tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post7395864067516574853..comments2013-07-22T11:56:38.386-04:00Comments on Saffron Wine: In 1000 Words or Less!Alicia Willette-Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-31082454480611636732012-03-29T09:51:29.098-04:002012-03-29T09:51:29.098-04:00WOW - amazing storytelling. I got sucked right in ...WOW - amazing storytelling. I got sucked right in and then WHAM - the ending punched me in the face. This was like an eerie dark Lewis Carroll fairy tale and I loved it. Fantastic entry!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-22022200897930280202012-03-28T15:44:58.356-04:002012-03-28T15:44:58.356-04:00Thanks Tracy! Tough challenge keeping it under the...Thanks Tracy! Tough challenge keeping it under the allotted number of words... :)Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-19349166147016238702012-03-28T15:42:43.277-04:002012-03-28T15:42:43.277-04:00I LOVE the Grimm Brothers! Their stories are great...I LOVE the Grimm Brothers! Their stories are great. Especially if you can find the Original ones that haven't been watered down. Talk about creepy! Thanks for the complement!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-38724906591618505442012-03-28T15:41:21.255-04:002012-03-28T15:41:21.255-04:00Thank you Donna! So excited to see how everyone di...Thank you Donna! So excited to see how everyone did for this fest!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-69168898898432502872012-03-28T13:26:37.931-04:002012-03-28T13:26:37.931-04:00Wow! That was great. I was thinking I wanted one o...Wow! That was great. I was thinking I wanted one of those bottles and then boom. :-) Awesome descriptions, I felt like I was there.Tracy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578915029993861396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-19280118188721056772012-03-28T09:15:13.557-04:002012-03-28T09:15:13.557-04:00Um. Started reading this and I was thinking it was...Um. Started reading this and I was thinking it was jolly and fun and then BAM you got me good. Loved this! Totally reminded me of the Brother's Grimm with their really creepy stories? Like, I remember reading one about this kid who was turned bald by a pixie once when I was a kid. This was even CREEPIER than that.<br /><br />:)Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-31992227998634082102012-03-28T01:34:58.806-04:002012-03-28T01:34:58.806-04:00Ah, remind me not to accept any invitations to tea...Ah, remind me not to accept any invitations to tea . .<br /><br />Wow; that was sinister. Excellent voice and pacing. I like how it starts out so sweet and innocent and gradually made me anxious about that 11th seating.<br /><br />Well done Alicia.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-44001418069914783382012-03-27T23:52:56.903-04:002012-03-27T23:52:56.903-04:00BWAHAHAHAAHAH!BWAHAHAHAAHAH!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-24261880422944658162012-03-27T23:51:34.190-04:002012-03-27T23:51:34.190-04:00It's good to know that I'm not entirely al...It's good to know that I'm not entirely alone in my psychosis... :D <br /><br />Mid-day heebie jeebies are always a good thing I find...Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-31306758551845980812012-03-27T23:49:53.830-04:002012-03-27T23:49:53.830-04:00Thanks Huntress! heheh...you'll have to come ...Thanks Huntress! heheh...you'll have to come by my blog during A-Z to see why this comment makes me giggle... :)*on 'K' Day...Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-78834100131901986372012-03-27T23:47:45.452-04:002012-03-27T23:47:45.452-04:00Thanks! I enjoyed the blog hop! My first one *snif...Thanks! I enjoyed the blog hop! My first one *sniff* We grow up so fast! :)Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-10857388762320731132012-03-27T23:46:49.552-04:002012-03-27T23:46:49.552-04:00That was fxxx'd up. I will have nightmares no...That was fxxx'd up. I will have nightmares now.benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509947010016404353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-1226625411208363302012-03-27T16:21:39.450-04:002012-03-27T16:21:39.450-04:00I love that your mind went along the same path as ...I love that your mind went along the same path as mine. I was *this* close to writing a story from this image, and it would have been embarrassingly similar to yours, though certainly less well told. <br /><br />Thanks for a nice case of mid-day heebie jeebies.Greg Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423674727626416220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-79672125670013858612012-03-27T15:00:32.065-04:002012-03-27T15:00:32.065-04:00Very cool. I was taken back to my childhood and th...Very cool. I was taken back to my childhood and the creepy fairy tales I used to read. The whole time I was waiting to see which rule she broke and what would happen. Good job:)Misty Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298645748620886228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-86452062543491423372012-03-27T14:22:56.214-04:002012-03-27T14:22:56.214-04:00Whew! What a ride this submission gave me.
Great ...Whew! What a ride this submission gave me.<br /><br />Great voice. Stupendous finish. Absolutely chilling. The writing style reminds me of CS Lewis with a touch of Stephen King.<br /><br />Good Job!Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-29420295302473050782012-03-27T14:05:54.983-04:002012-03-27T14:05:54.983-04:00@Charity, Not sure what happened to your comment.....@Charity, Not sure what happened to your comment...the Blog Monster ate it! Anyway...thanks! :)Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-52371695368683783822012-03-27T13:20:23.983-04:002012-03-27T13:20:23.983-04:00good job taking us from playful innocence into cur...good job taking us from playful innocence into cursed consequences!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-29373770270582223652012-03-27T13:12:21.890-04:002012-03-27T13:12:21.890-04:00The New Moon isn't necessarily just at night. ...The New Moon isn't necessarily just at night. The phases of the moon continue throughout the day as well. :) I was going with the belief that the Full Moon lasted for 24 hours and the New Moon the same. There is a lot of different opinions on this. But that's what I feel. So it is the LAW! HA!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-45963762658631912702012-03-27T13:06:31.433-04:002012-03-27T13:06:31.433-04:00Thanks! That was my aim!Thanks! That was my aim!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-34293778241695029172012-03-27T13:06:03.911-04:002012-03-27T13:06:03.911-04:00I really liked the dark fairy tales as a kid. Must...I really liked the dark fairy tales as a kid. Must. Follow. RULES! :)Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-41130622811415770492012-03-27T12:40:07.496-04:002012-03-27T12:40:07.496-04:00Creepy. One thing that confused me was it said tea...Creepy. One thing that confused me was it said tea was served on the new moon, but they're meeting during the day, not during the night...1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-49267113497422414132012-03-27T11:00:49.621-04:002012-03-27T11:00:49.621-04:00That was really creepy . . .That was really creepy . . .Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-60917329719974768132012-03-27T10:57:26.299-04:002012-03-27T10:57:26.299-04:00Everything was so festive and filled with glee.
Th...Everything was so festive and filled with glee.<br />Then the interloper showed up. Well, not intending to be an interloper.<br /><br />Oh, how painful to learn there are consequences to breaking the rules.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-10141573088941590612012-03-27T10:26:15.268-04:002012-03-27T10:26:15.268-04:00Yah, I've always found old fairy tales to be j...Yah, I've always found old fairy tales to be just a tad bit creepy. Thanks for the input!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5656793967385858348.post-48699858111284710212012-03-27T09:59:38.452-04:002012-03-27T09:59:38.452-04:00Ditto mshatch! I could hear the kids chatting in e...Ditto mshatch! I could hear the kids chatting in excitement and then falling silent when the new boy arrived. All very well done.Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.com