tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post1504141760560624643..comments2023-11-14T22:18:19.759-06:00Comments on A Twist Of Noir: A Twist Of Noir 583 - Sandra SeamansChristopher Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581243409967241320noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-44459314229587032692011-05-21T19:58:41.379-05:002011-05-21T19:58:41.379-05:00I missed this the first time around, but found the...I missed this the first time around, but found the link in your "How I Came To Write This Story" on Patti Abbott's blog. As usual, your stories are superbly written, Sandra. I couldn't stop reading. So glad you kept at it. Awesome job!Kathleen A. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067969207174384793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-5282700948101487432011-05-17T23:56:43.658-05:002011-05-17T23:56:43.658-05:00Smashing read, Sandra! I love the opening paragra...Smashing read, Sandra! I love the opening paragraph... if ever a story cried out for a dialogue beginning, this is it.<br /><br />Throughout your story, the dialogue creates a real sense of country and place.<br /><br />There is old Russian proverb... "Revenge is a dish best served cold." Coralee's waited more than long enough...<br /><br />Very well crafted... beautifully paced, building the suspense perfectly. And, I love the twist!<br /><br />As a friend of mine would say... "Brava!"<br /><br />Thank you, Sandra for a terrific story. I enjoyed it immensely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-53842171995256794922010-09-27T15:24:38.243-05:002010-09-27T15:24:38.243-05:00What can I say? A great start and the tension is s...What can I say? A great start and the tension is sustained throughout. A great sharp short shock.Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-45056542932309889982010-09-23T14:47:22.009-05:002010-09-23T14:47:22.009-05:00Engrossing.
I ached for the climax but didn't...Engrossing.<br /><br />I ached for the climax but didn't want it to end. This story is expertly crafted in how spare everything but the dialogue is. That allows it to take its time, setting up the reveals and allowing the true message of the work - a conversation between a woman and the injustices of her life - develop. <br /><br />Splendidly done. I came to care about the characters simply by hearing them speak to me, as they all spoke so clearly. It leaves me wanting to hear more, even when I know all that need be said, has been said.<br /><br />Great work.M. C. Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088827164403855506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-51240841026179187042010-09-23T13:19:18.794-05:002010-09-23T13:19:18.794-05:00Wow! You guys are totally awesome! Thanks for th...Wow! You guys are totally awesome! Thanks for the wonderful comments!sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-72549286943391456682010-09-23T04:05:41.911-05:002010-09-23T04:05:41.911-05:00This was the first of yours I've read - a very...This was the first of yours I've read - a very, very well told tale - I'll be coming back for more.Sandra Davieshttp://sandra-linesofcomunication.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-49495977001712299362010-09-22T18:09:47.259-05:002010-09-22T18:09:47.259-05:00Great story, Sandra. Goes to some really dark plac...Great story, Sandra. Goes to some really dark places. Very compelling!Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-79421940100254145942010-09-22T16:54:35.686-05:002010-09-22T16:54:35.686-05:00normally, when things need to be revealed and a cl...normally, when things need to be revealed and a climax is expected, i hope to hurtle towards it so that i can get there as soon as i can. not in this case - the pace and the way it's drawn out is beautifully managed, like an old lady smoking a pipe and just putting down jigsaw pieces together at her leisure knowing it will be done but not concerned about when. superb.Nigel Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529578665251906089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-79221602123858259132010-09-22T15:09:52.366-05:002010-09-22T15:09:52.366-05:00That's darn good writing. I liked how you kept...That's darn good writing. I liked how you kept twisting the screws. Last bit surprised me. A twist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-59325689876171399932010-09-22T11:26:14.198-05:002010-09-22T11:26:14.198-05:00Nice. Very nice, my friend. You have a knack for f...Nice. Very nice, my friend. You have a knack for finding the voice in your characters.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-61169956700252020122010-09-22T10:40:29.242-05:002010-09-22T10:40:29.242-05:00Thanks so much, everyone!!Thanks so much, everyone!!sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-25484007375184156512010-09-22T10:08:55.296-05:002010-09-22T10:08:55.296-05:00That wasn't a story, it was a ride!
Flowed pe...That wasn't a story, it was a ride!<br /><br />Flowed perfectly, great writing Sandra.<br /><br />“Hell, I’ll be long gone and lost on the wind by the time he sets the dogs on my track. You take care now, hear?”<br /><br />Loved that line.Lee Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10625970674709103188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-58187803800765584572010-09-22T08:49:44.492-05:002010-09-22T08:49:44.492-05:00This one cuts close to the bone.This one cuts close to the bone.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-38885293973190885262010-09-22T05:40:57.057-05:002010-09-22T05:40:57.057-05:00Can I add my congratulations on a fine and powerfu...Can I add my congratulations on a fine and powerful story; it grabbed me by the throat from the first blistering paragraph and gripped me all the way through until that final bitter sweet line. A super story, Sandra.Alan Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890190137499272096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-77037053628470236342010-09-22T05:24:24.297-05:002010-09-22T05:24:24.297-05:00perfect pitch, tone and telling. Really a wonderfu...perfect pitch, tone and telling. Really a wonderfully constructed piece on so many levels, great dialogue and revenge angle is sweet as tupelo. Fabulous opening line..Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-42143659413695018662010-09-22T00:07:35.799-05:002010-09-22T00:07:35.799-05:00Beautiful piece. The dialog leaps off the page. Ha...Beautiful piece. The dialog leaps off the page. Had me hooked from start to finish.Chris Rhatiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769089157184374652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-91962444326313461102010-09-21T22:05:04.617-05:002010-09-21T22:05:04.617-05:00Nice one, Sandra. Excellent job of peeling back th...Nice one, Sandra. Excellent job of peeling back the layers. A good twist at the end.<br />KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-75938852705052982502010-09-21T18:37:59.268-05:002010-09-21T18:37:59.268-05:00Love it love it love it...Love it love it love it...Chris Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086123916922468442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-45689531136339433702010-09-21T18:09:32.353-05:002010-09-21T18:09:32.353-05:00Man, gonna take a while to get that country grit f...Man, gonna take a while to get that country grit from out'n mah teeth. Revenge is best served after marinating twenty years in the exclusive cellars of the Crossbar Hilton. Great read!AJ Hayesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-18048121312536359632010-09-21T18:06:56.338-05:002010-09-21T18:06:56.338-05:00Nasty and fine!Nasty and fine!Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-40342040958124112232010-09-21T15:26:17.795-05:002010-09-21T15:26:17.795-05:00Wow! Starts with a kick and keeps on kicking. A be...Wow! Starts with a kick and keeps on kicking. A beaut.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868832066925549024.post-71726697156661689912010-09-21T14:29:05.018-05:002010-09-21T14:29:05.018-05:00Really nice one, Sandra. It would have been hard t...Really nice one, Sandra. It would have been hard to do it justice in fewer words. Good choice letting it be the length it needed to be. I could feel those dusty roads under my feet.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com