tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post8708281525650754274..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: HUNTER'S MOON_WEP Halloween ChallengeRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-49662580885256142412015-11-02T13:36:00.480-06:002015-11-02T13:36:00.480-06:00I'm glad you liked this one. I hope you have ...I'm glad you liked this one. I hope you have a great new week -- and that all the haunting is past you!!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43709732495443654322015-10-30T04:50:21.454-05:002015-10-30T04:50:21.454-05:00Fantastic. I really enjoyed this piece. Great job....Fantastic. I really enjoyed this piece. Great job.J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25908626218865963032015-10-26T08:00:16.903-05:002015-10-26T08:00:16.903-05:00With a little wisdom I hope sprinkled in. Good to ...With a little wisdom I hope sprinkled in. Good to see you here. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34939726658817276362015-10-26T07:59:26.838-05:002015-10-26T07:59:26.838-05:00Yes, Luke stated none of us knows what crossroads ...Yes, Luke stated none of us knows what crossroads is the one that will haunt us and ended up meeting one himself.<br /><br />This experience taught him the smart wolf ignore the yapping of coyotes. It is why he is so against revenge in his tale in TALES TO BE TOLD AT MIDNIGHT.<br /><br />I am happy you enjoyed this tale I spun. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-4820884357349677322015-10-26T04:59:21.790-05:002015-10-26T04:59:21.790-05:00Gruesome and creepy. Gruesome and creepy. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-34784816678353522232015-10-26T04:50:25.413-05:002015-10-26T04:50:25.413-05:00Very creepy. Horror and folklore are wonderful com...Very creepy. Horror and folklore are wonderful companions.<br /><br />At first I thought it would mostly be spooky in terms of atmosphere alone, but then the ghost children showed up.<br /><br />I also loved that Luke became an unwilling accomplice to the massacre, and ended up on a sightly darker path than he'd started on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017756012813695025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-77160086306559317862015-10-25T17:51:00.206-05:002015-10-25T17:51:00.206-05:00Many times when we stand up to the bullies in our ...Many times when we stand up to the bullies in our lives it does not turn out as we plan. :-(<br /><br />I'm really happy you enjoyed this. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-3958518389340060502015-10-25T17:49:32.623-05:002015-10-25T17:49:32.623-05:00I wish he were, too. :-(
I'm glad you enjoyed...I wish he were, too. :-(<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed it. Luke appears in another suspenseful tale in TALES TO BE TOLD AT MIDNIGHT.<br /><br />I worked hard on this, and your words and the words of others make me feel as if all the effort was worthwhile. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-45573429901285369622015-10-25T16:55:44.612-05:002015-10-25T16:55:44.612-05:00Too scary, and sad. Well done.Too scary, and sad. Well done.F. Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16241888058278268890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-40888767826055929622015-10-25T16:31:01.237-05:002015-10-25T16:31:01.237-05:00You had me from that first sentence. You do know h...You had me from that first sentence. You do know how to suck a reader in, don't you? Genius. Super symbolic. Loved everything about it. My uncle loved Native American everything. I wish he were still here to read this. Good on you. Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42612680451720076822015-10-24T11:28:45.090-05:002015-10-24T11:28:45.090-05:00Thanks for such nice words about my spooky effort....Thanks for such nice words about my spooky effort. Yours was a fun one. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-57423003458012061222015-10-24T11:10:28.413-05:002015-10-24T11:10:28.413-05:00I'm glad I read this in the morning. Still, I ...I'm glad I read this in the morning. Still, I won't sleep too well tonight just thinking of it. Great job.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-79744314452309684732015-10-23T09:20:03.661-05:002015-10-23T09:20:03.661-05:00Excellent, evocative poem -- that you wrote it for...Excellent, evocative poem -- that you wrote it for my small tale is a gracious gift. Thank you. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-38004821422035104822015-10-23T00:17:16.089-05:002015-10-23T00:17:16.089-05:00screaming souls
from ghostly deeds
evil done that ...screaming souls<br />from ghostly deeds<br />evil done that night<br />as someone bleeds<br />does right make wrong<br />or wrong make right<br />who will know from<br />that one sided fight<br />desk49https://www.blogger.com/profile/05795159954019523527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-56579443086925121822015-10-22T22:20:23.352-05:002015-10-22T22:20:23.352-05:00I'm glad you liked it. Luke is in another stor...I'm glad you liked it. Luke is in another story in my latest, TALES TO BE TOLD AT MIDNIGHT. He never seems to catch a break. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16610748054715372652015-10-22T22:19:22.709-05:002015-10-22T22:19:22.709-05:00That means a lot coming from you. I loved your own...That means a lot coming from you. I loved your own post with the evocative music. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72397042333392171282015-10-22T18:19:18.872-05:002015-10-22T18:19:18.872-05:00Oh, very nicely done Roland! That was a chilling ...Oh, very nicely done Roland! That was a chilling story.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-47976294081749687242015-10-22T12:42:42.740-05:002015-10-22T12:42:42.740-05:00So many amazing lines in this piece! " Like I...So many amazing lines in this piece! " Like Icarus, we all fly through life on illusion and candle-wax. But soon or late, our choices loosen the threads. And all becomes feathers and the sound of the fall." LOVE! Incredible atmosphere and cultural creepiness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228035720008992890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-361682172664652162015-10-22T11:21:06.761-05:002015-10-22T11:21:06.761-05:00I try to make my stories distinctive -- threading...I try to make my stories distinctive -- threading Native American lore into them is one of the ways. :-) Thank you for your kind words. Luke thanks you, too.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76059057257718877752015-10-22T11:07:38.872-05:002015-10-22T11:07:38.872-05:00What a story! So well written. I love how you weav...What a story! So well written. I love how you weave Native American lore into you tales. Well done.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76356067099906128962015-10-22T00:01:48.122-05:002015-10-22T00:01:48.122-05:00Sadly, school yard bullying now sometimes end in t...Sadly, school yard bullying now sometimes end in the disappearance of the victim ... as Eric planned with Luke. America is becoming more and more violent. :-(<br /><br />I'm glad you liked my story nonetheless. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-250729501039508212015-10-21T23:46:34.637-05:002015-10-21T23:46:34.637-05:00Fantastic story, very powerful, although it takes ...Fantastic story, very powerful, although it takes the school yard bullying a bit too far.Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-15559181997316369682015-10-21T21:44:24.134-05:002015-10-21T21:44:24.134-05:00I feel honored for you to have designed those pape...I feel honored for you to have designed those paperback covers and interiors! Your work on THE LAST SHAMAN TRILOGY is especially grand -- and the upcoming DEATH IN THE HOUSE OF LIFE cover you designed is stunning.<br /><br />Its sequel, THE STARS BLEED AT MIDNIGHT, is my next request if you are up to it. :-)<br /><br />I'm very happy my story chilled you a bit -- that was what I intended. <br /><br />Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5681539615930451862015-10-21T21:38:22.911-05:002015-10-21T21:38:22.911-05:00You're right: Luke didn't need the Teihiha...You're right: Luke didn't need the Teihihan's help. He had set up things to teach those bullies what fear felt like. Sadly, he inadvertantly released the Teihihan by digging up those murdered children.<br /><br />Supernatural entities always make things worse not better.<br /><br />Luke learned that sowing his revenge to the winds reaped the whirlwind. <br /><br />And no, I wouldn't want to meet those critters either!!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36325419860437669222015-10-21T21:33:46.699-05:002015-10-21T21:33:46.699-05:00Standing O? That makes my weary evening lighter t...Standing O? That makes my weary evening lighter to bear. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.com