tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post3700020940519927487..comments2023-09-21T07:26:38.609-04:00Comments on Writing - the ups and downs: Mabel and the Garage Sale - a short storyB. WHITTINGTONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-91822902909203691642010-07-03T17:35:56.831-04:002010-07-03T17:35:56.831-04:00What a good story this is. I can just see Mary Ann...What a good story this is. I can just see Mary Ann rummaging through her stuff trying to find a deal. And you ended it with such promise. Good job.Elizabeth McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769477449767726442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-4728784661002745112010-07-02T13:26:50.300-04:002010-07-02T13:26:50.300-04:00Thanks to all who read this but it truly is the en...Thanks to all who read this but it truly is the end of Mabel's story. It's hopeful and optimistic. I'd be afraid to tell anymore for fear her life might not end the way I think it will.<br />Leave it to our imaginations.<br /><br />Blessings.B. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-36732418082860252562010-07-02T07:30:44.705-04:002010-07-02T07:30:44.705-04:00This is my first introduction to Mabel but you lea...This is my first introduction to Mabel but you leave me wanting to hear more.<br /><br />wonderfully entertaining.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-82763163812652648872010-07-01T21:24:33.228-04:002010-07-01T21:24:33.228-04:00Glad to hear that. I'm such a romantic I like...Glad to hear that. I'm such a romantic I like everyone to find someone, so I think she goes with him and they have a ball.Elizabeth Vollstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392870109547345303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-57424377655032261452010-06-30T22:06:19.247-04:002010-06-30T22:06:19.247-04:00Of course Ralph comes back. He's a tried and t...Of course Ralph comes back. He's a tried and true West Virginia, his word is like a contract. If she didn't go with him she struck out on her own, looking for a better life and I believe she finds it. So, go Mabel.<br />Blessings...B. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-3247265256248663552010-06-30T16:54:12.614-04:002010-06-30T16:54:12.614-04:00Hi Barb--I always loved this story, and every time...Hi Barb--I always loved this story, and every time we see signs for I-64 as we pass through Charleston, I think of it. Do you think Ralph comes back? Is he telling the truth about the million dollars? Or don't you know either?Elizabeth Vollstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392870109547345303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-45800606952837624392010-06-30T13:50:46.426-04:002010-06-30T13:50:46.426-04:00Oh this was awesome! I loved the detail you added ...Oh this was awesome! I loved the detail you added and I felt like I loved that woman:) Excellent!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-67231154815486904142010-06-29T14:18:38.593-04:002010-06-29T14:18:38.593-04:00I know, Janet. And that's what this story stem...I know, Janet. And that's what this story stemmed from. I kept thinking, what is happening to the people who live in those houses that was in the path of the highway. Then my imagination took over from there. We should always ask ourselves - what if?<br /><br />Blessings.B. WHITTINGTONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362600188243508446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-5907994888598855772010-06-28T23:20:34.257-04:002010-06-28T23:20:34.257-04:00thoroughly enjoyed the story! I can relate to havi...thoroughly enjoyed the story! I can relate to having the interstate take her house. I-77 went through the foot of our hollow. My aunt and uncle had a beautiful house on a pretty piece of land and they had to move out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703409033829423952.post-3322878656608447982010-06-27T14:47:29.159-04:002010-06-27T14:47:29.159-04:00What a wonderful story. I love Mabel and the possi...What a wonderful story. I love Mabel and the possibilities that exist for her at at time when life seems tired and dusty.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.com