tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post5590755874666425672..comments2023-11-05T07:05:52.036-05:00Comments on Writing Her Life: Washed AwayAmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04522608013420306951noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-46942891373111871272011-03-06T13:23:56.804-05:002011-03-06T13:23:56.804-05:00Heartbreaking and gave me chills. I'm so sorr...Heartbreaking and gave me chills. I'm so sorry you lost your friend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-79256517843187433732011-03-06T12:02:32.275-05:002011-03-06T12:02:32.275-05:00Oh Ami...this makes my heart just ache and burn. I...Oh Ami...this makes my heart just ache and burn. I hope it's mostly fiction, and if it's not? I am sending you giant hugs. I know you said it was a fuzzy memory....<br /><br />I'm thrilled you linked up and was so happy to see you here! Yay!<br /><br />xoxoxoxoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214914707096410664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-85714974673812839002011-03-06T10:46:01.231-05:002011-03-06T10:46:01.231-05:00I had chills. Such a sad, sad story. :-( Great j...I had chills. Such a sad, sad story. :-( Great job!Jen Has A Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985462114936261199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-6787927248901278952011-03-06T02:25:12.695-05:002011-03-06T02:25:12.695-05:00I remember the boy who died freshman year of high ...I remember the boy who died freshman year of high school. Such a rude awakening for kids who think they are immortal. For you, I imagine it was even more upsetting being that it was at a place that you had previously associated with positive memories. Very well written.Mommy Shortshttp://www.mommyshorts.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-28960409522285797592011-03-05T23:10:58.352-05:002011-03-05T23:10:58.352-05:00What resonates most strongly with me is the sense ...What resonates most strongly with me is the sense of inevitability that threads quietly through it. The same kind of inevitability that exists in communities near water--a knowledge of the power and threat is poses, even while it provides so much.CDGhttp://moveovermarypoppins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-84404121155947864192011-03-05T20:50:54.537-05:002011-03-05T20:50:54.537-05:00What a horrible thing to have to go through! Lake...What a horrible thing to have to go through! Lakes are just as unpredictable as a river or the ocean.<br /><br />So sorry that you lost your friend.Stashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12789106734518880998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-15052870866448611812011-03-05T11:52:38.831-05:002011-03-05T11:52:38.831-05:00Every summer our lake always claims a few people. ...Every summer our lake always claims a few people. They're so much more powerful than people know. Very nice capture on this one!Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-2384595093503224772011-03-05T11:49:23.006-05:002011-03-05T11:49:23.006-05:00That is so sad. My brother-in-law lost his best fr...That is so sad. My brother-in-law lost his best friend to a boating accident. It makes life feel so much more fragile when someone you know is taken like that. You wrote it beautifully.Staceyhttp://www.staceysmotheringmoments.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-60573868677247746262011-03-04T23:37:18.127-05:002011-03-04T23:37:18.127-05:00This made me tear up. So tragic. You did a great j...This made me tear up. So tragic. You did a great job conveying the emotion and the anxiety of not knowing.Jessica Annehttp://adventureswiththreegirls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-8772855452453069892011-03-04T23:37:00.968-05:002011-03-04T23:37:00.968-05:00Ugh. I hate these stories, but you did an AMAZING ...Ugh. I hate these stories, but you did an AMAZING job telling this one. Very well done!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755605208695539726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-45544441224161182262011-03-04T22:37:52.958-05:002011-03-04T22:37:52.958-05:00Wow. Was this fiction or non fiction?
If it was f...Wow. Was this fiction or non fiction?<br /><br />If it was fiction, you did a great job of building up the anxiety.<br /><br />If it was non-fiction, ditto, but also, what a tragic lesson to learn so early in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-40405556161323608552011-03-04T21:12:57.313-05:002011-03-04T21:12:57.313-05:00I loved how you built the tension.
I really enjoye...I loved how you built the tension.<br />I really enjoyed your pieceCristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15064636500827230911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-61266911556511320652011-03-04T19:25:21.581-05:002011-03-04T19:25:21.581-05:00Thanks for all the great comments! I'll be com...Thanks for all the great comments! I'll be coming around to see your posts soon.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132594195395924087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-8080197151408585392011-03-04T13:26:40.855-05:002011-03-04T13:26:40.855-05:00What a difficult thing to go through!
The mom in ...What a difficult thing to go through!<br /><br />The mom in me is cringing and wanting to keep my boys in safe little bubbles, knowing that things like this can happen.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-23035739279869501742011-03-04T12:16:45.645-05:002011-03-04T12:16:45.645-05:00I thought you did a great job of capturing that mo...I thought you did a great job of capturing that moment of realization when we realize that many of the things we love most in life can also take our lives away.Jenniferhttp://whispatory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-61636908470480486202011-03-04T12:06:13.877-05:002011-03-04T12:06:13.877-05:00Very very poignant; the feeling of inward pain is ...Very very poignant; the feeling of inward pain is almost palpable in the telling of this story. Thank you for sharingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-51408229880126761112011-03-04T10:27:06.074-05:002011-03-04T10:27:06.074-05:00What a horrible thing to have to deal with. I'...What a horrible thing to have to deal with. I'm so sorry about your friend.<br /><br />Visiting from RDCCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472645003197467754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-86359770260166481172011-03-04T09:57:27.155-05:002011-03-04T09:57:27.155-05:00I remember a college friend drowning in the local ...I remember a college friend drowning in the local lake one summer after the end of school-and how my world tilted on its axis. It didn't seem possible that a place where everyone had so much fun could also be the site of such unimaginable tragedy.<br />Oh, the paradox of water.<br />Great job with this prompt!Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32283188.post-24872538917605469972011-03-04T08:57:30.626-05:002011-03-04T08:57:30.626-05:00Beautifully written and very touching. It was cert...Beautifully written and very touching. It was certainly a tough life lesson but one best learned early.Random Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494483624821880838noreply@blogger.com