Miss Angie Poe, People I know - True stories Options

[merle]

Hello again to you, Syl -

Yes, this year and last have been difficult for staff and some members, happy to hear things are working out.

Oh! I didn't know we could enter poetry as well, I really should keep up with these things. Not only have I never been published or even tried to be but I've never even printed out my poems or stories. lol I suppose I should (print them out) just for my own benefit. I'm thrilled you think I have some talent but to be honest, I'm very humbled and a little intimidated by the abilities of those I read on this forum.

Thanks again!

Robin

[Eisa]

Hi Snow -

Thank you for blowing the dust off this story and sending me the link to Odin's Challenge, it sounds like fun. Oh, you certainly should try your hand at writing stories. To me, poems are just compacted stories and if you can write poem, you can write a story. And yes, I have plenty of stories about the people in my neighborhood, I find them interesting. I seem to go through periods of stagnation and stop writing but it always calls me back so I hope to put in more of an appearance in the future. Thanks again for your help.

Robin

Hi Robin

I see you've entered Odin's - that's great!

Please post more of your stories here - that might inspire me to visit here more often and maybe have a go myself. It's good to see you here.

Snow

[merle]

Hi Snow -

I apologize for the very, very tardy reply. I do check the box email notification but nothing ends up in my inbox. I will start posting more stories and hope you do as well.

Robin

[JLY]

Robin,
I enjoyed your story and as you have stated your neighborhood could be a launching pad for a series of vignettes on the local inhabitants.

When you wrote about Angie's "fancy footwork", I immediately envisioned her doing some kind of drunken dance. If there is some way to describe dancing while trying to stay upright and not falling down drunk, Angie might just be the one to show us how.

I would be interested in reading your take on the other characters that frequent your local streets. I look forward to reading more of your short stories.

JLY

[merle]

Hi John-

Your comment about Angie showing us how to dance made me chuckle. I just mentioned to a friend last night that I need to post another story about folks in the neighborhood. Stay tuned...same channel...same place. The romance of Speedy and Hang Lip coming soon.

Thanks for visiting.

Robin

[RC James]

merele - This is a lively piece of writing with wry humor and good attention to detail. The segment involving the scuffle with the drunken woman was tight, concise and compelling. My only suggestion is to use moredirect language in some spots, for example, instead of saying, I paraphrase, I'm going to haveto learn to shout louder, sorry I don't have the text, more direct, like, next time I'll holler louder. Just a suggestion, but I did enjoy this, Cheers, Richard