tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post9079159114467773108..comments2023-10-11T05:06:04.185-05:00Comments on Paper Mountain: Prompt #30: I knew something was very, very wrong when I found the wall of cookbooks in his kitchen. Not a single spine had been cracked.Brooke R. Bussehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-19744702847145878012011-08-24T18:03:29.767-05:002011-08-24T18:03:29.767-05:00@AllMyPosts Thank you so much. I work very hard to...@AllMyPosts Thank you so much. I work very hard to make my blog cool.<br /><br />@Deirdra Ah! Thank you so much. I feel special. ^^ I'll go check out the award right away.Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-13091510397486369752011-08-24T17:09:24.732-05:002011-08-24T17:09:24.732-05:00You have a fabulous blog! I’m an author and illust...You have a fabulous blog! I’m an author and illustrator and I made some awards to give to fellow bloggers whose sites I enjoy. I want to award you with one of my homemade awards: Powerful Woman Writer Award. There are no pass along requirements. This is just to reward you for all the hard work you do!<br /><br />Go to <a href="http://astorybookworld.blogspot.com/p/awards.html" rel="nofollow">http://astorybookworld.blogspot.com/p/awards.html</a> and pick up your award.<br />~DeirdraDeirdra A. Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913506387908022479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-45301385085204150742011-08-24T01:23:40.157-05:002011-08-24T01:23:40.157-05:00Came here from the Platform Building Campaign!!
...Came here from the Platform Building Campaign!!<br /><br /><br />Cool Blog!!<br /><br />with warm regards<br /><a href="http://becomingprince.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Another Author </a>Abhishekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633374524540097827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-57015091571144148702011-08-22T18:01:02.496-05:002011-08-22T18:01:02.496-05:00But he did cook, and rather well. -wink-But he did cook, and rather well. -wink-Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-48704376810370495582011-08-22T09:00:50.772-05:002011-08-22T09:00:50.772-05:00So freaky! I wish she hadn't stuck around onc...So freaky! I wish she hadn't stuck around once she realized something wasn't right.<br /><br />Never stay with a man who doesn't cook.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-82670465653125594232011-08-20T15:09:09.021-05:002011-08-20T15:09:09.021-05:00At least one of us does. XD Thanks, Jes.At least one of us does. XD Thanks, Jes.Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-65478953103698824082011-08-20T12:07:39.423-05:002011-08-20T12:07:39.423-05:00Gahh, creepy! I could see how you could get this e...Gahh, creepy! I could see how you could get this even longer than 1k, should you want to. Nicely done, Brooke!Jeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533424312167293180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-69875001057819770912011-08-18T12:37:20.827-05:002011-08-18T12:37:20.827-05:00@Misha Thank you, on both accounts. And thank you ...@Misha Thank you, on both accounts. And thank you for stopping by when I know you're so busy. ^^<br /><br />@Michael Oh! I didn't mean to offend. I was using that sentence to portray that the men weren't right for her, because obviously a gay man would want a relationship with another man and not a woman. I did not think about it being taken that way, or that it would portray being gay as bad.<br /><br />And the following statement is not an excuse (because those <i>are</i> bad), just clarification. ^^ That line <i>is</i> meant to be slightly futuristic and the 'first clue' line was supposed to imply that he appeared to be perfect for her.<br /><br />And you know what's funny? I never do horror in my novels.<br /><br />@Izzy Thanks. It's been really bugging me that my stories have been so short.Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-63855427057535339302011-08-18T12:01:04.053-05:002011-08-18T12:01:04.053-05:00I loved it, great job!
And congrats on getting th...I loved it, great job!<br /><br />And congrats on getting the story over 1k. [:Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881523588133382569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-42344925984318733982011-08-18T10:30:04.488-05:002011-08-18T10:30:04.488-05:00I liked this story too. I had a few bones to pick....I liked this story too. I had a few bones to pick. You say, "They turn out to be abusive, drug, addicts, convicts, and occasionally, gay." Hmmm...one of these things is not like the other. Meaning I don't associate "gay" as being in the same context or category as men who are 1) abusive, 2) dealers for drugs, 3) addicts, or 4) criminals. Also in the next sentence you say "Which was my first clue that he wasn't all he was cracked up to be." Well is the first clue the title? I wasn't sure if I was supposed to read the title as being part of the story, because if you take the title away, then you are left with no first clue so that sentence doesn't make sense. Okay and then after that, you say, "the second was his kitchen."<br /><br />When you say it like that, you are borrowing from the future that the narrator of this piece has not explored yet. She explores it in the following paragraphs, yet, how could she know what awaits her in the kitchen? How could she know that the stale musty air was sitting there for her to discover?<br /><br />I really like the M.Night Shyamalan feel of this piece and it gets pretty terrifying. You definitely have a way with horror.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-64942196046293659032011-08-18T07:31:17.098-05:002011-08-18T07:31:17.098-05:00Well done on finishing a 1k story! I really enjoye...Well done on finishing a 1k story! I really enjoyed this one. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com