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Puppy Love

Is it possible to be in love for a lifetime?

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Comment from Gloria ....
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Author, excellent into and your story just kept getting better and better. I got a great laugh from the line the sight of his naked skull horrified me. Yip, I get that feeling. Good one.

I am so laughing about the "bitch down the street" oh dear, tears in my eyes now. LOL, Ex-lax, mmm hmmm know that one.

Ooooo would forgo the pleasure of shopping in Wal-Mart that's a powerful hatred going on.

Aw and what a great twist with Danny's new girlfriend. Gretchen sounds wonderful.

What a wonderful segue from the shaved head to baldness for real many years later. Very adeptly written.

Terrific story telling. I was intrigued from start to finish. The story is authentic and exceptionally well written. This is the kind of romance story I love reading.

Best wishes to you in the contest.

Gloria

 Comment Written 05-May-2015


reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    Beautiful response that I appreciate very much. Thanks.
Comment from bizzygirl
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Truth is stranger than fiction. We see these types of stories all the time. This is a lovely lifelong tale. The thoughts of a young girl, growing up and love unrequited are so real. The story isso fraught with angst and longing. Lovely characterization. WELL DONE

 Comment Written 05-May-2015


reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    Thanks so much. I think we all have someone in our lives we wonder about.
reply by bizzygirl on 05-May-2015
    I agree
Comment from janalma
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Very good story. The suspense of wondering if she would ever get Danny carries all the way thru. The story is logically laid out and transitions are smooth. I enjoyed reading it and saw no errors in grammar or sentence structure.

 Comment Written 05-May-2015


reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    Thanks. I guess we all wonder about someone.
Comment from nancy_e_davis
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That was a very good story and very believable.
Yes I believe love can last a lifetime because
mine did. It seems in the end the author got her guy. Happy endings are always a plus. Well done.xsx Nancy


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 Comment Written 05-May-2015


reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    You are a very lucky woman. Thanks.
Comment from giraffmang
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Hi there,

This is the first entry into the contest I have read. This was great. The writing was smooth and very believable. The a parallel lives hinted at and commented upon was very well handled. Great word choices and construction of the piece. A very good job.

Had it really taken Danny forty years to have feelings for me? 36 years to be accurate - VERY pedantic, I know but if she is recalling everything with such detail and clarity she would probably know exactly how long it had been. I would use the exact number or say 'almost forty years'. Just a thought.

Great entry and good luck.
GMG

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 Comment Written 05-May-2015


reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    Well, I always welcome comments on detail as it can trip a writer up. I will change it MORE than 40 years, only because she was 4 when she fell for Danny and is now just a few weeks away from her 50th. No woman counts from the last time she saw someone as a measurement, but rather from the beginning of her emotional investment, so it makes sense on both counts. Thanks.
reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    Actually, you are right, as this statement occurred on her 40th birthday. Thanks again.
reply by giraffmang on 05-May-2015
    All the best with it. Great piece.
Comment from Lesley Collier
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Wonderful story of an everlasting love surviving the ups and downs of growing up and going separate ways and many years later coming full circle to what could have been a different path of love and commitment that may have lasted a lifetime. I went through a similar experience in my twenties when I fell madly in love and although I am in my fifties now and have had many relationships I still wonder about him and his life and what would have been if circumstances had been different. Ironically his name was Dan and he treated me like a princess in a way that I will treasure forever. A beautifully romantic story, well written and in many cases can happen to each and every one of us.

 Comment Written 05-May-2015


reply by the author on 05-May-2015
    I think there's a longing in all of us for the what could have been. I too have my teenage heart throb that I think about from time to time. I do love the fantasy, though, I too am old enough to know that it is a fairy tale. Life has many twists that change to successful probability. Thanks so much for your generous stars.