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Conquering Darkness

An ecology of hope

19 total reviews 
Comment from Ava Wilson
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Great story with a happy ending. It reminds me that time can heal.....we just have to let the time pass until we start seeing the new blades of grass begin to grow. Very nicely done!

 Comment Written 09-May-2018


reply by the author on 09-May-2018
    Thank you so much for your inspired review. I always want people to heal or gain hope from my writings. This actually is a cropping of several chapters in a published book Be Wee With Bea a little rough preview
    https://youtu.be/wQYIAJT23mU
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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The life of plants never ceases to amaze and how little they need to thrive, yet some of mine die on me! An unusual write, I wish you luck with the contest, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 09-May-2018


reply by the author on 09-May-2018
    Thank you for your entertaining review. I'm glad it got you to think beyond.
Comment from HaleyBel
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I wanted to find out where the bear was? I guess that means it drew me in.
Good luck in the flash writing contest. I hope its a cave with peeking grass rather than the whale's belly. Good luck for your contest.

 Comment Written 08-May-2018


reply by the author on 09-May-2018
    Thank you for your entertaining review. It was a dirt path at my Grad School & thye next summer it was paved over. This is a cropping of several chapters in a published book. Here is a rough preview of it
    https://youtu.be/wQYIAJT23mU
Comment from nartoonla
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And as always these stories written with only one hundred and fifty words are to my liking with yet with a sigh, as some are truly great and care to read on to get hold of what comes next. You wrote it very well and left me, saying "Oh, no not again... " much as the story had a beginning and an end. It left me wanting more!

 Comment Written 07-May-2018


reply by the author on 07-May-2018
    Thank you for your spirited review. It is actually a severe cropping of several chapters in my published novel Be Wee With Bea here is a delightful preview
    https://youtu.be/wQYIAJT23mU
Comment from Brett Matthew West
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A lot of good imagery, and a strong message of never giving up add another dimension to this well crafted story. Should make an interesting entry into this contest.

 Comment Written 07-May-2018


reply by the author on 07-May-2018
    Thank you for your supportive review. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Comment from Mary Hollingsworth
Exceptional
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Hey Liz great writing with a lot of imagery and Mystic sentences. The artwork also has that mystic look to it. The green leaf represents life and to me its hope springing up in the midst of despair which is represented by the darkness in the background. And it appears that Bea is faced with revisiting a tragic past that wasnt so pleasant. Liz if I missed the concept. Please enlighten me.

 Comment Written 06-May-2018


reply by the author on 06-May-2018
    Thank you so much form you generous vote of confidence in my writing. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This happened at my graduate school.there was such a nice dirt path & the next summer I had been blacktopped. So the next summer I saw hope.
reply by Mary Hollingsworth on 06-May-2018
    Ok thanks for sharing
Comment from Gert sherwood
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

Hello Liz O'Neill
Oh my, your flash fiction has such a good message to never give up keep on hoping
by you using Beau the Bear
Best to you.
Smiles
Gert

 Comment Written 03-May-2018


reply by the author on 03-May-2018
    Thank you for your affirming review. I always hope or healing come from my writings. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the 6 stars, I really appreciate that.
reply by Gert sherwood on 03-May-2018
    Yes your poem, it helped me a great deal with coping with my health problems.
    Gert
reply by the author on 04-May-2018
    Wonderful...I will continue to send healing in any area you need it.
Comment from LaFrance
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I like the storyline and the characters. The story reads a little to edited. I really like the atmosphere you created, it was easy to visualize.

 Comment Written 03-May-2018


reply by the author on 03-May-2018
    Thank you for your time to do a review. This is a severely cropped modified 150 words from a couple chapters in a published book Be Wee With
    Bea.
Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear
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This speaks how miraculously but being hopeful Bee the wee bear found the courage to revisit the tragic spot his Golden Path, as a result of change in the path green; well written, well done. Keep Writing -- DR ALCREATOR

 Comment Written 03-May-2018


reply by the author on 03-May-2018
    Thank you for your encouraging review. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Comment from Feisty Gecko
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Great job! I loved this story, you included excellent imagery. I also loved your sentence variety which made the story flow very well. One more thing as well I absolutely loved the message that even when something seems hopeless or destroyed life can still grow there no matter what.

 Comment Written 01-May-2018


reply by the author on 01-May-2018
    Thank you for your spirited review. I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. It is actually a severe cropping of several chapters in my published book, Be Wee With Bea.
reply by Feisty Gecko on 01-May-2018
    Oh! that's really cool I'll be sure to read it.
reply by the author on 01-May-2018
    Thank you for your consideration. I'd love some feedback. Actually most of my submissions here are some cuttings and modifications of my Part 2 not yet published. They are all fun except for the rainbow one, about my MaineCoon cat traveling to the Bridge of Rainbows.
reply by Feisty Gecko on 01-May-2018
    ok, I'll be sure to give you some feedback then