The Train to Freedom
based on stories told to me about escape from communism30 total reviews
Comment from ccto12
After reviewing your entry for "My Most Unforgettable Character" contest i thought I would look at something else in your portfolio Glad I did. This is a most compelling read. Congratulations on winning the Story of the Month will this essay.
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2014
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After reviewing your entry for "My Most Unforgettable Character" contest i thought I would look at something else in your portfolio Glad I did. This is a most compelling read. Congratulations on winning the Story of the Month will this essay.
Comment Written 16-Mar-2014
reply by the author on 16-Mar-2014
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Thanks very much for taking the time to do that. This story was highly meaningful to me and after posting, I put even more work into the story and entered it in a major contest. I hope the judges agree with you. Thanks.
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Best wishes for the upcoming major contest. That's exciting. Oh and please excuse my typos. Wrote that w/o my glasses on. Geez!
Comment from barleygirl
Superb story & storytelling . . . excellent writing . . . & congrats on winning story of the month & deservedly so. Your story is so much more powerful & realistically told than the typical entries in such a contest as this. You told of atrocities without using purple prose & the stark style is far more intensely felt by the reader. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2014
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Superb story & storytelling . . . excellent writing . . . & congrats on winning story of the month & deservedly so. Your story is so much more powerful & realistically told than the typical entries in such a contest as this. You told of atrocities without using purple prose & the stark style is far more intensely felt by the reader. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 24-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2014
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Thank you. I appreciate the vote of confidence and your kind words.
Comment from Contests
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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 A seven star rating from the Contest Committee for the recognition this post has received from the FanStory community. While this was not a Contest Committee decision, the committee recognizes this achievement with a seven star review. |
Comment Written 22-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2014
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I'm honoured. Thank you.
Comment from nelliesellie
I love the picture. I love the story. We all need to be reminded of the horrors of war. It is still happening in different corners of the world. It needs to be stopped before all humans can call themselves humane. Great work. Good luck with the contest.
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2014
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I love the picture. I love the story. We all need to be reminded of the horrors of war. It is still happening in different corners of the world. It needs to be stopped before all humans can call themselves humane. Great work. Good luck with the contest.
Comment Written 21-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2014
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Sincere thanks. We only need to turn on the news to see evidence in Kiev, the continued tyranny of some leaders and the deaths of people striving for democracy.
Comment from lindalcreel
This was another sad story of the horrors that people had to endure during the war plagued countries. It is hard to believe some of the stories we read, because they are true. Thanks so much for sharing this story.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2014
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This was another sad story of the horrors that people had to endure during the war plagued countries. It is hard to believe some of the stories we read, because they are true. Thanks so much for sharing this story.
Comment Written 18-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2014
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I appreciate your feedback very much. Thanks.
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My pleasure:)
Comment from Larrypic11
Powerful, powerful stuff, Ingrid. One can only hope to know why she was the recipient of the kindness and not the others. I know similar true stories. I especially enjoyed how you did the ending, making it even more powerful. Best of luck in the contest. Be well. Larry
reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014
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Powerful, powerful stuff, Ingrid. One can only hope to know why she was the recipient of the kindness and not the others. I know similar true stories. I especially enjoyed how you did the ending, making it even more powerful. Best of luck in the contest. Be well. Larry
Comment Written 01-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014
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Thanks so much for the kind words and the star power. This was extremely hard to write and I think that pain made me realize it was working.
Comment from comanalbert
Mankind has nothing to fear but itself. I sure hoped this was a bit detailed in a few chapters from the point she made it to Riga onwards...Could be a great semi biographical novel...
reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014
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Mankind has nothing to fear but itself. I sure hoped this was a bit detailed in a few chapters from the point she made it to Riga onwards...Could be a great semi biographical novel...
Comment Written 01-Feb-2014
reply by the author on 01-Feb-2014
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thanks for reading and the review.
Comment from DALLAS01
Glad I had a six, had to read it. The detail and imagery blew me away. a smooth narrative that takes the reader step by step through the horrors of mans inhumanity to his fellows. The slaughter of the innocent cannot be called war.
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014
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Glad I had a six, had to read it. The detail and imagery blew me away. a smooth narrative that takes the reader step by step through the horrors of mans inhumanity to his fellows. The slaughter of the innocent cannot be called war.
Comment Written 31-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014
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thanks.
Comment from Sasha
This most definitely deserves a 6 and yet I am out. This is such a sad, powerful story that although hard to envision, is one we much never forget. You have done a superb job with this and I wish you all the best in this contest.
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014
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This most definitely deserves a 6 and yet I am out. This is such a sad, powerful story that although hard to envision, is one we much never forget. You have done a superb job with this and I wish you all the best in this contest.
Comment Written 31-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2014
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I was going to save this and enter it elsewhere but the contest required another 800 words and when I tried to write them I began to have tremors...I couldn't.
Comment from Jumbo J
Hi Ingrid,
you totally deserve that lion's head on the bottom of your profile. As horrific as this story was, it was a polished write, no doubt about it. Just don't want to imagine human beings treating each other that way; war or not... I think war just gives an excuse for a rapist or a murderer to have free rein, of what they would probably do anyway if the opportunity arose. Can't sing your praises enough my talented friend... this was a superb write... even to the little touch at the end with the young girl speaking as a grandmother from the safe country she obviously made it to... yeah, loved it.
With our thoughts we create,
caring, loving thoughts,
James xx
******Stars!!!!!!
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Hi Ingrid,
you totally deserve that lion's head on the bottom of your profile. As horrific as this story was, it was a polished write, no doubt about it. Just don't want to imagine human beings treating each other that way; war or not... I think war just gives an excuse for a rapist or a murderer to have free rein, of what they would probably do anyway if the opportunity arose. Can't sing your praises enough my talented friend... this was a superb write... even to the little touch at the end with the young girl speaking as a grandmother from the safe country she obviously made it to... yeah, loved it.
With our thoughts we create,
caring, loving thoughts,
James xx
******Stars!!!!!!
Comment Written 30-Jan-2014
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2014
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Hugs, ingrid
