tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post5332102967399110722..comments2023-11-14T21:31:35.805-06:00Comments on J.F. Juzwik's Blog: FLASH FICTION FRIDAY, CYCLE 18: AMENDSJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-62820981540168793992011-02-23T18:04:48.690-06:002011-02-23T18:04:48.690-06:00Ingrid, Thanks so much. I guess hope springs eter...Ingrid, Thanks so much. I guess hope springs eternal. Sure hope he gets that Grammy someday!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-15836929809002337652011-02-23T18:04:07.703-06:002011-02-23T18:04:07.703-06:00Yvette, That's his view of a normal life since...Yvette, That's his view of a normal life since it's all he's ever had. Maybe that is the only way he can get from day to day.<br /><br />Really looking forward to seeing more of your work.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-14863622838589282752011-02-23T18:03:12.002-06:002011-02-23T18:03:12.002-06:00Coaster, Looks like we're both in THAT club. ...Coaster, Looks like we're both in THAT club. Glad you enjoyed my little tale.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-17940961188111462032011-02-23T18:02:43.738-06:002011-02-23T18:02:43.738-06:00Flannery, Thank you. It's sad, but for some, ...Flannery, Thank you. It's sad, but for some, empty is normal.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-29818853578197958082011-02-23T18:02:09.900-06:002011-02-23T18:02:09.900-06:00Sue, Thanks much. It's the little things some...Sue, Thanks much. It's the little things sometimes that can make all the difference in a person's life.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-48293822375762833312011-02-23T18:01:31.581-06:002011-02-23T18:01:31.581-06:00Beach, So glad you enjoyed it. Every now and then...Beach, So glad you enjoyed it. Every now and then, I try to touch the heart.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-52960234307515122842011-02-23T18:00:51.415-06:002011-02-23T18:00:51.415-06:00Richard, Thank you as always. I try to leave the ...Richard, Thank you as always. I try to leave the judgements and the decisions on right or wrong to the reader.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-10565858705909202032011-02-23T17:59:46.197-06:002011-02-23T17:59:46.197-06:00Doc, Glad you liked it. Kind of brings the consci...Doc, Glad you liked it. Kind of brings the conscience to the forefront? lolJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-41617098064428444092011-02-23T17:59:01.024-06:002011-02-23T17:59:01.024-06:00AJ, Thanks. I hope the place this took you to bro...AJ, Thanks. I hope the place this took you to brought pleasant memories. Hopefully, we learn from all our pit stops along the way.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-23468961224479058682011-02-22T05:22:41.716-06:002011-02-22T05:22:41.716-06:00What a great story Joyce... This part here: "...What a great story Joyce... This part here: "They told me they used to have a boy, but he wasn’t around anymore so they didn’t need all that extra room. I told them I’d let them know. I didn’t see the need to tell them who I really was either.<br />" -- that really broke my heart. His parents didn't even recognize him! And then when he wonders if they looked for him...<br /><br />Wonderfully written Joyce!Ingrid KV Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357668181484669053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-83301248711880391922011-02-20T18:14:28.779-06:002011-02-20T18:14:28.779-06:00Ah, dysfunctional families. Memories. Ha! It was r...Ah, dysfunctional families. Memories. Ha! It was really only later in life that I realized my family, though definitely loony-toons central, was nowhere near as bad as some. Funny how you always think your's is the worst. There should be a place where all of us can go to post our dysfunctional favorites.<br /><br />Good story, Joyce. I like the mundaneness of it. The narrator's matter-of-fact way, matter-of-fact solutions to his day to day problems. Don't think he's a very self-aware fellow, but that's why he can live the way he does. <br /><br />I forgot about the flash fiction friday thing, but I'll try and remember for next week. I want to get in on this...I think. It's scary. But what the hell. ;)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-10159393225201652922011-02-17T17:46:29.372-06:002011-02-17T17:46:29.372-06:00Thanks for joining my club of writers about dysfun...Thanks for joining my club of writers about dysfunctional families. (Or did I join yours?) Enjoyed your story.<br /><br />CPCoaster Punchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587366749348273040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-20680758651788984912011-02-17T15:41:37.626-06:002011-02-17T15:41:37.626-06:00Joyce...sorry for the lateness. I thought I commen...Joyce...sorry for the lateness. I thought I commented already! Must not have saved it. <br /><br />ANYWAY...<br /><br />The matter-of-fact tone adds a chill to this person's story. The narrator's thick skin is fascinating and moves the pain from the startliing to mundane. The common place nature of his suffering tells a lot. As usual, a fine story.Jenny Jenny Flanneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621715431584059448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-23959631328811162682011-02-17T11:15:19.388-06:002011-02-17T11:15:19.388-06:00Joyce - what a lovely few minutes I've had rea...Joyce - what a lovely few minutes I've had reading this story! You draw out the commonplace and make it so special - and convey so much more by what you <i>don't</i> say (like the reference to the punch bag and cleaning up after Mom).<br /><br />As Richard commented, you have a natural talent for using the small observations of life that pass many of us by! Well done!SueHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11394307650434614637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-16098914054834560842011-02-16T22:23:25.420-06:002011-02-16T22:23:25.420-06:00Both you and Doc rocked me to my core. Great stori...Both you and Doc rocked me to my core. Great stories full of humanity.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-19215116909483546812011-02-16T16:28:11.489-06:002011-02-16T16:28:11.489-06:00Joyce every week you bring in conflict and ambigui...Joyce every week you bring in conflict and ambiguity to your stories with all the natural ease of someone who has truly observed life. You embroider them like a quilt with the finest stitching, this is brilliant, is it easier to regret something you have done or something you haven't done, you set that question to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-10393631108786499732011-02-16T14:17:48.726-06:002011-02-16T14:17:48.726-06:00Makes me regret everything I ever pinched! A well ...Makes me regret everything I ever pinched! A well told tale all around.<br /><br />DoDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979621370660001312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-497164028438533435.post-35746654733653313432011-02-16T12:32:11.831-06:002011-02-16T12:32:11.831-06:00Yeah, life is funny that way. Everybody's got ...Yeah, life is funny that way. Everybody's got stories. Some of 'em coincide. Take us places we been before. Places where we learned things. This one took me to a particular place. Thanks Joyce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com