Star of David, blessed23, and Violet...thank you all so much for all your kind comments!
Ali, about Can't Help but Scream:
This was very touching! I love how you structured it, it was like having a conversation with you, if I were him and...well, you get the idea, I loved it and felt bad all at the same time....and I don't know if that even makes sense! ;-) Either way, I loved it!
darwin, about the one he'll never read:
in some ways I can relate far too much with this, darwin, and it tugs at my own feelings just now. You take care.
Good grief! I don' think I'll catch-up reading all the new submissions by Christmas. Glad to see so many again. And, WELCOME to the newest Blenderites. Hopefully, as I am prone to do when I've had to be away from Blender too long, I'll manage to get in each of your accounts and read all you've submitted since you joined Blender so that I can get a feel for what you write...so please forgive any delays in comments to you until then.
Kirk, I like the changes. Thanks for all the hard work over the decade-plus you've kept a home and community for of us romance addicts :-)
aparajita, recovering, and thanks for the question and concern. Adding insult to injury (or, reinjury), I am also dealing with the same galloping crud that b.k. has been suffering. Also, hauling my mom a bit, but a few hundred miles further south for her birthday. She's also a Blenderite as blackblanche.
To name a few: Ali, blessed, distant moon, Violet and so many Blenderites are posting some awesome, mind-tingling subs (along with the new Blenderites), so I'd just like to comment at this time that I am awed at your output when I'm stumbling at even making comments on them. Bravo! ...... Rennie
Ali, about I'm Testing You (Because I Need You): how often do we 'test' those we love, even when we don't really know that is what we are doing? long ago, i gave up consciously testing because i didn't like the grade i was receiving (failing is bad bad bad). i love the title because you put it out there, plain and simple. i detest subterfuge of any sort. that is just a fancy $100 word for lies. as always, your writing amazes and inspires something within me.
rens: so good to hear from you. sorry about your trials lately. lady... you gotta get about the business of getting better soon. i'm itching for a road trip still. take care of you.
bk: hoping you are on the mend and that all is well or minimally better and tolerable in your world.
ijh: i neglected to thank you i think. so, thanks for your kind words. now, don't you neglect to keep posting. your almost always has so many layers that make me think on many levels.
oh, and baby rose & hairdiva... i found my notes (hi, my name is aparajita. i am a nerd with ocd *giggle*) of when i researched my name to name myself with on the blender. the meaning then that made me choose it was: "woman with indomitable spirit; undefeated". i'd like to say i try very hard to live up to that moniker. just fyi even though i know this was already a dead subject! lol.
aparajita, u are too cute lol
Distant~
You are sweet. And you made perfect sense. I'm glad that the poem affected you; it always means something, when a poem makes you feel. Ya know? On a random note, God, my romantic life is in quite the tizzy...
aparajita~
You know, it's funny--but I didn't even realize I was doing it, until the other day. It's really rather silly of me, but whoops...hehe Thank you for saying I inspire you. I can't tell you how much that means to me. Oh, and I love what your name means! I wish I'd be that creative! :-)
Rennie~
As ever, you are so sweet! *smile*
rennie and apajarita .... thanks for appreciatin'
Hello all,
Sorry I dropped off the face of the earth. My father has been in the hospital with his heart and work has been especially tiring as of late. I've finished choosing a winner for our contest (as well as two honorable mentions) and sent them to Kirk today.
It was SO difficult to narrow it down. I wouldn't want Kirk's job. I found a reason to love each submission and it was hard to "rank" them. You all did a fine job, though!
Savannah~
I'm sorry to hear about your father's health trouble. Many hugs, and I'll keep you both in my thoughts!
distant moon, about Story Book Endings:
Awesome!
distant moon, about Thank You For Your Patronage:
I really love this one too.
Ali, about Can't Help but Scream:
I know how this feels....you put into words what i've been trying to 80) great work on this one.