He Leapt To My Side
He had a bubbly personality. (50 words)18 total reviews
Comment from Patty Palmer
Yeh! I remember that guy on your long list of undesirable boyfriends. Maybe you might have more luck with guys that stand upright for a change. But this last guy, you made a great couple! Too bad he had to croak so soon after the two of you met. At least, you could have his skin made into a pair of shoes or maybe a nice purse. Maybe both! He may have been a bit slimy at first, but love knows no bounds. I bet if you were starving and couldn't get anything to eat, most guys would give you the shirt off their backs, this guy would have given you his legs!!
OK I loved this series you had going!
Luv
Patty
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2019
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Yeh! I remember that guy on your long list of undesirable boyfriends. Maybe you might have more luck with guys that stand upright for a change. But this last guy, you made a great couple! Too bad he had to croak so soon after the two of you met. At least, you could have his skin made into a pair of shoes or maybe a nice purse. Maybe both! He may have been a bit slimy at first, but love knows no bounds. I bet if you were starving and couldn't get anything to eat, most guys would give you the shirt off their backs, this guy would have given you his legs!!
OK I loved this series you had going!
Luv
Patty
Comment Written 18-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 19-Nov-2019
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Thanks for your fun review, Patty. You enjoyed my stories / I enjoyed your reviews.
Comment from Gail Denham
Love this poem - good job. You used a lot of cross-over words. and poor frog - should have left him in his swamp - sometimes I watch (out of necessity, cuz there's nothing else on) the Swamp People - Cajuns in Lu'siana. - and how they go out at night and literally just hand-grab scores of those critters and cook 'em up. "tastes like chicken" so they say.
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2019
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Love this poem - good job. You used a lot of cross-over words. and poor frog - should have left him in his swamp - sometimes I watch (out of necessity, cuz there's nothing else on) the Swamp People - Cajuns in Lu'siana. - and how they go out at night and literally just hand-grab scores of those critters and cook 'em up. "tastes like chicken" so they say.
Comment Written 18-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2019
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Thanks for your fantastic review, Gail. I had a frog leg in France, and yes, it did taste like chicken. So I thought, why not just eat chicken?
(It's a funny thing with TV, it seems the more choices we have, the less there is that's worth watching.)
Comment from Sharon Haiste
Another cute short story.
I/m sorry to hear that this is the last one. I've thoroughly enjoyed your series, written with humor.
Well done and thank you for sharing these with us.
Sharon
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2019
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Another cute short story.
I/m sorry to hear that this is the last one. I've thoroughly enjoyed your series, written with humor.
Well done and thank you for sharing these with us.
Sharon
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2019
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I had fun writing them! Thanks for reviewing.
Comment from Michele Harber
I can't believe you traded in that lovely mother-approved moth for some warty, bulgy-eyed creature. My condolences on his passing but, had he dumped you, I would have said, "I toad you this wouldn't last." Regarding France, I hope you told him he just needed to get a leg up on the situation. By the way, "amphibalent" was one of the better puns I've seen you use in these stories. I'm looking forward to your longer wrap-up tale (or, in view of your stories, probably "tail").
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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I can't believe you traded in that lovely mother-approved moth for some warty, bulgy-eyed creature. My condolences on his passing but, had he dumped you, I would have said, "I toad you this wouldn't last." Regarding France, I hope you told him he just needed to get a leg up on the situation. By the way, "amphibalent" was one of the better puns I've seen you use in these stories. I'm looking forward to your longer wrap-up tale (or, in view of your stories, probably "tail").
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Being a mother yourself, you probably think that mothers are always right! I had to do everything at night with that moth. I like sunshine.
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And he liked bright lamps. What was the problem??!! A [k]night moth wasn't good enough for the queen bee??? I'm sorry, Lisa May. I thought more highly of you than that.
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You may still think highly of me. Did I not prove that I have no sense of elitism when I spent quality time with a dung beetle? I feel sheepish mentioning it, but I'd be lion if I did not say I prefer a degree of comfort, and the moth kept chewing holes in my clothes which made the wind whistle through them. (not MY wind, I hasten to add. I am a lady.)
