Friend versus ''Friend''
May the former prevail15 total reviews
Comment from Roberta Lawrinsky
Dear Liz,
Your essay on friendship analyzes a meaningful area of life-- without, thank god, taking the stance of being an expert on friendship.
I'm blown away by the friend who answered Auburn's call for help. His mind-boggling gesture alone makes your essay worth reading. I'm so grateful to hear, even third hand, about someone being a real friend.
And I'm so grateful to hear about how you, Emerald, had an opportunity to be a real friend. Even if you exaggerated part of your friend's problem, because you are Emerald, after all, the important point about friendship remains.
And that also means there's hope for me.
sincerely,
roberta
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2020
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Dear Liz,
Your essay on friendship analyzes a meaningful area of life-- without, thank god, taking the stance of being an expert on friendship.
I'm blown away by the friend who answered Auburn's call for help. His mind-boggling gesture alone makes your essay worth reading. I'm so grateful to hear, even third hand, about someone being a real friend.
And I'm so grateful to hear about how you, Emerald, had an opportunity to be a real friend. Even if you exaggerated part of your friend's problem, because you are Emerald, after all, the important point about friendship remains.
And that also means there's hope for me.
sincerely,
roberta
Comment Written 05-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 05-Aug-2020
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What a lovely ssssssurprise, Roberta! Even more delightful are your comments--so pleased you found this uplifting--I trust there's hope for you on both ends of a friendship--your words reveal you to be friend-worthy. Thanks for stopping by! Cheers. LIZ
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thanx
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Ha, ha, ha I don't know how you do it, transforming a tragedy into a comedy. You, my pen friend, are the best master of disguise. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your next fab story.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2020
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Ha, ha, ha I don't know how you do it, transforming a tragedy into a comedy. You, my pen friend, are the best master of disguise. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your next fab story.
Comment Written 09-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2020
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Thank you, new fan! Glad you enjoyed the tragicomedy. Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Brandi27
This was an interesting story that really made me think about friends in my past. I agree with you about friends and "friends". Sometimes a stranger can be more of a friend than the one that we call "best friend". Sometimes we find friendship where we are not expecting it.
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2020
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This was an interesting story that really made me think about friends in my past. I agree with you about friends and "friends". Sometimes a stranger can be more of a friend than the one that we call "best friend". Sometimes we find friendship where we are not expecting it.
Comment Written 09-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2020
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Thanks for stopping by Brandi! I appreciate your thoughtful remarks--it's certainly demoralizing when a "friend" sprouts quotes--on the other hand, it's uplifting to find a friend unexpectedly! Cheers. LIZ
Comment from Darlene Franklin
Aside from struggling to figure out who had the awful, no good, very bad, and should move to Australia, a good story about a true test of friendship. When you've dealt with the minor disappointents of life while your friend's life fell apart.
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reply by the author on 28-Feb-2020
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Aside from struggling to figure out who had the awful, no good, very bad, and should move to Australia, a good story about a true test of friendship. When you've dealt with the minor disappointents of life while your friend's life fell apart.
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Comment Written 26-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 28-Feb-2020
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Thank you, Darlene. Regarding who should move to Australia--beats the hell out of me! (Though I can think of a few I'd like to send there.) Cheers. LIZ (Regarding my real-life friend--the good news is that her crisis resolved within the week; the bad news is that a month ago she got hit by a car when cycling and is laid up with multiple fractures.)
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I was referring to the kid's book, The Awful, No Good, Very Bad Day. When after bad event the kid says :"I think I should move to Australia."
Let's see, I'm glad her crisis was resolved, and hopefullhy the fractures heal well?!
Comment from JP Writer
This has me riveted from the Christian counselor to the running friend. It could easily be worthy of six stars if were a dad less preachy here and there in part 1. I like the blend of humor and pathos.
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reply by the author on 23-Feb-2020
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This has me riveted from the Christian counselor to the running friend. It could easily be worthy of six stars if were a dad less preachy here and there in part 1. I like the blend of humor and pathos.
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Comment Written 23-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 23-Feb-2020
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You again! Humor and pathos seems to be my stock-in-trade. I so appreciate your continued interest, Jayne. Cheers. LIZ
