tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post7511162764664881480..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: Q is for Quadroon as found in ...Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-51358593207066487842013-04-11T21:07:18.398-05:002013-04-11T21:07:18.398-05:00Michael:
In many ways, this chilling encounter was...Michael:<br />In many ways, this chilling encounter was the beginning of the end for Victor -- or as he put it "the end of the beginning!"<br /><br />I'm glad you liked this snippet. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5286473750945040022013-04-11T21:02:55.634-05:002013-04-11T21:02:55.634-05:00Fantastic excerpt, Roland!
Great choice...
As al...Fantastic excerpt, Roland!<br /><br />Great choice...<br /><br />As always, wonderful descriptive a and chilling emotion!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25917025944786163152013-04-11T20:49:55.358-05:002013-04-11T20:49:55.358-05:00The Desert Rocks:
Not so far, but Victor tells me ...The Desert Rocks:<br />Not so far, but Victor tells me not to give up hope!<br /><br />Anstice:<br />Didn't Leonora Roy do a great image of Alice's mother in the ritual that made Alice into the unnatural creature she is?<br /><br />Yes, I have Victor and Alice confront the grim horror that was socially approved slavery in the New Orleans of 1834 as they meet Doctor and Madame DeLaurie(she was the infamous Jill the Ripper of the French Quarter.)<br /><br />Heather:<br />Thanks. Leave it to Victor to do backwards well!<br /><br />Tyrean:<br />Makes you wonder what future generations will call nasty in our behavior, doesn't it?<br /><br />Alex:<br />Victor says his reputation is so clean because he keeps getting into hot water! Thanks for visiting and commenting when you are so busy!!<br /><br />VR:<br />It was a terrible situation. But, as you write, it helped some desperate souls find some small measure of peace and security and hope. Mankind is seldom kind. Sigh.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting!! RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-74943596826014375302013-04-11T18:58:18.047-05:002013-04-11T18:58:18.047-05:00Terrific excerpt! As disgraceful and exploitative ...Terrific excerpt! As disgraceful and exploitative as the quadroon balls and subsequent plaçage system was, some of the women and many of their children ended up being freed by their ... backdoor husbands(?). This is not to defend this horror by any means, but it was certainly a step-up in the societal eyes of the time.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">~VR Barkowski</a>VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44594306033021355042013-04-11T15:52:29.556-05:002013-04-11T15:52:29.556-05:00Victor's attitude always gets him into trouble...Victor's attitude always gets him into trouble. Further trouble that is.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44713929824047381782013-04-11T15:33:37.907-05:002013-04-11T15:33:37.907-05:00Oh, those distasteful, icky practices of the past....Oh, those distasteful, icky practices of the past. <br /><br />Good snippet!Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-4913661510837094892013-04-11T14:47:30.605-05:002013-04-11T14:47:30.605-05:00I love Victor's attitude in this one! Great ex...I love Victor's attitude in this one! Great excerpt and perfect choice for the challenge.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-29426896146973791522013-04-11T13:13:24.018-05:002013-04-11T13:13:24.018-05:00I love the title and cover. Thanks for sharing the...I love the title and cover. Thanks for sharing the extract. It sounds like you explore some controversial themes here as well as making us laugh as always.Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-76688667967925173252013-04-11T10:51:34.884-05:002013-04-11T10:51:34.884-05:00Wow, a powerful passage! I'm sure you'll h...Wow, a powerful passage! I'm sure you'll have lots of downloads after this excerpt. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42379665863781033802013-04-11T10:08:10.062-05:002013-04-11T10:08:10.062-05:00Trisha:
And a sad word for all those women who wer...Trisha:<br />And a sad word for all those women who were reviled out of bigotry. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-3212921919980429142013-04-11T02:10:55.044-05:002013-04-11T02:10:55.044-05:00Quadroon is indeed a great word! I quite like quad...Quadroon is indeed a great word! I quite like quadrant too :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-11578063121105617552013-04-11T01:38:31.510-05:002013-04-11T01:38:31.510-05:00D.G.:
As Gore Vidal wrote: when a society becomes ...D.G.:<br />As Gore Vidal wrote: when a society becomes degenerate so does the language it uses.<br /><br />Victor finds out the grim truth for himself when DayStar sends him back to the New Orleans of 1834!<br /><br />I'm glad you liked my Q word post!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-58172497793500159192013-04-11T00:51:02.695-05:002013-04-11T00:51:02.695-05:00Quadroon - great Q word! A distasteful practice - ...Quadroon - great Q word! A distasteful practice - those balls!<br />As for the idea of 'alliances', I scoff.<br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com