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OK, you're back in my good graces - not necessarily for your dung beetle escapade, but because you just made me laugh out loud.
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Phew! I don't want to fall off my borer-infested pedestal.
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No, you're still standing. You were just a bit wobbly there, for a moment.
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Well actually, bits of me wobble all the time!
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That's what makes us women!!
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written fairy tale story about the toad that once was a prince but something went wrong not all the kisses in the world could not break the spell this time.
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2019
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A very well-written fairy tale story about the toad that once was a prince but something went wrong not all the kisses in the world could not break the spell this time.
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2019
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Thanks for reviewing.
Comment from BeasPeas
Hi Lisa. By the time I read your posts, usually I have no sixers left. However, this sixer is for the wonderful job you've done on your series and I want to give you one for all those I've previously read or missed. Marilyn
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Hi Lisa. By the time I read your posts, usually I have no sixers left. However, this sixer is for the wonderful job you've done on your series and I want to give you one for all those I've previously read or missed. Marilyn
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Thanks so much for this accolade, Marilyn! I really appreciate your support.
Comment from w.j.debi
Your clever work play is toadily fun to read. This is one boyfriend that might turn into a prince. No? I liked the reference to France. Yea, frogs like to keep their legs.
Your author notes are quite helpful. Thanks for sharing them.
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Your clever work play is toadily fun to read. This is one boyfriend that might turn into a prince. No? I liked the reference to France. Yea, frogs like to keep their legs.
Your author notes are quite helpful. Thanks for sharing them.
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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I do like your clever 'toadily fun'. You have hopped to the conclusion of a prince... the end of the story is rather charming, as you will see.
Comment from Raffaelina Lowcock
I love the way you have manipulated certain words that have different meanings than what here is intended. Such as "open toad shoes" and other twists. LOL. I found it very humorous and with all that info you surely know your stuff. My son is a herpetologist so I am familiar with the amphibians of this world.
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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I love the way you have manipulated certain words that have different meanings than what here is intended. Such as "open toad shoes" and other twists. LOL. I found it very humorous and with all that info you surely know your stuff. My son is a herpetologist so I am familiar with the amphibians of this world.
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Thanks for your comments. I wonder if your son's interests meant you had all sorts of critters slithering and hopping about the house as he grew up?
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Yes of course. Cages and terrariums in the garage. Pregnant snakes that birthed many, many, more. We were at a hotel in town, for a convention, when the baby-sitter phoned frantically about snakes in the floor radiators. Indeed we have been through it all. My son has admired our fortitude.
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I admire it also. Poor babysitter needs to toughen up. I like these creatures too. How fascinating to be able to see a snake giving birth.
Comment from CrystieCookie999
"Open-toad" shoes is a pun I like, and "Swamp Lake." Sounds like there is a frog in your throat as you write about this final (next to last, I mean) installment in a series full of laughs and loss. To be nervous in France makes me think something about frog legs with little frogs limping around on crutches that have to be much, much shorter than before. I wonder if there is a 'frog song' something like a 'swan song.' You made the past three months much more fun!
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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"Open-toad" shoes is a pun I like, and "Swamp Lake." Sounds like there is a frog in your throat as you write about this final (next to last, I mean) installment in a series full of laughs and loss. To be nervous in France makes me think something about frog legs with little frogs limping around on crutches that have to be much, much shorter than before. I wonder if there is a 'frog song' something like a 'swan song.' You made the past three months much more fun!
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Oh that heart-breaking image of frogs on crutches! I guess when the other leg gets eaten the frogs have to push themselves around on skateboards.
Comment from juliaSjames
Great little story, LisaMay. Frogs aren't the prettiest of God's creatures but they are useful. I'm sure your friend kept well away from labs and scientists. Looking forward to the final reveal.
Blessings Julia
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Great little story, LisaMay. Frogs aren't the prettiest of God's creatures but they are useful. I'm sure your friend kept well away from labs and scientists. Looking forward to the final reveal.
Blessings Julia
Comment Written 17-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 17-Nov-2019
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Thanks for reviewing. I hope my final story is worth waiting for.
