tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post3912837821201660815..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Story TimeContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-44678357287963273152007-06-14T18:41:00.000-06:002007-06-14T18:41:00.000-06:0014 June 2007Of Fly Catchers and hidden lakes.Of sl...14 June 2007<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Of Fly Catchers and hidden lakes.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Of sleeping lizards and morning dew.<BR/><BR/>It is of birdsong and misty dawns <BR/><BR/>and fleeced clouds floating in a still pool.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The waters ripple awake in the gathering morn.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The first water birds head out for the far shore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-64618066931797645682007-06-01T22:56:00.000-06:002007-06-01T22:56:00.000-06:00Thank you all for taking the time to comment. It m...Thank you all for taking the time to comment. It means a lot and I appreciate it.Manuel Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360072661844419063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-68629416282736471092007-06-01T12:41:00.000-06:002007-06-01T12:41:00.000-06:00Congratulations to Lisa! You make us proud! And ...Congratulations to Lisa! You make us proud! And what a powerful, disturbing story, Michael. Well done.Daniel A. Olivashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483784846354950778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-19608528032985193102007-06-01T08:06:00.000-06:002007-06-01T08:06:00.000-06:00I agree it needs work.I agree it needs work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-21218466896330928082007-06-01T07:58:00.000-06:002007-06-01T07:58:00.000-06:00the fire, the reluctance to cough at first struck ...the fire, the reluctance to cough at first struck me as contradictory, then you bring in the smell of cooking meat suggesting there might be fires all over the arroyo. ok, you tied up that detail in my ever-questioning mind. i see an "incident at owl creek bridge" growing out of his final moments, where he gets that chance to fight with valor, hand to hand, cussing screaming, bringing in the relief. Oh, maybe that's my fantasy from my outpost days. never mind.msedanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527530005391318421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-18469676087245840062007-06-01T07:13:00.000-06:002007-06-01T07:13:00.000-06:00Manuel --this is disturbing, in a good way. It ill...Manuel --this is disturbing, in a good way. It illustrates a sense of menace, of violence by implication......Lisa Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616301846407752378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-37089698177043163492007-06-01T05:06:00.000-06:002007-06-01T05:06:00.000-06:00It is my privilege, my honor, to have been asked o...It is my privilege, my honor, to have been asked onboard with the folks that keep opening doors in people's minds, shape literary discourse, and were kind enough to find Sister Chicas (Michael) and tell men and women why they should read it...I know that Ann and Jane were thrilled to read the Bloga review because they understood where it came from.<BR/><BR/>All of you, Michael, Manuel, Daniel, Rudy, Sol, Rene make me ask myself each week -- how can I be better, how can I bring my 'A' game....<BR/><BR/>It feels good for all 3 of us that we stuck to our guns and wrote about 3 girls 'who are smart, are deep and do not apologize for it.'<BR/><BR/>I am, blessed.Lisa Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616301846407752378noreply@blogger.com