tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post4490456022670229893..comments2024-03-29T08:31:19.882+00:00Comments on lizy-writes: BLACK v WHITE - a 100-word storyliz younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-12466712246280059042014-09-22T22:36:39.537+01:002014-09-22T22:36:39.537+01:00Thanks Russell - maybe that's where I saw one ...Thanks Russell - maybe that's where I saw one but I can't remember!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-5352028250808159702014-09-22T18:38:04.490+01:002014-09-22T18:38:04.490+01:00I remember a human chess board from the old Britis...I remember a human chess board from the old British show "The Prisoner" starring Patrick McGoohan. Great story here, Liz. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951989303915273807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-86450466750156385132014-09-22T09:40:17.016+01:002014-09-22T09:40:17.016+01:00Thank you wm - there are so many different ways to...Thank you wm - there are so many different ways to biew these prompts - that's what makes this weekly exercise such fun!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-66409491499709836032014-09-22T01:10:17.278+01:002014-09-22T01:10:17.278+01:00Good take on the prompt, Liz. Very nice!Good take on the prompt, Liz. Very nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-66855216373504196172014-09-21T10:43:07.884+01:002014-09-21T10:43:07.884+01:00Keeping to the point! I love that, Maggie, but som...Keeping to the point! I love that, Maggie, but sometimes it can be hard to get the point across in so few words.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-31218163212221999152014-09-21T07:45:12.702+01:002014-09-21T07:45:12.702+01:00Very creative and I loved reading all the comments...Very creative and I loved reading all the comments. I love 100 word stories, a good exercise in keeping to the point.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-2700678132525734662014-09-20T22:26:51.286+01:002014-09-20T22:26:51.286+01:00And thank you again!And thank you again!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-11216837177556600732014-09-20T22:26:12.120+01:002014-09-20T22:26:12.120+01:00Thanks Perry - it was the chess board image that s...Thanks Perry - it was the chess board image that struck me right off.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-43659413963584649732014-09-20T22:16:14.932+01:002014-09-20T22:16:14.932+01:00Great use of the prompt both as the tale of the lo...Great use of the prompt both as the tale of the lonely nostalgic princess and the decline of royal power in this day and age. Super post!Perry Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439590071776264237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-125859996627738212014-09-20T22:14:42.980+01:002014-09-20T22:14:42.980+01:00Very creative use of the prompt! It does look lik...Very creative use of the prompt! It does look like a chess board and the woman could well be an aging princess feeling nostalgic. It also works on the level portraying the decline in power of royalty in this day and age. It's super both ways!Perry Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439590071776264237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-15384118091678331392014-09-20T17:45:42.189+01:002014-09-20T17:45:42.189+01:00Many rulers - kings or dictators of another ilk - ...Many rulers - kings or dictators of another ilk - still do play games with people's lives.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-20159306862158720402014-09-20T17:44:29.563+01:002014-09-20T17:44:29.563+01:00I believe the photo is of salt-pans but as I didn&...I believe the photo is of salt-pans but as I didn't take it I can't be sure.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-83151451241417772372014-09-20T17:43:00.863+01:002014-09-20T17:43:00.863+01:00Thanks Susan - one has to feel sorry for the princ...Thanks Susan - one has to feel sorry for the princess who has outlasted her era.<br />liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-83451019318048720382014-09-20T16:47:51.636+01:002014-09-20T16:47:51.636+01:00Maybe there are changes that are for the good.. pl...Maybe there are changes that are for the good.. playing human chess sounds like a power game.. and kings could get away with it.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-91024479371926149712014-09-20T16:26:39.727+01:002014-09-20T16:26:39.727+01:00Interesting photo, and yes there's a novel to ...Interesting photo, and yes there's a novel to write there, Lizy.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-22652117051353582912014-09-20T12:44:40.155+01:002014-09-20T12:44:40.155+01:00Liz, Interesting and creative story. I imagine the...Liz, Interesting and creative story. I imagine the peasants would get tired of a game using them as pieces. Poor old princess. It would be lonely in that castle without family. Well written. : ) ---SusanP.S. Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115966559427725610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-83338578708674302382014-09-19T14:09:21.199+01:002014-09-19T14:09:21.199+01:00Thank you - maybe I'll write more, one day!Thank you - maybe I'll write more, one day!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-49857934203654835412014-09-19T14:08:47.664+01:002014-09-19T14:08:47.664+01:00Thank you Douglas - I wish I'd thought of '...Thank you Douglas - I wish I'd thought of 'stalking'.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-86323291119529799682014-09-19T12:16:36.214+01:002014-09-19T12:16:36.214+01:00Wonderful story, I'd love to hear more.Wonderful story, I'd love to hear more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526646692173867711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-45980260545631010312014-09-19T10:00:43.760+01:002014-09-19T10:00:43.760+01:00Dear Lizzy,
A wonderfully written vision of anoth...Dear Lizzy,<br /><br />A wonderfully written vision of another time and place, Very well done. The image of the old Princess stalking the deserted playing field is beautiful.<br /><br />Aloha,<br /><br />DougDouglas MacIlroyhttp://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-26673105294210455422014-09-19T09:49:45.228+01:002014-09-19T09:49:45.228+01:00Dear Rochelle - people keep telling me I should ex...Dear Rochelle - people keep telling me I should expand these stories! Now if I could nab an agent for the novels i HAVE written .. . . :Dliz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-29382966816238992312014-09-18T23:45:01.401+01:002014-09-18T23:45:01.401+01:00Dear Liz,
A novel in a few words. Nicely done.
...Dear Liz, <br /><br />A novel in a few words. Nicely done. <br /><br />Shalom,<br /><br />Rochelle<br />Rochelle Wisoff-Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090374697915874481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-84956139913848596862014-09-18T22:27:22.649+01:002014-09-18T22:27:22.649+01:00Sweet of you to say so, Sally - I call it a weird ...Sweet of you to say so, Sally - I call it a weird imagination, but I prefer your word!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-37719397986797871882014-09-18T20:35:14.728+01:002014-09-18T20:35:14.728+01:00Wow! What a fantastic imagination you have Lizy. I...Wow! What a fantastic imagination you have Lizy. I would never have got such an unusual story from that picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-74518047448152008022014-09-18T17:19:09.169+01:002014-09-18T17:19:09.169+01:00Thank you Dawn - and than ks for the photo - a won...Thank you Dawn - and than ks for the photo - a wonderful shot.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.com