tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post5378159615067705500..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Fear of Flying ( hundred word flash fiction)Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-88245669462081092222016-01-27T12:20:12.682+00:002016-01-27T12:20:12.682+00:00Thank you, Colette. Though I'm not sure it'...Thank you, Colette. Though I'm not sure it's exactly lovely!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-46681334160199908962016-01-26T23:11:58.246+00:002016-01-26T23:11:58.246+00:00Lovely story that left me open mouthed at the end....Lovely story that left me open mouthed at the end. Didn't expect that ending. Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-17364255442192771942016-01-26T17:50:23.735+00:002016-01-26T17:50:23.735+00:00Actually, the NHS is in a shocking state, RWP, and...Actually, the NHS is in a shocking state, RWP, and some terminal illnesses are literally unbearable (why did I start this?).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91132571935488806342016-01-26T17:48:34.489+00:002016-01-26T17:48:34.489+00:00Hmmm...well, I've only had experience of steer...Hmmm...well, I've only had experience of steerage, Graham. Your lifestyle is obviously superior to mine. I plead ignorance.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62405561306607395042016-01-26T14:46:18.255+00:002016-01-26T14:46:18.255+00:00If the UK is such a fabulous place and the NHS suc...If the UK is such a fabulous place and the NHS such a resounding success and (insert political myth of the month here), why the great rush by so many to end it all? I really don't get it.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-54391960786955427742016-01-26T13:21:19.329+00:002016-01-26T13:21:19.329+00:00Dignitas is a place in Swizerland where people can...Dignitas is a place in Swizerland where people can go for legally assisted suicide. It gets a lot of publicity over here. I'll try to be jollier next time!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8184328806501900982016-01-26T13:09:59.782+00:002016-01-26T13:09:59.782+00:00I must be a dunce. I didn't get any of that fr...I must be a dunce. I didn't get any of that from reading your hundred words. And why Switzerland? And what is Dignitas (I can look it up). Is the daughter going there too? Is the champagne significant? So many hidden meanings, so little time. Can your next effort be a little happier? rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-87705736151556655272016-01-23T13:42:53.180+00:002016-01-23T13:42:53.180+00:00So if Mum paid for the drink they must have travel...So if Mum paid for the drink they must have travelled economy. Why on her last trip? Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-86767164600370085682016-01-22T09:50:06.814+00:002016-01-22T09:50:06.814+00:00I've tried a variety of flash fiction over the...I've tried a variety of flash fiction over the years and won the txtlit.co.uk comp some time ago with only 160 characters. It's a fun thing to try!<br /> Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-13066099403153427492016-01-21T21:52:19.431+00:002016-01-21T21:52:19.431+00:00Thank you, Rosemary. I just wanted to see what 100...Thank you, Rosemary. I just wanted to see what 100 words felt like. Have you tried it?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-35337486260351170472016-01-21T21:51:28.705+00:002016-01-21T21:51:28.705+00:00Thanks, Keith, though not sure this story deserves...Thanks, Keith, though not sure this story deserves it!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-19993471272777769062016-01-21T17:11:38.212+00:002016-01-21T17:11:38.212+00:00A good twist, Frances.A good twist, Frances.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-50469672522407433572016-01-21T15:29:12.855+00:002016-01-21T15:29:12.855+00:00Wow! Didn't see that coming. Good little story...Wow! Didn't see that coming. Good little story.Keith Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133563220362208820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-10535796799016544432016-01-20T18:43:07.051+00:002016-01-20T18:43:07.051+00:00Patsy, they asked for it. They both needed it. Mum...Patsy, they asked for it. They both needed it. Mum paid.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-33332928446402725002016-01-20T18:08:08.947+00:002016-01-20T18:08:08.947+00:00Frances, I am not aware of all that many news abou...Frances, I am not aware of all that many news about people going to Dignitas from Germany. Occasionally, I read about the topic in my weekly paper, but since I do not follow a daily one, I get a rather limited amount of news. That could explain why.<br /><br />Maggie, your link still doesn't work - it only takes me to worpress's own homepage. But this link works for me:<br />https://outofyorkshireblog.wordpress.com<br />I'll have a look round now!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-49654821499597211862016-01-20T14:52:00.440+00:002016-01-20T14:52:00.440+00:00Was just wondering how they both felt when the cha...Was just wondering how they both felt when the champagne was offered.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-84777785095046504712016-01-20T13:37:33.632+00:002016-01-20T13:37:33.632+00:00Maybe you don't get as many people going to Di...Maybe you don't get as many people going to Dignitas from Germany as we do, Meike? Our tend to attract quite a lot of publicity.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-72776289121475033912016-01-20T13:24:52.019+00:002016-01-20T13:24:52.019+00:00Sorry, Adrian, about the uncheered morning. Not my...Sorry, Adrian, about the uncheered morning. Not my best effort, I'm afraid. As to abilities, I'd love to take pictures like yours, but know I wouldn't even begin to understand your cameras.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-41786038116912605992016-01-20T13:22:36.304+00:002016-01-20T13:22:36.304+00:00Experiment in how to waste yet more time (I'm ...Experiment in how to waste yet more time (I'm already an expert) and 100 word stories, Maggie.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-70132469615693201112016-01-20T11:51:21.290+00:002016-01-20T11:51:21.290+00:00Meant to say, I like the way you let us think the ...Meant to say, I like the way you let us think the piece was about the fear of flying, not dying.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-59224176781184634072016-01-20T11:48:41.169+00:002016-01-20T11:48:41.169+00:00I'm not very good with technology Meike. Try:
...I'm not very good with technology Meike. Try:<br /><br />http://www.outofyorkshireblog.wordpress.co.ukMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-52555971354308778202016-01-20T07:49:02.048+00:002016-01-20T07:49:02.048+00:00Stupid me - I didn't "get" it until ...Stupid me - I didn't "get" it until I read Maggie's comment (by the way, the link doesn't work for me).<br />You won't believe what I thought... reading the words "one-way ticket to Switzerland", my mind went to the thousands of people who fled Germany in the 1930s in order to escape from the Nazi regime. For many of them, Switzerland was the answer - at least for a while.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-72193115399222013272016-01-20T06:17:07.250+00:002016-01-20T06:17:07.250+00:00That was a cheerful start to my day. I wish I coul...That was a cheerful start to my day. I wish I could write anything like as well.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8550129100299063032016-01-19T22:27:03.700+00:002016-01-19T22:27:03.700+00:00Interesting but sad. I can't imagine ever feel...Interesting but sad. I can't imagine ever feeling that Dignitas was the answer, but you never know. I wonder what you were experimenting? I love flash fiction. It was the task at our group today.<br /><br />Http://outofyorkshireblog.wordpress.co.ukMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.com