tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post1264241982827484707..comments2023-10-04T15:58:45.991-05:00Comments on Mindspeak: "Sandstorm" #FridayflashCarrie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-8190608657349245152009-10-08T06:45:18.447-05:002009-10-08T06:45:18.447-05:00I want to thank all of you for stopping by. I like...I want to thank all of you for stopping by. I like that you also tell me what you liked or didn't like. As I become accustomed to being among peers again, I will begin doing the same to you on your pieces.<br /><br />You all humble me. This is the way it should be.<br /><br />-CarrieCarrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-7249691756439913752009-10-08T06:15:51.683-05:002009-10-08T06:15:51.683-05:00Here there be dragons!
Lovely imagery - the gigant...Here there be dragons!<br />Lovely imagery - the gigantic sail especially!<br /><br />I must say I'm not sure about "With a sonic scream, which felt like noise"mazzz_in_Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498100483681096442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-80921850145204685862009-10-05T11:30:56.922-05:002009-10-05T11:30:56.922-05:00Wow, what great descriptions! I enjoyed reading th...Wow, what great descriptions! I enjoyed reading this one a TON. ;-) Very nice story!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-19057260324496253802009-10-02T18:18:54.758-05:002009-10-02T18:18:54.758-05:00this is simply dripping with lush, grandeur and wo...this is simply dripping with lush, grandeur and wonderment - masterfully painted like a portrait. well done!Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-75055671125083319302009-10-02T17:26:41.247-05:002009-10-02T17:26:41.247-05:00Very descriptive with great imagery all the way th...Very descriptive with great imagery all the way through. :-)Clive Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057496284523957955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-63719264022872944982009-10-02T16:39:18.693-05:002009-10-02T16:39:18.693-05:00Very visually stunning piece. Amazing description ...Very visually stunning piece. Amazing description of the dragon. It was completely unlike anything I've seen before and completely original and mesmerizing.<br /><br />I'm not usually a fantasy writer, but I really love this.Rachel Blackbirdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246966713076881105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-44549862265197877522009-10-02T13:00:58.492-05:002009-10-02T13:00:58.492-05:00Carrie,
Your work is so beautifully visually stimu...Carrie,<br />Your work is so beautifully visually stimulating. You through me for another loop this week. I never know what to expect from you and this makes me come back for more. Wonderful fantasy piece.Jodi MacArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373591664178281529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-63428807455872624382009-10-02T10:53:43.241-05:002009-10-02T10:53:43.241-05:00Ah, the birth of a dragon. Nice. Very descriptive ...Ah, the birth of a dragon. Nice. Very descriptive piece.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-24576831603646435982009-10-02T08:11:35.031-05:002009-10-02T08:11:35.031-05:00More more! This is an excerpt of a larger piece? V...More more! This is an excerpt of a larger piece? Very lush, felt I was there in swirling sand, in the dragon's maw... Peace, LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110078016784294934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-7341477858224401702009-10-02T08:06:58.847-05:002009-10-02T08:06:58.847-05:00A sonic scream that felt like noise. Very nice des...A sonic scream that <i>felt</i> like noise. Very nice description. I can feel the noise. I enjoyed most especially the image of the sand hole opening and the hand-place pillars of stone fell in. Immense imagery.<br /><br />Jeff PoseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-10872107514294844882009-10-01T23:59:29.297-05:002009-10-01T23:59:29.297-05:00My favourite parts were the descriptions of the si...My favourite parts were the descriptions of the sinkhole opening ever wider in a grand reveal.Lily Mulhollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804113718224654006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-29025952280860814382009-10-01T23:47:36.392-05:002009-10-01T23:47:36.392-05:00WOW that was mind blowing. I know I missed stuff r...WOW that was mind blowing. I know I missed stuff reading it so I will have to read it again.<br />Awesome!Dorothy F. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726231846622344573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-4575959431470920372009-10-01T21:04:46.782-05:002009-10-01T21:04:46.782-05:00See this is why I don't ever go camping in the...See this is why I don't ever go camping in the desert!<br /><br />Your description of the creature was vividly rendered. <br /><br />And what a wake-up call for Fadre's father!Marisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-21483784751735040102009-10-01T20:58:25.382-05:002009-10-01T20:58:25.382-05:00Ooooo... I lurve dragons... I digs. :)Ooooo... I lurve dragons... I digs. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-17120620363867143762009-10-01T20:41:08.575-05:002009-10-01T20:41:08.575-05:00Nice, piece-by-piece description. I could build th...Nice, piece-by-piece description. I could build the image of a dragon from it without you using that word. :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375968406108179327.post-75322913257036223312009-10-01T20:20:17.241-05:002009-10-01T20:20:17.241-05:00Have to say, not where I expected that to go. I w...Have to say, not where I expected that to go. I was all settled down for a Dune or Tatooine type story and then WHABAM--sand dragon. Or I assume it's a sand dragon? <br /><br />Hehe. Nice description, though. I've got this silly fascination with deserts as symbology. I don't know where I ever picked it up. But I do like the idea of such a massive swell of life in an otherwise barren place.litrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647103140113105609noreply@blogger.com