tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post6513579839121484923..comments2024-03-29T08:31:19.882+00:00Comments on lizy-writes: TIP SLIP - historical fiction in 100 wordsliz younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-14002151918685210722016-10-20T16:35:01.408+01:002016-10-20T16:35:01.408+01:00I've read about that. That was a horrendous tr...I've read about that. That was a horrendous tragedy. Good writing, Liz. ---- SuzanneP.S. Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115966559427725610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-89022076147593937372016-10-19T17:13:07.945+01:002016-10-19T17:13:07.945+01:00Tragic then and tragic now. Thanks for commenting,...Tragic then and tragic now. Thanks for commenting, Dahlia.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-14865037996824893702016-10-18T23:17:15.497+01:002016-10-18T23:17:15.497+01:00This is so tragic...This is so tragic...Dahliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936423022434911077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-4343806286768127142016-10-18T08:13:34.752+01:002016-10-18T08:13:34.752+01:00Fifty years ago such stories stayed in their count...Fifty years ago such stories stayed in their country of origin - the whole of Britain was devastated.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-31955878893722532002016-10-17T17:46:47.152+01:002016-10-17T17:46:47.152+01:00This is so well told, but what a tragedy. I hadn&#...This is so well told, but what a tragedy. I hadn't heard of it before.Gah Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782476711011046782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-86893247723810500162016-10-17T11:28:21.716+01:002016-10-17T11:28:21.716+01:00Thank you IndiraThank you Indiraliz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-6030868104595692702016-10-17T10:31:44.127+01:002016-10-17T10:31:44.127+01:00Such a tragic tale. Heart breaking. Great take.Such a tragic tale. Heart breaking. Great take.Indira Mukhopadhyayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120466090249508159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-76321919819051931452016-10-16T11:36:36.660+01:002016-10-16T11:36:36.660+01:00Thank you Alicia.Thank you Alicia.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-64002081911265845642016-10-16T11:36:12.393+01:002016-10-16T11:36:12.393+01:00I wasn't even a mother fifty years ago, but I ...I wasn't even a mother fifty years ago, but I wept with the rest of Britain.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-34124227452692890822016-10-16T11:35:23.525+01:002016-10-16T11:35:23.525+01:00The pain softens in time but never truly goes.The pain softens in time but never truly goes.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-39191356264624926682016-10-15T23:37:11.865+01:002016-10-15T23:37:11.865+01:00Oh, what a great take on the prompt. And thanks fo...Oh, what a great take on the prompt. And thanks for the wee bit of history.Aliciahttp://lishwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-32046684245935131252016-10-15T17:42:18.403+01:002016-10-15T17:42:18.403+01:00Oh, Lizy - that was a beautiful tribute which brou...Oh, Lizy - that was a beautiful tribute which brought tears to my eyes. I was just a child myself when it happened, but Aberfan was such an enormous tragedy no one who saw those black and white news images will ever forget it.<br /><br />Susan A Eames at<br /><a href="http://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.ie" rel="nofollow">Travel, Fiction and Photos</a><br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-73605616390719363872016-10-15T14:45:13.433+01:002016-10-15T14:45:13.433+01:00A mining tragedy ...... the wounds almost never he...A mining tragedy ...... the wounds almost never heal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-83695718968166764522016-10-15T09:13:34.750+01:002016-10-15T09:13:34.750+01:00Any parent cannot learn of this tragedy without he...Any parent cannot learn of this tragedy without heartache.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-46083120142765552272016-10-15T09:12:39.440+01:002016-10-15T09:12:39.440+01:00Almost all the village's children died in one ...Almost all the village's children died in one minute - appalling tragedy.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-89319542712962614782016-10-15T09:11:35.571+01:002016-10-15T09:11:35.571+01:00The entire country watched the news for days in ho...The entire country watched the news for days in horror.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-89627859120767145012016-10-14T21:41:51.291+01:002016-10-14T21:41:51.291+01:00Dear Liz,
What a horrible tragedy. You depicted ...Dear Liz, <br /><br />What a horrible tragedy. You depicted it well with the mother's keeping the light on for her. <br /><br />Shalom,<br /><br />RochelleRochelle Wisoff-Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090374697915874481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-39144347630143283642016-10-14T21:33:20.610+01:002016-10-14T21:33:20.610+01:00What a sad story retold, I had never heard it, and...What a sad story retold, I had never heard it, and the second image says it all.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-91266748612644614432016-10-14T14:14:36.670+01:002016-10-14T14:14:36.670+01:00What a heartbreaking true story. I feel for those ...What a heartbreaking true story. I feel for those poor families.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951989303915273807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-85116758598080521162016-10-14T12:12:46.566+01:002016-10-14T12:12:46.566+01:00It's still impossible to imagine the loss of o...It's still impossible to imagine the loss of one child, let alone over a hundred.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-79435271763489253722016-10-14T12:11:57.550+01:002016-10-14T12:11:57.550+01:00Fifty years on it still is.Fifty years on it still is.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-31689921305796092562016-10-13T23:53:24.938+01:002016-10-13T23:53:24.938+01:00Your words made me think about the terrible traged...Your words made me think about the terrible tragedy that befell the village of Aberfan. <br />Shocking, and truly tragic. <br />Thank you for sharing. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-22621599331356143782016-10-13T21:19:43.226+01:002016-10-13T21:19:43.226+01:00I agree with Helen - heartbreaking.I agree with Helen - heartbreaking.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-74793592314570841532016-10-13T10:53:28.771+01:002016-10-13T10:53:28.771+01:00Watching that programme last night had me in tears...Watching that programme last night had me in tears.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-21295022298689690122016-10-13T10:51:44.014+01:002016-10-13T10:51:44.014+01:00Oh God. I couldn't see the second image when I...Oh God. I couldn't see the second image when I began reading and then I realised. That was heart-breaking to read. Utterly heart-breaking. Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.com