03-08T10:40:00.000+02:00Thanks for the comments David.Thanks for the comments David.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-81505196659727087422009-03-07T11:13:00.000+02:002009-03-07T11:13:00.000+02:00Hi Lauri. You’ve written a great story. It really...Hi Lauri. You’ve written a great story. It really draws the reader in with its compelling narrative, which is filled with undercurrents and overtones of subtlety and depth, and three-dimensional characters. Excellent. Thanks, DavidMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-5313744298613091532009-03-07T09:11:00.000+02:002009-03-07T09:11:00.000+02:00Thanks Kayt.Thanks Kayt.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-87744426974186317432009-03-06T23:33:00.000+02:002009-03-06T23:33:00.000+02:00great read!! - I too love the shifting perspective...great read!! - I too love the shifting perspectives of the narrator, and the unsentimental portrayal - you did such an excellent job of making her realAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-53154547447239038522009-03-06T18:22:00.000+02:002009-03-06T18:22:00.000+02:00Meznor- Thanks for stopping by and joining our sma...Meznor- Thanks for stopping by and joining our small group. <BR/><BR/>Anthony- Thanks for your kind words.<BR/><BR/>Selma-Truth in art? You flatter me. I think every writer needs an agent and a flatter. When I make it- I'm hiring you. <BR/><BR/>Groovy-It's often so easy to look from outside at these types of situations and think- why doesn't she just do it? But it often takes Herculean strength to do it when you're inside.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-8048074410671180732009-03-06T18:08:00.000+02:002009-03-06T18:08:00.000+02:00Beautifully written and sadly "real". So many peo...Beautifully written and sadly "real". So many people living in the fantasy of what might be, what should be, what could be, but never getting there.groovyoldladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971936982658984234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-7595830261166917232009-03-06T00:23:00.000+02:002009-03-06T00:23:00.000+02:00I believe it's the portraits of people that make y...I believe it's the portraits of people that make your work. You do it with such ease. Your characters - whatever their circumstances - are real, recognisable. I am always seeking truth in art. I find it time and time again with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-8018992172973562782009-03-05T17:26:00.000+02:002009-03-05T17:26:00.000+02:00Very well written and intense.Very well written and intense.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-15181300454955689892009-03-05T16:24:00.000+02:002009-03-05T16:24:00.000+02:00Great story... Love how you travel between reality...Great story... Love how you travel between reality and recollection. And the character's personality shines through in the writing. Very fast paced and compelling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com