tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post3867653754169170253..comments2023-11-14T21:31:35.805-06:00Comments on J.F. Juzwik's Blog: FLASH FICTION FRIDAY, CYCLE 31: AMONG FRIENDSJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-18090163191510356302011-05-31T22:02:26.914-05:002011-05-31T22:02:26.914-05:00Richard, Thanks so much for your comments. I want...Richard, Thanks so much for your comments. I wanted this to hit hard--just like reality would. How would we ever know if anything like this really occurred with a hostage negotiation? Only the parties directly involved. Now, that's scary.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-73399797543749544512011-05-31T21:59:12.505-05:002011-05-31T21:59:12.505-05:00Barbara, Thanks for commenting and I'm happy y...Barbara, Thanks for commenting and I'm happy you liked it. How can you trust someone who lies for a living? Of course, this guy brings his 'skill' home with him too...Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-76284631594486470222011-05-31T21:57:48.097-05:002011-05-31T21:57:48.097-05:00Sue, Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you e...Sue, Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Tread carefully, Serena. He's watching...Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-77533375263327085912011-05-31T21:56:46.604-05:002011-05-31T21:56:46.604-05:00Reg, Thanks for commenting. I'm happy you lik...Reg, Thanks for commenting. I'm happy you liked it and glad I had you going too. That sure is one fellow you don't want 'watching' your back!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-88417268988379646322011-05-31T21:55:16.733-05:002011-05-31T21:55:16.733-05:00Veronica, Thanks so much for your comments. Our n...Veronica, Thanks so much for your comments. Our negotiator's as icy and phoney as they come, which is why he's so good at his job. Of course, I doubt anyone realizes just how dangerous those traits make him as well!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-23573523069352364032011-05-31T21:53:43.940-05:002011-05-31T21:53:43.940-05:00Flannery, Thanks for your comments. Glad you like...Flannery, Thanks for your comments. Glad you liked it. Jessica would have handled it properly and fairly right from the start! I love her!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-42464070591834863352011-05-31T21:52:41.284-05:002011-05-31T21:52:41.284-05:00Beach, Thanks for your comments and I'm happy ...Beach, Thanks for your comments and I'm happy you enjoyed it. It is terrifying because it could happen. Hard to trust in this situation. I mean, the guy makes his living lying, after all.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-2553214986593250672011-05-28T13:02:01.853-05:002011-05-28T13:02:01.853-05:00This one is harsher Joyce as is befitting to the t...This one is harsher Joyce as is befitting to the thematic content. You pull it off brilliantly as always with your usual aplomb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-35404569084963672382011-05-22T10:12:58.834-05:002011-05-22T10:12:58.834-05:00Oh man, now I don't trust anybody! That negot...Oh man, now I don't trust anybody! That negotiator is pure evil. Very nicely done!Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-52397669288228586542011-05-20T03:20:13.945-05:002011-05-20T03:20:13.945-05:00Great story, Joyce - and a nice twist.
Sneaky ne...Great story, Joyce - and a nice twist. <br /><br />Sneaky negotiator - I wonder how long it will take Jer to tire of Serena? She'd better watch her step!SueHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394307650434614637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-13038715380191358472011-05-19T22:18:11.851-05:002011-05-19T22:18:11.851-05:00Got me again! LOL I was like ok, did he do it, did...Got me again! LOL I was like ok, did he do it, did she do it or someone else. That narrator is truly sinister, friends like him, who needs enemies. Great story!RegCPA5963https://www.blogger.com/profile/02942519536643987787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-2451840519689818282011-05-19T22:02:55.857-05:002011-05-19T22:02:55.857-05:00Excellent!! Wow, this is a great story, Joyce! I...Excellent!! Wow, this is a great story, Joyce! I love the twist at the end... wouldn't have seen that coming in a million years!<br /><br />"...why he had to be removed." "It would be a shame if she was taken hostage again and negotiations failed…" Oh my god... that man has stone cold heart! That is so chilling... I got goose bumps... brrr...!<br /><br />Smashing read, Joyce! It is such a joy reading your stories... they always have me going through a whole range of emotions, and most often... leave me a bit breathless!<br /><br />Thank you, for another wonderful story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430872985988041256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-18387223380951619122011-05-19T15:46:11.312-05:002011-05-19T15:46:11.312-05:00Egad! Nice twist. It made me long for Jessica Flet...Egad! Nice twist. It made me long for Jessica Fletcher to show up and crack the case. <br /><br />Well done!Jenny Jenny Flanneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621715431584059448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-44417057468234728722011-05-19T15:40:23.065-05:002011-05-19T15:40:23.065-05:00Great story! One of the scariest of yours I have e...Great story! One of the scariest of yours I have ever read really, given how I do not trust figures in power it seems very possible. Great work!Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.com